How Low Can We Go (on November 30th…and beyond)?!
On Tuesday, we launched How Low Can We Go from our home in Frederick, MD, to throw our support behind the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Paris on November 30, […] The post How Low Can We Go (on...
View ArticleIn a hole, stop digging: Zombie subdivisions need to die!
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bradley wrote this column about what is happening in Prince George’s County, but the circumstances and choices apply to Frederick County. Simply put, there are areas that have […] The...
View ArticleSidewalk cafes: Silver bullets of walkable places
The most important thing about building a place with high Walk Appeal isn’t anything we build, nor is it about walking. Of all the factors that entice us to walk […] The post Sidewalk cafes: Silver...
View ArticleFrederick County gets back on track
Clean Water Coalition Spurs Increased Investment in Restoration Projects What a difference a year can make. Frederick County, Maryland, will spend more than $3.5 million on projects to improve water...
View ArticleIn Some Places, Environmentalists Should Be Arguing for More Development....
EDITOR’S NOTE: While this column is not about our area, the basic issues and suggestions apply as well here as anywhere with significant growth. To wit, Frederick County is going […] The post In Some...
View ArticleSolid Waste: County said no to the incinerator. What’s next?!
As most of you probably remember, not so long ago Frederick County planned to build a very expensive, 1,500 tons per day, regional mass burn, “Waste-to-Energy” incinerator for Frederick and […] The...
View ArticleDealing with congestion
Last week, Chris Murphy, a US Senator from Connecticut, took on the issue of transportation. He kicked off the conversation by focusing on the commute and invited people to share […] The post Dealing...
View ArticleSupport the bill to restore important parts of the 2008 stream buffer ordinance
Please read and sign: I support the bill to restore important parts of the 2008 stream buffer ordinance. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/563/225/506/ To make a long story relatively short,...
View ArticleFishing Creek watershed, the city’s gem
Nestled between Gambrill and Cunningham Falls state parks is a 7,000-acre forested parcel of city-owned land designated to protect Fishing Creek watershed and reservoir, an impoundment that provides...
View ArticleLivable Frederick: A New and Dynamic Approach to Comprehensive Planning
“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” ~ Yogi Berra By now you’ve probably heard that Livable Frederick is a new way of […] The post Livable Frederick: A New and...
View ArticleBlack Friday and Parking
In the early days of my professional career, when I did municipal engineering and zoning work, parking was one of those easy things to deal with. Every code I encountered […] The post Black Friday and...
View ArticleEnding Gerrymandering: Maryland Redistricting Reform Commission issues Final...
Maryland’s problem with gerrymandering isn’t new, but lately it’s been making our state a laughingstock. Last year the Washington Post cited the MD-3 congressional district devised for Rep. John...
View ArticleMeeting of the Frederick Zero Waste Alliance (formerly the No Incinerator...
Did you oppose the Frederick/Carroll incinerator project? Now that the project is dead, we have an opportunity to be IN FAVOR of better ways to deal with our waste. Come […] The post Meeting of the...
View ArticleMonrovia Town Center developers defy county: Refuse to cooperate in new hearings
Unfortunately, it’s been a busy few months for us at RALE. This really should have been a quiet time, as we waited for the council-ordered hearing and review process to […] The post Monrovia Town...
View ArticleWe Want More Walkable Neighborhoods: Can Our Communities Deliver?
“The most requested neighborhood characteristic of all buyers is walkability,” real estate broker Andrea Evers recently told a reporter for The Washington Post. But, in an article written by the […]...
View ArticleFrederick Urban Design Meetup hosts innovator George Koch this Friday afternoon
When it comes to planning and development, it is short-sighted and not helpful to ignore what we can learn from what is happening in many other places — and not […] The post Frederick Urban Design...
View ArticleThe new science of traffic engineering
If transportation officials embrace a new approach backed by science, safe and effective mobility no longer need conflict with the multidimensional role of streets as public spaces and with people’s...
View ArticleMonrovia Town Center: Council Won’t Nullify Prior Zoning Approvals
I’d by lying if I didn’t say that I was disappointed with the Council today. he lead story in today’s Frederick News-Post is an article confirming that the developer will […] The post Monrovia Town...
View ArticleIntroducing the Smarter Growth Alliance for Frederick County
Do you think your work, and Frederick County (and Maryland), would benefit if a diverse range of organizations that care about smart growth and the protection of our environment worked […] The post...
View ArticleAnother Year, Same Bad Idea: New Potomac Bridge
“We have had indications from Maryland that they are not opposed to discussion.” – Gary Garczynski, N. Virginia representative on the influential Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB), which recently...
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