Posts byTony Camilli— Contributor
After 20 years of debate, it’s time to replace this Takoma Junction parking lot
人搬到塔科马公园以其独特的的感觉place, which in turn contributes to the city’s rapidly increasing housing costs and displacement. Unfortunately, some local activists have seized on Takoma Junction — a modest development project on a city-owned parking lot — as a gentrification “proxy war.”Keep reading…
Are bad boundaries spurring inequality in Montgomery schools?
Montgomery County public schools have been growing at an incredible rate and show no sign of abating. Instead of adjusting boundaries to allow a more equal distribution of students, the county is building additions in its over-capacity and less-wealthy schools.Keep reading…
Why is a small grocery store blocking a Takoma Park development project more than 20 years in the making?
The Takoma Park-Silver Spring Cooperative grocery store has been asking its 9,000+ members to lobby local officials to stall or cancel the Takoma Junction revitalization project. What gives?Keep reading…
The Metropolitan Branch Trail is coming to Takoma…maybe
Ward 4 residents and bicycle riders of all stripes have been waiting for the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to complete a missing segment the Metropolitan Branch Trail between Fort Totten and Eastern Avenue for more than two decades. But some residents aren’t happy with proposed designs to make the trail a wide sidewalk in some places, and an on-street route in others.Keep reading…
A record number of people petitioned for a dog park at the Takoma Rec Center, but it’s still not happening
In December 2015, dog owners across Ward 4 submitted the largest petition ever to build a dog park in DC. But a small group of neighbors put up a big fight, and last week the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) made it official: no dog park. Here’s what happened.Keep reading…
It’s time to build housing at the Takoma Metro station
Metro has been trying for over a decade to spur development around the Takoma station in DC, but in the past, opposing neighbors and their elected officials have created years of delay. The project is ready to move forward again, and hopefully the cycle won’t repeat itself this time. What’s the problem? Since before the turn of the millennium, Metro has planned…Keep reading…
Town and gown clash over development in Takoma Park
Montgomery County’s rapidly-growing community college, Montgomery College, wants to expand its northern Takoma Park campus. A number of Takoma Park residents don’t like the idea, and are pushing for the college to expand in nearby Silver Spring instead.Keep reading…
