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9 Mar 2022

Maglev Wins at Maryland Court of Special Appeals

by Donna Hoffmeister

Last Friday, March 4, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled in favor of Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail (BWRR), the developer of the proposed high-speed magnetic levitation train line planned to run between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. It said that … Read More

13 Aug 2020

Mayor Byrd: Council Suffering “Paralysis by Analysis” on Maglev

by Donna Hoffmeister

At Monday night’s city council meeting, council held a half-hour long discussion on project developments related to the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev Project. The only consensus reached appeared to be to continue to oppose the project, to continue to attempt to … Read More

6 Aug 2020

Maglev Snubs Local Officials; Changes Threaten Forest

by Donna Hoffmeister

Local elected officials – the District 22 State Delegation, Prince George’s County Council and the Greenbelt City Council – have made known their opposition to the construction of the high-speed maglev train. Thus, it was disconcerting for them that they … Read More

26 Jul 2018

MDOT presenta libramiento propuesto y el Plan de expansión I-270

by Donna Hoffmeister

Translation by Carolina Napp-Aveili and Ana Napp Greenbelt tiene mucho en juego con el plan del Gobernador Hogan de agregar carriles adicionales al Beltway y a la I-270. El 17 de julio, el Departamento de Transporte de Maryland, MDOT (por … Read More

6 Jun 2018

Backhoes to Red Wigglers At Public Works Open House

by Donna Hoffmeister

Greenbelt Day 2018 At the Public Works Open House last Saturday people could get up close to the equipment staff uses every day to serve the citizens of Greenbelt. Tony Finley demonstrated backhoes, sweepers, tractors and lawn mowers for street … Read More