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Dear Dr. Gridlock:

You have written often about the way drivers fail to signal their intentions. I was reminded of it in several incidents I encountered in the Connecticut Avenue/Chevy Chase area.

Typically, I find that about half of all drivers fail to use their signals properly. (I have been driving since 1947.) They either turn without signaling or they apply their brakes and then signal. Read full article >>

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Authorities said two people were shot Friday afternoon outside the Rockville Metro station.

Rebecca Innocenti, a Montgomery County Police spokeswoman, said awe believe thereas some connection between the suspect and at least one of the victims.a Read full article >>

Last month, it was four teenagers in a stolen Toyota who crashed into a Montgomery County tree. Three of them a two were 16, the other 14 a died.

In January, it was three teens on their way home from a birthday party who headed in the wrong direction on a divided highway in Anne Arundel County in the middle of the night, colliding head-on with another car. Everyone died.Read full article >>

Montgomery County has received state money to help establish a Capital Bikeshare program next year in Friendship Heights, Bethesda, the Medical Center Metro station area, Takoma Park and Silver Spring, county officials said Wednesday.Read full article >>

Maryland commuter rail service on MARCas Brunswick Line would remain at current levels or be expanded at stations in Montgomery County under a newly proposed schedule released Tuesday.

The changes proposed by the Maryland Transit Administration were designed to alleviate concerns that riders voiced in December, after the state proposed reducing service at some smaller Montgomery stations as part of a plan to make trains run more efficiently. The changes include restoring the Gaithersburg stop on Train 881.Read full article >>

Montgomery Countyas controversial planning director, Rollin Stanley, is headed to Calgary, where he will lead the cityas Planning, Development and Assessment Department, officials said Monday.

Stanley, who announced last week that he would be leaving the job he has held since 2008, will oversee a staff of 800. Calgary is Canadaas third-largest city, with a population of more than 1A million.Read full article >>

Montgomery Countyas embattled planning director, Rollin Stanley, announced Thursday that he is stepping down in mid-May to take a job in another jurisdiction.

Stanley told members of the Planning Board during their regularly scheduled meeting and then met with staff. He would not specify where his new job will be, saying that his new employer hopes to make a formal announcement next week. Read full article >>

Federal safety officials are investigating some of Montgomery Countyas Ride On buses following fires that have destroyed five of them since 2009.

The buses, part of a fleet of 50 Navistar diesel vehicles purchased by Montgomery, had problems with electrical panels and parking brakes that caused the fires, officials said.Read full article >>

The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously for a plan to build a new headquarters for the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) in downtown Wheaton a part of a broader effort to jump-start the revitalization of a diverse community that has long sought an economic boost.Read full article >>

The Montgomery County Council is expected Tuesday to choose from competing visions on a plan to jump-start the revitalization of downtown Wheaton.

County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) is pushing for an ambitious plan to build as much as 800,000 square feet of office space, a hotel and a mixed-used development with a town square that would capiAtalAize on Wheatonas location as a transit hub.Read full article >>

Montgomery County Planning Director Rollin Stanley has retracted comments he made in a local magazine in which he characterized a group of residents who questioned his vision for redeveloping Marylandas largest county as arich white womena who were asowing discord.aRead full article >>

Some civic activists are calling for Montgomery County Planning Director Rollin Stanley to resign following comments published in a local magazine where he characterized a group that has questioned his vision for remaking the county as arich white women .a.a. spreading fearaa who astalk his appearances before community groups.aRead full article >>

A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has denied efforts by Johns Hopkins University to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its plans to build a research park at Belward Farm, saying that documents outlining the terms of the sale contained aambiguitiesa about whether there were limits placed on future development.Read full article >>

The Montgomery County Council will be keeping nearly all of a unpopular tax increase on fuel and energy use that was set to sunset this year, legislators said Wednesday.

On Thursday, the Montgomery County legislators will announce the results of weeks-long deliberations over the countyas $4.6 billion operating budget and $4.3 billion six-year capital spending plan.Read full article >>

The Montgomery County Council approved an ambulance fee in a 6 to 3 vote Tuesday, reviving the only county law to be struck down by referendum.

The fee would be charged to patients for ambulance service, but it would be paid for by health insurance in most situations. People without health insurance and people below a certain income threshold would be exempt from the fee. County officials stress that county residents would neither see a bill nor incur out-of-pocket expenses.Read full article >>

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) on Monday vetoed a bill that would increase legislative oversight over his economic development decisions.

In a 6-3 vote earlier this month, the Montgomery County Council approved the bill, which generally would allow legislators to prevent county officials from selling lucrative county properties. The legislation was part of a slew of bills the body considered to boost local economic development.Read full article >>

Montgomery County legislators on Tuesday are expected to approve an amended version of a countywide ambulance fee that was struck down by referendum in 2010.

The fee would be charged to patients for ambulance service, but it would be paid for by health insurance in most situations. People without health insurance and people below a certain income threshold would be exempt from the fee. County officials stress county residents would neither see a bill nor incur any out-of-pocket expenses.Read full article >>

aEmotional Freedom Techniquesa For anyone affected by cancer, a presentation on managing pain. Thursday at 11 a.m. Hope Connections for Cancer Support, 5430 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda. 301-493-5002. www.hopeconnectionsforcancer.org. Free.Read full article >>

aBullis Gives Back Run/Walka Registration open for the May 20 5K run and 2.5K walk to benefit Stepping Stones Shelter, Habitat for Humanity and the Student Activities Fund for Education. Bullis School, 10601 Falls Rd., Potomac. 202-255-5225. www.bullisgivesback.org.Read full article >>

aBullis Gives Back Run/Walka Registration open for the May 20 5K run and 2.5K walk to benefit Stepping Stones Shelter, Habitat for Humanity and the Student Activities Fund for Education (SAFE). Bullis School, 10601 Falls Rd., Potomac. 202-255-5225. www.bullisgivesback.org.Read full article >>

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