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D.C. plans to develop Walter Reed campus

D.C. developers are wasting no time in drawing up plans in anticipation of Walter Reed's closure, including retail space and residences, and potentially new charter schools and a health clinic.

Tags: BRAC , Base Realignment and Closure , Walter Reed , Eric Jenkins , planning ,

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Chesapeake Bay problems still persist

Activism about cleaning up the environment since the first Earth Day has diminished, says one noted bay expert.

Tags: Chesapeake Bay , Chesapeake Bay Foundation , Chesapeake Bay Program , Clean Water Act , Kent Mountford , Earth Day , Environmental Protection Agency , EPA , Tom Horton , Pollution , population growth , urbanization ,

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Fairfax Co. leaders mull over impact fees

Major retail and mixed-use developments alter traffic patterns and often jam commuters passing through the area. Fairfax County leaders are looking now examining ways to alleviate the traffic problems these developments cause.

Tags: Fairfax Board of Supervisors , Sharon Bulova , Gerry Hyland , impact fees , Andrew Mollenbeck

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Wounded veterans trained in cybersecurity

Raytheon and Cisco are joining up to expand the Wounded Warrior Project. The programs they are sponsoring make it easier for wounded servicemen and women to re-enter the workplace with the skills they need to become cybersecurity professionals.

Tags: cybersecurity , cybesecurity update , Raytheon , Cisco , training , Wounded Warrior Project , veterans , technology , Federal Drive

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New Carrollton to be developed as walkable community

Maryland and Metro are looking for dramatic changes around the New Carrollton Metro. They want a developer to build homes, offices and shops there.

Tags: Metro , New Carrollton , walkable community , Martin O'Malley , WMATA , Sprawl & Crawl , Sprawl and Crawl , housing , Purple Line , Orange Line , Amtrak , MARC , Colleen Kelleher , Neal Augenstein

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Water policy hampers Middletown's smart growth

Smart growth, which the county commissioners favor, calls for housing units to be clustered. And that conflicts with state regulations that guide Middletown's water use.

Tags: Middletown , water use , smart growth ,

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