Bethesda No. 3, Chevy Chase No. 10 ‘Best Places’ In Maryland — A real estate blog ranked the “best places” in Maryland, as judged by the cost of living, crime rate, high school graduation rate, median household income and other factors in 185 U.S. Census-designated places. The result was a top 10 list in which all 10 places are in Montgomery County, including No. 3 Bethesda and No. 10 Chevy Chase (the Census-designated place, not the incorporated towns and villages). In first place was Travilah, a CDP consisting of parts of Rockville and Potomac that most people we know call either Rockville or Potomac. [Movoto]
Bethesda Businessman Gets Nod As Leggett Campaign Manager — Scott Goldberg, a 2010 District 16 state delegate candidate and Bethesda business owner, was announced on Monday as County Executive Isiah Leggett’s 2014 campaign manager. Leggett, a two-term incumbent, is facing Doug Duncan, his predecessor, and County Councilmember Phil Andrews for the Democratic nomination. Goldberg owns a Bethesda-based property management firm and is a member of the Western Montgomery Citizens Advisory Board. In the past, Leggett campaign managers have been kept on in prominent positions in Montgomery County’s Executive Office. [Washington Post]
Libraries Launch E-Book Lending — Montgomery County Public Libraries launched three new online services for 2014, including a 3M Cloud Library system that will allow customers to check-out e-books from the “big six” publishers from any location. [Montgomery County Public Libraries]
Councilmembers Want More Urban Roads — County Councilmembers Roger Berliner and Hans Riemer have introduced a bill that would amend the county’s Road Code to reduce speed limits and allow for lanes no wider than 10 feet in urban areas. The idea is to reduce the distance pedestrians will have to walk to cross a street and make developing areas more accessible to cyclists. Controversy over a reworked Old Georgetown Road in White Flint is one example of how some feel the existing Road Code is holding newer urban areas back. [Just Up The Pike]
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