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Maryland Should Build a Cross-Bay Bus Rapid Transit System
Chesapeake BRT will turbo-charge economic growth and ease traffic in on the Eastern Shore's fast growing population centers
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Ron Basumallik
March 2022
Climate Change and Population Density
The best thing Montgomery County can do to reduce climate emissions is free of charge
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Ron Basumallik
Don't Suspend the Gas Tax
It's bad climate and economic policy
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Ron Basumallik
February 2022
Thrive and the Scarcity Mindset
Scarcity harms minorities and the poor, abundance benefits them.
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Ron Basumallik
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Multifamily housing bans near transit is unethical
Limiting billions of dollars in public spending to a small number of rich households weakens the case nationally for more transit spending
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Ron Basumallik
Building market rate housing in Bethesda reduces displacement elsewhere
Market Rate housing triggers moving chains that quickly reach middle and low income neighborhoods
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Ron Basumallik
Building more housing in Bethesda is good for the world
Life sciences have global reach
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Ron Basumallik
January 2022
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This is Greater Bethesda, a newsletter about perspectives on housing and transportation in Maryland’s wealthiest zip codes
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