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“We are the last jurisdiction with … this type of development opportunity by our Metro stations.”
A new strategy was announced Monday that Prince George’s County, Md., officials say is aimed at spurring development and growth around the county’s transit centers. Officials plan to focus on five of the county’s 15 Metro stations, using investment in infrastructure, financial incentives and regulatory policies to jump-start development. The goal, officials say, is to focus on sites that show the most potential to turn into vibrant urban centers where people can work, live and play. The intent also is to send
— DAV ID IA NNUCCI, A SENIOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISER TO COUNTY EXECUTIVE RUSHERN BAKER III
a message to developers and investors that the county is willing to take “dramatic steps” to encourage development around transit.
Cherry Blossoms or Bust? A model developed by researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle predicts that D.C.’s cherry trees will reach peak bloom April 10. In early winter, trees enter a dormant period. Cold temperatures make the trees “wake up.” The colder it is, the earlier this happens. After the trees awake, warm temperatures cause them to bloom. The warmer it is in late winter and early spring, the earlier the trees bloom. From 1991 to 2013, the model has been quite accurate, typically off by only a couple of days. (THE WASHINGTON POST) Predicted Peak
Average daily temperature during peak, Sept. 15 - April 15
Actual Peak 45
March 23
46
March 28
47
48
49
50
April 2
51
April 7
April 12
(average bloom date)
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2014 2012 2012: One of the warmest winters on 2008 record still didn’t cause the earliest bloom, 2006 since it took a long time for the trees to 2004 wake up.
2010
2014: The model predicts an April 10 peak bloom this year.*
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FAIRFAX COUNTY
Va. Officer’s Son Arrested After Taking Cruiser Out The son of a Fairfax County police officer has been arrested for taking his father’s cruiser out for a high-speed drive and activating the emergency lights, wearing a police uniform shirt and firing a gun, authorities said. James Michael Puebla Berling, 27, of Centreville, Va., and an acquaintance are facing a number of charges. (THE WASHINGTON POST) ROCKVILLE
200-Plus Firefighters Respond to Md. Blaze More than 200 firefighters responded Tuesday morning to a three-alarm fire at an unoccupied apartment complex that was under construction just off Shady Grove Road in Rockville. There were no reported injuries in the incident. (TWP)
2000 1998 2000: Unusually cold weather in late 1999 1996 caused the trees to wake up early; then a 1994 warm February led to an early bloom. 1992
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In general, colder years often lead to later blooms.
*2014 prediction may be less precise than previous years. It is based on weather forecasts. XX0164 2x.5
The county’s Metro stations are largely surrounded by undeveloped property, and therefore untapped economic potential. With the new initiative the county could accelerate projects that are deemed high quality and that promote walkable communities around the Branch Avenue, Largo Town Center, New Carrollton, Prince George’s Plaza and Suitland Metro stations. Targeting a short list of stations is consistent with the county’s Plan 2035 recommendation to methodically build downtowns similar to the one near the Silver Spring Metro station. LUZ LAZO (THE WASHINGTON POST)
SOURCE: PREDICTING THE TIMING OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND MID-ATL ANTIC STATES IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, PLOS ONE, 2011; GR APHIC: BEN CHARTOFF (THE WASHINGTON POST )
Man Gunned Down Near Senior Rec Center in D.C. Charles Parrish, 22, was shot several times and killed at about 9:50 p.m. on Monday near the Maryland line in Northeast D.C., police said. The shooting occurred in the 5400 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave. NE near the Woodson Senior Recreation Center. (TWP)