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#TakomaPark monthly check: city-installed cylindrical bus information displays still show Washington @AdventistHC Hospital; it was abandoned in 2019. In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of Grant and Maple AvDetail from bus information display, including the text &quo
@AdventistHC #TakomaPark monthly check: sign on Philadelphia at Cedar still misdirects Takoma-Metro-Station-bound cyclists ahead to Maple rather than right to Cedar bike lane.

(Sign was reinstalled rotated 90° after utility work.)

google.com/maps/@38.98121… In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of Philadelphia and CGreen informational signs at Philadelphia and Cedar. Top sig
@AdventistHC #TakomaPark monthly check: still a damaged street sign at Prince Georges and N H M H. In Takoma Par, Maryland, closeup of street signs at the inte
@AdventistHC #TakomaPark monthly check: sign at Carroll and Lee still misdirects community-center-bound cyclists right down Lee Avenue rather than ahead to the Grant Avenue bike lane.

(The sign predates the bike lane.) In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of Carroll and Lee AvCloseup of green informational signs at Carroll and Lee in T
@AdventistHC #TakomaPark monthly check: still a damaged street sign at Ethan Alle l and Jackso l.

(I'm fine with simply removing the Jackso l sign.) In Takoma Park, Maryland, closeup of street signs at interse
@AdventistHC #TakomaPark monthly check: still a damaged street sign at KENTLAND and HOPEWFLL. In Takoma Park, Maryland, street signs at intersection of Ho
@AdventistHC #TakomaPark monthly check: still an abandoned "road work ahead" sign across from the @Pepcoconnect substation on New Hampshire Avenue.

(Presumably a remnant of Pepco's Takoma to Sligo Underground Line Project.) In Takoma Park, Maryland, a "road work ahead" signSecond view of "road work ahead sign." In backgrou
@AdventistHC @PepcoConnect #TakomaPark monthly check: still a downed "speed limit 35" sign on New Hampshire Avenue south of East-West Highway.

@MDOTNews In Takoma Park, Maryland, view long New Hampshire Avenue sou
#TakomaPark monthly check: still a downed pedestrian crossing sign at New Hampshire and University.

@MDOTNews In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of New Hampshire Aven
#TakomaPark monthly check: @MontgomeryCoMD still ashamed of Our Fair City; no "welcome to the county" signs on state routes at borders with Prince George's County.

@MCDOTNow
@Marc_Elrich @CmHucker @tomhucker In Takoma Park, Maryland, view north along New Hampshire AveIn Takoma Park, Maryland, view west along East-West Highway In Takoma Park, Maryland, viw south along New Hampshire Aven
#TakomaPark monthly check: still a city "equity walk" that uses QR codes; only folks with smart phones can walk the walk; it's inherently inequitable.

Hard fix: replace instructions and QR codes on yard signs with the content the codes lead to.

Easy fix: remove the equity walk. In Takoma Park, Maryland, view from Philadelphia Avenue of tCloseup of the yard sign, including the text "The Takom
#TakomaPark monthly check: still detour signs around the northbound, closed-to-traffic lane of Laurel Avenue.

The lane has been permanently closed, so this is no longer a detour.

Fix: change "detour" to "thru traffic." In Takoma Park at intersection of Eastern and Laurel AvenuesIn Takoma Park at intersection of Eastern and Carroll Avenue
#TakomaPark monthly check: bikeshare-station-bound cyclists at Eastern and Laurel still directed down Laurel; cyclists can't use it since it has been converted to a street eatery. In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of Eastern and Laurel
#TakomaPark monthly check: park sign still not replaced at Carroll Avenue entrance to Opal A. Daniels Park.

@MNCPPC

google.com/maps/@38.98069… In Takoma Park, Maryland, Carroll Avenue entrance to Opal A.
#TakomaPark monthly check: still "drug-free school zone" signs at site of the closed Washington-McLaughlin School.

(Prince George's County hyphenates "drug-free" while Montgomery County does not; these signs presumably predate the city's unification in Montgomery.)

@MCDOTNow In Takoma Park, Maryland, view from Poplar Avenue of WashingIn Takoma Park, Maryland, rear entrance to Washington-McLaug
#TakomaPark monthly check: still no "firehouse ahead" sign on westbound East-West Highway.

(There are signs on eastbound East-West Highway and on northbound and southbound Carroll Avenue.)

@MDOTNews In Takoma Park, Maryland, view west along Ethan Allen Avenue
#TakomaPark monthly check: still no "local traffic only" sign on Winding Hill Way alley to Flower.

Per public works head, an "unenforcable" sign will not be placed, despite the city's agreement to do so (last page of document linked to below).

documents.takomaparkmd.gov/government/cit… In Takoma Park, Maryland, view from Flower Avenue of Winding
#TakomaPark Monthly check: still a "no thru traffic" sign at the foot of Winding Hill Way.

The city having made a $17,000 payoff to allow through traffic, this sign really ought to go.

Removing the sign might help avoid right-of-way challenges in the future. In Takoma Park, Maryland, on Piney Branch Road, a sign pole
#TakomaPark monthly check: still replacement street signs with missing block numbers at New Hampshire and Conway, Maple and Sligo Creek (twice), and Manor Circle and Carroll. In Takoma Park, stret signs with the text "Conway Ave 6In Takoma Park, Maryland, street signs with the text "SIn Takoma Park, Maryland, street signs with the text "MIn Takoma Park, Maryland, streeet signs with the text "
#TakomaPark monthly check: still a missing street type abbreviation on a replacement street sign at Anne and Kennewick. In Takoma Park, Maryland, street signs with the text "A
#TakomaPark monthly check: Flower Avenue street signs at Kennebec still swapped. (The county-style "8100>" sign is on the city side of the street; the city-style "8100 Blk" sign is on the county side of the street.) In Takoma Park, Maryland, street signs with the text "FJust outside Takoma Park, Maryland, street signs with the te
#TakomaPark monthly check: still a Republican low in the Republican Voters Garden opposite 7500 Maple Avenue. In Takoma Park, Maryland, catty-corner from 7500 Maple AvenuSecond view of the sign and stand; in the background, Philad
#TakomaPark monthly check: "historic district" sign still not replaced after rehab of Carroll Avenue bridge over Sligo Creek; the rehab was completed in 2017. In Takoma Park, Maryland, view along Carroll Avenue of bridg

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(The signs are for a Purple Line construction detour.)

@MDOTNews In Takoma Park, Maryland, view north along Flower Avenue souIn Takoma Park, Maryland, view along Flower Avenue south of
@MDOTNews #TakomaPark monthly check: street signs still missing at Kirklynn and Lockney.

google.com/maps/@38.98771… In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of Kirklynn and Lockn
@MDOTNews #TakomaPark monthly check: street signs still missing at Kirklynn and Kennewick.

google.com/maps/@38.98801… In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of Kirklynn and Kenne
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#TakomaPark council: public commenter continues, believes flyer ban would increase, not decrease, risk of First Amendment problems.
#TakomaPark council: public commenter addresses trees. "The message should be SOS." Notes Baltimore's loss of10% of a species of oak. Wonders whether constructors of Purple Line, who are cutting down trees, are planting trees. Wants 50-100 year plan.
#TakomaPark council: public commenter addresses Glenside Drive stormwater management project. Notes that it has been delayed. Believes measures at Jackson Avenue may be inadequate. "We have ten acres of impervious service coming down."
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