🌱 Why Route 29 at Fairland Road may be failing everyone
Fairland, Maryland Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Fairland! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Route 29 at Fairland Road may be failing everyone
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📰 News we're reading
• Route 29 in Montgomery County is bad for everyoone (ggwash.org) — A recent fatal crash at Route 29 and Fairland Road highlights how this busy corridor through eastern Montgomery County endangers pedestrians and drivers alike. Using the Fairland-area tragedy as a starting point, the piece compares Route 29’s design in Montgomery and Howard counties and argues that current compromises near Fairland create inefficient traffic and higher fatality rates, urging clearer choices about safety and road priorities. 
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