BRAC's Impact - Updated

With the well documented impact of BRAC on employment, economic growth and, of course, traffic, surprisingly many communities in Maryland and Virginia are not yet experiencing the influx of new residents that many expected would accompany this expansion (subscription required). By way of example, take a look at the city of Aberdeen, home to APG; its population increased by just 8% in the most recent census while Maryland as a whole increased by 9%. - Brad Aaron

Reflections of Director of the Pentagon’s Basing Directorate

Peter Potochney, director of the Pentagon’s basing directorate: BRAC 2005 is
"more about restructuring than . . . about trimming excess capacity."

- Brad Aaron

More Discouraging BRAC-Related Traffic Predictions

MoCo Executive Leggett: BRAC will turn Wisconsin Avenue into a "parking lot."

- Brad Aaron

BRAC U?

Legislators are looking at creating a college in Harford or Cecil County to train students for the technology-related jobs anticipated to be generated by APG in the wake of BRAC.

- Brad Aaron

Hopkins' BRAC Move

Johns Hopkins Medicine is expanding its presence in Odenton, evidently in response to actual and anticipated BRAC-related population growth.

- Brad Aaron

BRAC Official: Ft. Meade Area Needs $5B

Jean Friedberg, the regional transportation coordinator for the Fort Meade Regional Growth Management Committee: $5 Billion (yes - billion with a "B") in federal funds needed to implement local traffic improvements necessary to accommodate BRAC at Ft. Meade.

- Brad Aaron

Harford County Commission Recommendations Released

A commission formed to recommend ideas to promote financing of BRAC-related construction issued a report yesterday detailing some proposals.

- Brad Aaron

Possible Traffic Relief in Arlington, VA

Local officials are hoping Congress approves $20M for traffic improvements around the Mark Center in Arlington (although any such improvements would not be in place prior to BRAC's September implementation deadline).

- Brad Aaron

Detailed Look at APG

If you want to get into the nuts and bolts of what is happening at APG from an organizational standpoint, this is a great article.

- Brad Aaron

Some Folks Reeeaaalllly Don't Want to be Part of BRAC

See here for details . . .

- Brad Aaron