Fun-Filled Fall Fest is Just Two-Weeks Away!
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Where we are today on BRT in Montgomery County
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| Curious about what’s up with Bus Rapid Transit here in MoCo? Coatition for Smarter Growth wrote an excellent summary which I’m reposting here. (No doubt you’ll notice that almost all of the BRT news concerns Route 29 rapid transit, not Route 355.)
Plans for BRT have taken a few twists and turns over the last five years. |
Exciting Pedestrian Safety Campaign Launched!
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Last night, volunteers from Coalition for Smarter Growth and Friends of White Flint (along with your intrepid FoWF executive director) launched the exciting Pike District Pedestrian Safety Campaign by hanging dozens of signs with safety tips and ways to get involved all around the Pike District.
Walkable may be one of the most over-used adjectives in the new urbanism realm, but that does not diminish its significance. …
Read MoreImportant Community Meeting Tonight!
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We hope you will join us tonight at our Community Meeting!!
September 19, 2016 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Bethesda North Conference Center, Brookside Room
6:30 Welcome (Amy Ginsburg)
6:35 Approval of minutes from July Board Meeting (Howard Feldman/Amy Ginsburg)
6:40 Treasurer’s Report (Eric Grosse)
6:45 Fall Fest (Francine Waters) and Piketoberfest (Jay Corbalis)
6:50 Presentation by Nkosi Yearwood, Planner at Montgomery Planning Department, on White Flint 2 Preliminary Recommendations
7:05 Questions and comments on the White Flint 2 Preliminary Recommendations
7:20 Presentation by Walter Johnson Cluster Representatives on the Walter Johnson Roundtable Options
7:35 Questions and comments on the Walter Johnson Roundtable Options
7:50 Pike District Pedestrian Safety Campaign (Amy Ginsburg)
8:00 Brief Property Owner Updates (Property Owners)
8:20 Other Business
8:25 Would your HOA, condo association, or club like someone from Friends of White Flint to speak at one of your meetings about the transformation of our community?…
Read MoreMark Your Calendar for Piketoberfest, October 8, Right After Fall Fest
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PIKETOBERFEST
Saturday, October 8th, 1-4pm Pike & Rose Free to Attend
- Craft Beer tent by Owen’s Ordinary
- Come out for lawn games and kids activities, including a hay bale maze, face painter, giveaways and roving entertainment
- Live music sponsored by AMP by Strathmore
- Special Occasions Band & Bobby Thompson and Revelator Hill
- Food for sale and sampling by Carluccio’s, City Perch, Del Frisco’s Grille, Summer House, Stella Barra and Roti
- Sidewalk Sales and special offers from Gap and Gap Kids, Francesca’s, Lucky Brand, Nike, Season’s Taproom and Yogaso Boutique
Meet and mingle with our other neighborhood partners, including iPic Theaters, Nava Health, Sport & Health, PR at Partners, Pallas and PerSei Apartments
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Read MoreWhat You Missed at This Week’s White Implementation and Downtown Advisory Committee Meetings
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14 hours, two meetings. Yes, FoWF Executive Director Amy Ginsburg attended both Monday night’s White Flint Implementation Meeting and Tuesday morning’s White Flint Downtown Advisory Committee Meeting so she could let you know what happened at each.
First, the White Flint Implementation Meeting.
Nkosi Yearwood of the Montgomery Planning Department reported:
East Village North Bethesda Gateway project was approved by the Planning Board this past Thursday.…
Read MorePhotos from the Soon-to-be-Finished Nebel St. Bike Lanes
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We’re oh so close to completion! (Thanks to the White Flint Downtown Advisory Committee and Carolyn Chen for the photos.)
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Upcoming Meetings (Hope you’re coming to the FoWF Community Meeting Sept. 19)
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The White Flint Implementation Committee will meet tonight, Monday, September 12, 7 p.m., at Shriver Aquatic Center. Their agenda will include a presentation from Gables Residential and a staging discussion for White Flint 2
The White Flint Downtown Advisory Committee will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, September 13, 8 a.m., at the Bethesda North Conference Center.…
Read MoreWe’re looking forward to shopping at these Pike & Rose Phase 2 Stores!
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According to Store Reporter, Pike & Rose is building an impressive list of tenants for its second phase, now under construction at Rockville Pike and Old Georgetown Road. In addition to REI and a Pinstripes bocce and bowling center, here’s who else is heading to Pike & Rose:
- Sur La Table: This high-end kitchen store will fill the void left by Williams-Sonoma’s depa
rture from the doomed White Flint Mall.
East Village at North Bethesda Gateway Preliminary Plan
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There’s been a major step forward for East Village at North Bethesda Gateway on Nicholson Lane and Huff Court, located just half a mile from White Flint metro. The Planning Board will review the Preliminary and Site Plan tomorrow, and the Planing Department staff recommends approval with conditions of the Preliminary Plan and the Site Plan
East Village will be built in two phases.…
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