During a 3 1/2 hour work session (yes, you read that correctly– it was a long but productive session), the planning staff and board as well as property owners and community members discussed the following Executive Boulevard, Parklawn South, and Montrose North District issues:
Pickford Properties
Everyone was in agreement that the idea of building residences on top of light industrial was a novel one that should be pursued and executed. …
Perhaps there are ways we could build bike lanes with greater ease and fewer costs which would allow us to have more bike lanes in the White Flint area … and have them faster!
People for Bikes suggests that “instead of trying to plan something for perfection from the beginning, like you’d need to do if you were building a freeway, cities advance along a spectrum of decreasingly flexible and increasingly durable materials over the course of a decade or so, gradually tweaking a street toward greater safety and comfort and fixing small issues along the way.” It’s called a quick build, as seen below.…
The 2017 Bike to Work Day North Bethesda Pit Stop was moved to Pike and Rose this year, and there were a record number of registered cyclists. We were excited to be there, and even more excited by all the cyclists who signed our #PikePeds Pedestrian Safety Petition!
Enjoy these photos from a very fun Bike to Work Day.…
Last night, more than eighty residents of Pallas and Persei at Pike and Rose held a community meeting to learn about all the development that’s planned for the White Flint/Pike District area. FoWF executive director Amy Ginsburg made a short presentation then answered dozens of questions about what’s going to be built in our community.…
The public will have a chance to comment on a new limited stop service along Maryland State Route 355 called Ride On extRa. This service will operate from Lakeforest Transit Center to Medical Center Station with 12 limited stops along the route. The other stops include: Summit Ave., Westland Dr., Shady Grove Metro, Montgomery College, Rockville Metro, Edmonston Dr., Halpine Rd., Marinelli Rd., Security Ln., and Tuckerman Ln.…
The next White Flint 2 Planning Board work session will take place this Thursday, May 18, at approximately 11:30 a.m. This session will focus on land use and zoning.
Comments Off on What the WFDAC discussed at its meeting Tuesday
Here’s what the White Flint Downtown Advisory Committee talked about it at is monthly meeting held this week.
The committee first took a behind-the-scenes tour of Pike and Rose Phase 2.
The consulting firm chosen to help develop and guide the committee’s BID report to the council and executive said they were starting to interview stakeholders.…
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Bike to Work Day 2017 will take place on Friday, May 19th, 2017!
When registering, you must select a pit stop to be eligible to pick up your free t-shirt. Free t-shirts will be available for the first 16,000 registrants at the pit stop they register for at Bike to Work Registration.…
Comments Off on County Council Votes ‘Yes’ on Route 29 BRT
As reported on WTOP, a County Council committee has approved $7.5 million in design funding for the Route 29 BRT as well as funding to continue work on the Route 355 BRT. The Route 29 BRT should begin operations in 2020.
(Courtesy MCDOT)
(Courtesy Sean Emerson proposal)
(Courtesy Sean Emerson proposal)
The current plan, which is set to put 14 buses on the road in Montgomery County by late 2019, would see the express buses run on the shoulders of Route 29 between the Burtonsville Park and Ride and Industrial Drive and in regular traffic between and downtown Silver Spring.
