Friends of White Flint

Three Upcoming Events You Won’t Want to Miss

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

Planning Board Transportation Priority List Reflects the Importance of the White Flint area

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Here is the staff memo for the Planning Board’s Capital Improvements Program Priorities – Transportation and School Facilities. The Planning Board will discuss these priorities on Thursday. https://montgomeryplanningboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/FY2021-2026-Capital-Improvements-Program-Priorities_MR2019023-final_09-19-19.pdf

Below is a list of the school and transportation projects that affect the White Flint/Pike District area. We’re thrilled that Woodward is the top school project — it is the key to lifting the current moratorium.

We;re also delighted that so many White Flint/Pike District projects make the top ten of the transportation projects — BRT, the other road network improvements, and the White Flint Metro North entrance. …

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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From Store Reporter

It’s a busy season ahead for Pike & Rose, with three big openings in the next three months.

West Elm, offering modern furniture and home decor, will arrive the week of Sept. 30th.

Sunday Morning Bakehouse, the first brick-and-mortar store for the popular farm market vendor, will debut in the next few weeks.…

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Thanks to community activism from Action Committee for Transit, Friends of White Flint, and Councilmember Andrew Friedson, we received word Friday from MCDOT Traffic Engineering that they will be converting the existing flashers at the Bethesda Trolley Trail crossing of Tuckerman Lane to a full pedestrian hybrid beacon that includes a solid red light signal phase.…

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Thank you SHA (and MCDOT) for these promised pedestrian safety improvements! We’re very excited to seeing them implemented. (And we’re excited about Friends of White Flint’s advocacy having a positive impact on our community!)

The work to install continental crosswalks along Route 355 has been included on a list of prioritized locations that will be handled by our maintenance staff’s pavement marking contractor and will be completed this fall, schedule permitting.

Great Pike District/White Flint/North Bethesda events you won’t want to miss

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Friends of White Flint Community Meeting featuring updates on the latest news in our neighborhood as well as a presentation on the proposed I-270 and Route 355 monorail. September 24, 7pm, AMP by Strathmore at Pike & Rose

Randolph Civic Association Community Days including a 5K road race, a kids fun run, and an opportunity to enjoy a nice fall day with your neighbors.…

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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So often we write about zoning regulations and other not-so-fun-but-important issues. Not today. Today we’re writing about a hip, over-the-top private party at Pike& Rose’s Stella Barra and Summer House.

As reported by Hot 99.5 radio:

In a scene that wouldn’t have been out of place on MTV’s My Super Sweet 16, DJ Pauly D was hired to play a bat mitzvah in North Bethesda, MD Saturday night that took over half a block of the Pike & Rose shopping district and the entirety of restaurants “Summer House” and “Stella Barra”.…

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Montgomery Planning set to begin development of the county’s first Pedestrian Master Plan, an effort to make walking in Montgomery County safer and more comfortable, convenient and direct.

The Scope of Work for the plan, defining the purpose, process and timeline required of this initiative, was approved on Thursday, September 5, 2019.…

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

Comments Off on With Focus on Schools, Montgomery Planning Launches Update of Subdivision Staging Policy

The Montgomery County Planning Department is updating the county’s Subdivision Staging Policy (SSP) to ensure the County’s public facilities, particularly its school and transportation systems, keep pace with development and growth patterns. An overview of the SSP and the 2020 update process was presented to the Planning Board on Thursday, September 5, 2019.…