Couple of Bricks Shy of a Load . . .

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Barnaby Zall

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One of the main proposals for revitalizing Rockville Pike and other areas in the White Flint Sector is to make the sidewalk more beautiful and pedestrian-friendly. One common practice, used, for example, in Wheaton and Bethesda, is to add bricks instead of poured pavement.

But a controversy has arisen about the use of brick “pavers.” Some, including those who are mobility-challenged, believe that brick pavers are more dangerous; others claim that they require more maintenance to avoid holes, breaks and “pop-ups.”

 That controversy has reached the Montgomery County Council.…

Is the big MARC Station fight all for nothing?

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Barnaby Zall

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One of the long-running battles in the development of the new White Flint Sector Plan is over the placement of a new commuter rail station in White Flint. There’s been a rail stop in nearby Garrett Park for decades, and master plans for the White Flint area have long had another station pencilled in for Montrose Station, just above Randolph Road to the north of the Sector.…