Friends of White Flint http://www.whiteflint.org Promoting a Sustainable, Walkable and Engaging Community Fri, 17 May 2013 22:04:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 BRT supporters turn out for public hearing, but skeptics remain http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/17/brt-supporters-turn-out-for-public-hearing-but-skeptics-remain/ http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/17/brt-supporters-turn-out-for-public-hearing-but-skeptics-remain/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 22:04:55 +0000 dan reed! http://www.whiteflint.org/?p=2700 Over 50 speakers packed the Planning Board auditorium in Silver Spring last night to offer comments on Montgomery County’s proposed Bus Rapid Transit network. During a hearing that lasted over 3 hours, residents debated the merits of the 10-route, 79-mile system envisioned by county planners.

A slight majority of speakers spoke in favor of the plan, saying BRT could give people a real alternative to driving and support projected population and employment growth.…

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Good evening, Commissioners, my name is Amy Donin and I am here on behalf of the Friends of White Flint.

Friends promotes a sustainable, walkable and engaging White Flint.…

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]]> http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/16/notes-from-the-downtown-advisory-committee-meeting-5-14-2013/feed/ 0 Notes from the White Flint Implementation Advisory Committee http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/15/notes-from-the-white-flint-implementation-advisory-committee/ http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/15/notes-from-the-white-flint-implementation-advisory-committee/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:28:54 +0000 Lindsay Hoffman http://www.whiteflint.org/?p=2671 The White Flint Implementation Advisory Committee, a body established by the Planning Board, met on Monday, May 13th.  Below are notes of the most salient points of discussion:

**  Rose Krasnow, interim director of the Planning Department, made a rare appearance at the meeting.  Also present was Ramona Bell-Pearson from the County Executive’s office and representatives from the county Department of Transportation.…

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7pm on May 23, 2013

On Thursday, May 23rd, Friends of White Flint will hold is quarterly Board of Directors Meeting at 7pm at the Rockville offices of Federal Realty Investment Trust (1626 East Jefferson Street, Rockville).  Open to all, these meetings are where a large part of Friends’ work is conducted.…

]]> http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/14/fowfs-next-meeting-may-23rd/feed/ 0 Gables Residential to Host Public Meeting http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/14/gables-residential-to-host-public-meeting/ http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/14/gables-residential-to-host-public-meeting/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:22:06 +0000 Lindsay Hoffman http://www.whiteflint.org/?p=2663 Last month, we shared some details on the Gables Residential’s plans for their White Flint property located at Old Georgetown Road and Executive Boulevard.  On Tuesday, May 21st at 7:30pm, you can hear it all for yourself and have an opportunity to interact with the team creating the project.  Their Pre-Submittal Meeting on the Sketch Plan Application will be held in the multi-purpose room at Shriver Aquatic Center, 5900 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda MD 20852.…

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This Thursday, May 16th, the Montgomery County Planning Board is holding a public hearing on the proposal for Bus Rapid Transit.…

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It’s been 5 years since Councilmember Marc Elrich first proposed a countywide network of rapid bus routes.…

]]> http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/10/many-questions-about-moco-brt-but-the-answer-is-yes/feed/ 1 Next Week is Busy with County-Level White Flint Meetings http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/10/next-week-is-busy-with-county-level-white-flint-meetings/ http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/10/next-week-is-busy-with-county-level-white-flint-meetings/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:49:13 +0000 Lindsay Hoffman http://www.whiteflint.org/?p=2649 Next week features the second Monday and Tuesday of May so it must be White Flint time in MoCo!  On Monday evening, the White Flint Implementation Committee will be meeting at Wall Park/Shriver Aquatic Center at 7pm.  The Implementation Committee is a body appointed by the Planning Board to guide the planning of infrastructure, amenities and plan recommendations within the sector.…

]]> http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/10/next-week-is-busy-with-county-level-white-flint-meetings/feed/ 0 New Urbanism should mean new retail design http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/09/new-urbanism-should-mean-new-retail-design/ http://www.whiteflint.org/2013/05/09/new-urbanism-should-mean-new-retail-design/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:13 +0000 Amy Donin http://www.whiteflint.org/?p=2635 In the April-May issue of Better! Cities and Towns Robert Steuteville explains why retail design is so important in our community. The primary example Steuteville uses is a Walgreens in Evanston, Illinois (pictured below), which despite its nonpolluting (“net zero”) design has a huge surface parking lot in a walkable neighborhood.…

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