What Happened at Today’s White Flint Downtown Advisory Committee Meeting
We attend because you don’t have the time to do so ….
Brian Downie, Chairman’s Report
-
This year is an opportunity to gain momentum and build on the groundwork the committee laid over the past two years.
-
ULI Technical Assistance Panel will be meeting October 21 and 22 to discuss streetscape criteria, wayfinding, and physically identifying the Pike District area.
-
Please tell Brian your ideas for topics and speakers for future meetings
Ken Hartman, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Center
-
We are maintaining and mowing the bike plaza on Edson and by the Catholic Charities building
-
Need a flashing-light truck to pick up trash. Working on this problem.
-
White Flint is maintaining the median and picking up garbage on the median in front of the Mall
Peggy Schwarz, TMD
-
Walk n Ride — October 5 – 23
-
Starting survey on mode share, where people commute from, transit passes,and other transportation issues
-
September 22 is Car Free Day
Nkosi Yearwood, Montgomery Planning
-
Western Workaround on September 10 board’s agenda
-
Saul Centers should get going this fall
-
White Flint 2 Scope of Work wnet to board last week
-
September 17 — public meeting about schools in the White Flint 2 sector at Walter Johnson High School
County Executive’s Office
-
CIP Planning Process beginning
-
Community meeting on Transportation, including early design for the Conference Center Garage held on October 19
-
September 24 — Transit Task Force Public Meeting
Marketing Committee
-
Participated in two Grill Nights and Slider Smackdown
-
Need to better market events in the Pike District
-
Taste of Bethesda October 2
Fringe Festival Event
-
October 8, 2016 at 7 different locations in the Pike District
-
High school performers may be invited to also perform
-
Will give Pike District an identity and signature event while engaging the community
Strategic Planning
-
Successful retreat in July
-
Need to deterring what services committee wants to provide, what legislative work must be done to create a BID, and how to fund services and BID.
Website
-
Will be updating content and building Twitter account
Leave a Reply