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Share the Budget with Bikes!
On January 15th, County Executive Ike Leggett released his recommended 2015 Capital Budget and 2015-2020 Capital Improvements Program (CIP), aka the 2015-2020 Capital Budget. It identifies capital...
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Woodglen Drive gets Montgomery County’s first cycle track
Woodglen Drive in North Bethesda now features Montgomery County’s first cycle track. The county Department of Transportation deserves kudos for its willingness to support this type of facility. The...
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Woodmont Ave cycle track options
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation is considering construction of a cycle track, also known as protected bike lanes, on Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda. The project would require removal...
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Woodmont Ave bikeway options north of Old Georgetown Road
Montgomery County is looking to construct a cycle track (aka protected bike lanes) on Woodmont Avenue between Old Georgetown Road and Bethesda Ave. The project would allow cyclists to ride either...
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The Carl Henn Millennium Trail along East Gude Drive is a notably unsafe and unappealing section of that well-used trail. But it would be much improved if the county could convert it into a legitimate...
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Bradley Blvd. project design presented
Montgomery County DOT convened a public workshop on the Bradley Boulevard Improvements project on March 23, 2015. The open-house style workshop allowed people to view project plans, ask questions,...
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Fishers Lane trail update
According to Monte Fisher’s website, the Fishers Lane trail in the Twinbrook area is moving forward. This came from M-NCPPC in March 2015: JBG received bids from contractors on this project. Parks...
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Bikes in the 2017-2022 Capital Budget
Wow, it’s been more than ten years since I started poring over bike budgets. I still remember analyzing the 2005-2010 budget. That’s so long ago that some of the projects in that budget are actually...
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Suburban Hospital Expansion – What about bikes?
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda is undergoing a large expansion, doubling the size of its footprint. The expansion should allow the hospital to provide more care to the community. I’m grateful for the...
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PEPCO trail piece omitted from draft Bike Master Plan
Update (October 16, 2018): The County Council decided to retain this trail segment in the Bicycle Master Plan! Thank you, trail supporters who wrote to the Council! The 13-mile long PEPCO paved trail...
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