Katee N September 27th, 2010
On September 16, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission held a hearing on an 8’ wide West Cedar Lane shared-use pedestrian/biker path proposed to be built along West Cedar Lane by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT). State law requires all public utilities to submit their projects for “mandatory referral” review and approval by the Planning Board.
The staff report to the Planning Board recommended that the proposal be approved, but urged consideration of the elimination of the parking lane on the north side of West Cedar Lane as a way of providing more room for the bike path, which would allow it to meet current safety standards. Alternatively, the staff report suggested building a “meandering” path as a way of providing for a somewhat wider bikeway in between the existing utility poles.
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Tags: BRAC, transportation
Katee N June 1st, 2010
Bethesda Naval Hospital will be conducting a traffic study beginning approximately June 2nd and continuing for about two weeks. The focus of the traffic study is primarily related to the interior of the campus, but there will be some traffic counts conducted at the gate entry points. Impacts on the surrounding community should be very minimal, but you may notice some activity. For example, electronic counters may be placed at the intersections outside of the gate entry points, or you may notice physical counts being conducted (i.e. individuals sitting or standing, collecting vehicle information).
Tags: BRAC, NavyMed, traffic, transportation
Mark N March 13th, 2009
The State Highway Administration will conduct a Public Workshop on the Bethesda BRAC Intersections Project: Thursday, April 2, 2009, from, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School gymnasium, 4301 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
The purpose of the SHA meeting is to acquaint the public with the progress of the project to date. Displays and mapping depicting the planned improvements will be available for viewing. Citizens will be invited to present comments to the project team. Project representatives will be available throughout the meeting to explain the improvements and their associated impacts, discuss points of interest, and record public comments. For more information, see the SHA press release or the SHA newsletter.
On March 9, Congress approved $3,087,500 in funding specifically for the Bethesda BRAC intersections improvement project. Thanks go to Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Congressman Chris Van Hollen.
This funding was part of an omnibus funding bill passed by the U.S. Senate (the House of Representatives approved the bill two weeks ago) that appropriates funds for most federal agencies through September 30, 2009 — the remainder of Fiscal Year 2009. This is funding that Congress should have completed at the beginning of FY2009 (October 1, 2008); having failed to do so until now, most federal agencies have been operating at FY2008 levels.
Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
Mark N February 27th, 2009
The next BRAC Implementation Committee meeting will be Tuesday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase services Center located at 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda (above Chipotle on Old Georgetown Road).
The main agenda item will be a preview by the State Highway Administration of information they will present at a public workshop on April 2 regarding potential intersection improvements around the National Naval Medical Center.
For directions and information about the March 17 BRAC Committee meeting, go to the COMMUNITY PAGE of the County’s BRAC web site.
Tags: BRAC, NavyMed
Janet M January 4th, 2008
Today the MCA’s BRAC Committee submitted its response to the Navy’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) pertaining to the BRAC consolidation move of Walter Reed Army Medical Center to the National Naval Medical Center.
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Tags: BRAC, MCA, NavyMed
Mark N December 31st, 2007
The Montgomery County Planning Board will examine the potential environmental impacts of relocating major functions of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This briefing is part of the board’s regular public hearing at the Planning Board headquarters at 8787 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring on Thursday, January 10.
The all-day hearing is scheduled to resume after lunch at 1 PM, and the BRAC EIS is the first item on the afternoon’s agenda. See the 12/20/2007 staff recommendation for more information.
Tags: BRAC, MoCo, NavyMed
