Rockville Reports, Transportation and Mobility

Demonstration to Help City Consider Parking Lanes on Redland Boulevard 

A demonstration project beginning in mid- September will temporarily repurpose the outside travel lanes of Redland Boulevard as full-time parking lanes, allowing Rockville to study whether to establish the parking lanes permanently. 

Signs, pavement markings and flexible posts delineating the parking lanes will be installed and remain in place through October. During that time, city staff will track motor vehicle speed and volume, and traffic congestion. After the six-week demonstration period, the city will remove the posts and signs, reverting to the current roadway, and will ask the community about the project’s impact. 

The addition of parking lanes is expected to encourage motorists to travel at the posted speed, making it more comfortable for pedestrians to cross Redland Boulevard and helping to address safety concerns expressed by King Farm residents. 

If repurposing the lanes addresses the concerns, the city will consider a permanent project, which would still need to be planned and designed before construction.