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Urban Land Institute Experts to Conduct Two-Day Study of Town Center
Will Present Recommendations to the Public July 10 A panel of Urban Land Institute (ULI) experts will visit Rockville for two days in July to explore and offer recommendations for enhancing the vibrancy of the city’s Town Center. The ULI panel will conduct a work session during their two-day visit called a technical assistance panel,…
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Pedestrian Advocacy Committee Welcomes All to Future Meetings
A newly created Pedestrian Advocacy Committee is working to address concerns about pedestrian safety and walkability in Rockville. About 30 residents attended the committee’s first meeting at City Hall on June 13, including city civic association leaders and Richard Montgomery high’s cluster coordinator, a representative from the city’s Traffic and Transportation Commission and the chief…
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Summer Celebration: Fun on the Fourth with Fireworks in King Farm
A Rockville tradition, the city’s annual Independence Day celebration, returns to King Farm on Thursday, July 4. Hosted by the Mayor and Council, the celebration is held at the 26-acre Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, 1800 Piccard Drive, in King Farm, which offers easy access and ample free parking, with convenient exits within a short walk…
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A Flashier Way to Walk
The city in May installed a pedestrian-activated flashing device at the crosswalk at East Middle Lane and Helen Heneghan Way in Rockville Town Center. Similar devices are scheduled to be installed this summer along Beall Avenue at Gibbs Street and at Maryland Avenue. Learn more about recent Town Center pedestrian safety upgrades.
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Rockville Again Recognized as a ‘Banner City’
Rockville has been named a 2019-2020 “Banner City” by the Maryland Municipal League, which recognizes the municipalities’ elected and appointed officials as the league’s most engaged members. The Banner City/Town program is intended to foster an environment where officials feel that their activities make a difference. According to MML, the award demonstrates municipalities’ “outstanding commitment…
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New Section to Lead Permitting and Development Review Improvement
New Customer Services Center Created John Foreman, a professional planner with more than a decade’s experience working for cities in Texas, has been selected to lead a new customer-focused services center within the City of Rockville’s Planning and Development Services Department. The section’s mission will be to improve Rockville’s development review and permitting processes, continuing…
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Ride On for Free for Students
Montgomery County students can ride for free more often on county Ride On buses beginning July 1. Montgomery County’s budget for Fiscal Year 2020, which begins July 1, includes funding to expand the Kids Ride Free program to all day, every day. Free rides are available 2-8 p.m. weekdays through June 30.