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Mayor and Council Call on State to Slow its Roll on I-270/I-495 Widening
The state should put the brakes on a project to widen interstates 270 and 495, Rockville’s Mayor and Council said in a letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation. “The City of Rockville requests that MDOT put a pause on the project and process,” the letter states. “It is not responsible to continue spending taxpayers’…
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Free Senior Seminars in July Cover Hydration, Bones, Feet and Hearing
The Rockville Senior Center has gone virtual for all its summer classes, including some free classes on how to stay hydrated, strengthen bones and take care of your feet and hearing. For details, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/recreation. You can register online, call 240-314-8800 or email seniorcenter@rockvillemd.gov for more information.
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Community Census Challenge: How’s Your Community Responding to the 2020 Census?
Want to know how Rockville rates in responding to the 2020 Census? How do we stack up against other areas? Check out the census rate map.You can search for response rates for states, counties, cities and census tracts, and compare those to 2010 Census response rates. Open the census rate map (at 2020census.gov/en/response-rates.html). In the…
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Solar Co-op: Affordable Options for Rooftop Panels or Vehicle Chargers
The 4th Rockville Solar Co-op presents an opportunity to harness solar to power your home or business or electricity to charge up your vehicle. Community members interested in installing solar panels on their home or business, or an electric vehicle charger, can take advantage of group pricing, rebates and tax credits, and receive guidance throughout…
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Mayor and Council Help Theater Arts During Tough Times
The Mayor and Council recently issued $15,000 in one-time grants to Rockville’s resident theater companies to help them weather the COVID-19 emergency. Rockville Little Theatre, Rockville Musical Theatre and the Victorian Lyric Opera Company, which perform seasonally at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, each received $5,000. The resident companies are almost entirely volunteer run. The…
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Coronavirus Leads to New Ways of Doing Business with City’s Planning Department
With the closure of in-person visits to City Hall, Rockville’s Planning and Development Services Department has adopted a new service approach that allows customers to do business from the convenience of their couch. Staff members have adopted non-paper-intensive processing of planning documents, permit applications, licenses and plan review via email, phone, online and virtually. Customers…
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Don’t Push It: All City Pedestrian Signals Are Now Automated
Nearly 50 pedestrian signals, accounting for all the signals operated by the city on Rockville streets, are now automated as part of the city’s response to the COVID-19 emergency. City signal technicians automated the 48 signals by revising the timing plan that controls the traffic signal timing and sequence. The traffic signals were reprogrammed to…
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City Continues to Provide Safe, Reliable Drinking Water
Rockville’s drinking water continues to earn high marks for safety and reliability, even as the city’s water treatment plant balances safety measures for staff and the city’s water infrastructure in the face of the COVID-19 emergency, the city’s Department of Public Works said in the Annual Drinking Water Quality Report.
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Looking Ahead with Vision Zero
The Mayor and Council are expected to put Rockville on a course for zero traffic-related deaths or serious injuries with a vote Monday, July 6 on the city’s Vision Zero Action Plan. The plan, which the Mayor and Council discussed June 22, includes steps to create safer streets through policies promoting improved design, traffic law…