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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.
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Suds & Soles to Close Roads on June 22
The City of Rockville, in partnership with the Montgomery County Road Runners Club, will host the Suds & Soles 5K from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22. Be aware of road closures in the area during the event. The race will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Maryland Avenue in Rockville Town Center, weave through neighborhood streets…
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Discussion Continues Monday on RedGate Property’s Future
The future of the 130-acre former RedGate Golf Course property returns to the agenda at the Mayor and Council’s Monday, June 17 evening meeting. Topics up for discussion include: Planning for uses other than golf at the site. That alternative development options be considered, including for public park uses, private development or a mix of…