Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Written testimony will be accepted until Friday, May 31.
Rockville’s Planning Commission will hold its final public hearing on a proposal to drastically transform a portion of Rockville Pike at the city’s southern border, a pedestrian unfriendly stretch clogged with car traffic and old-school strip malls. The public hearing on the final draft of the Rockville Pike Plan is set for 7 p.m. at Rockville City Hall. Written testimony will be accepted until close-of-business on Friday, May 31. The Pike Plan addresses the nearly 400 acres in the two miles between Richard Montgomery Drive and the southern city limits, just north of Bou Avenue. The commission wants public input on the draft and on changing land use laws in order to implement the plan. Highlights include: The Planning Commission will use …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The city’s planning commission discussed a final draft of the Rockville Pike Plan, which could take decades to come to fruition. What changes would you like to see?
The Rockville Planning Commission discussed a final draft of the Rockville Pike’s Plan during its meeting Feb. 13. On Wednesday, The Gazette highlighted some of what the plan envisioned, although much of it may not be completed for decades: Also of interest is incresed development near Twinbrook Metro station, which means more people on foot, on bikes and in cars. The full story is posted at The Gazette’s website, Gazette.net. While scheduling was still tentative, according to the planning commission’s records, the final draft the plan could be released to the public on March 1, with a public hearing March 20. The draft would be brought up for mayor and council consideration in May, city planning records show. A report from the city …
Friday, June 24, 2011
Coyle: The city needs 'a new vision' that includes sales tax receipts.
The purpose of Rockville’s local economy is to provide the material goods for the community so that a good quality of life can be achieved for its residents. Currently, the City of Rockville meets and/or exceeds every indicator of a successful local economy, according to the "cooperative forecasting" for Rockville population, household and employment, which is done by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Currently, numerically speaking, there are two to three jobs for every working–age resident of the city, with projections of significant, continued expansion, an enviable situation for any community. Other success indicators in the forecast include a positive business climate, good public services, good tax base, stable …
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12:13 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
If anyone has traveled in NYC during rush hour, cops keep (or at least try) the main arteries flowing. Rockville Pike should be easier as we are talking one main strip, maybe add in Veirs Mill Road/Rt 28 as well..... Have the cops take control and keep the traffic flowing in place of the traffic lights for the critical hours. Do not allow left turners to "overflow" the left turn lane (especially … more ›