Montgomery County is advancing more than 20 bicycle infrastructure projects that will add new bike-friendly pathways and improve connections to transit, schools, businesses and existing trail networks.
According to MCDOT, construction is currently underway on portions of the Capital Crescent Trail between Bethesda and Silver Spring, the Metropolitan Branch Trail in Silver Spring and a neighborhood greenway along McComas Avenue in Wheaton. Together, the projects will add more than two miles of bike pathways.
Another 20 projects are in the planning phase and are expected to add nearly 18 miles of bike-friendly pathways across the county. According to MCDOT, Montgomery County currently has 112 miles of bike lanes, bike-friendly road shoulders and separated bike lanes. The county has added more than 17 miles of bike-friendly pathways since 2022.
MCDOT is also constructing a secure bicycle parking facility at Garage 5 near Dixon Avenue and Bonifant Street in downtown Silver Spring. The facility is expected to open this fall.
Among the larger projects is the Metropolitan Branch Trail, which will connect the Silver Spring Transit Center, Montgomery College’s Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus and Takoma Park. The trail is eventually planned to provide a continuous connection into Washington, D.C., including Union Station and the National Mall.
Future Flash Bus Rapid Transit projects will also incorporate pedestrian and bicycle connections to stations. Flash currently operates along US 29/Colesville Road, with a second line along Veirs Mill Road planned to begin service in late 2028.
Per MCDOT:
Bicycle projects that are nearing construction or are in the design phase include:
Bethesda
- Bethesda Bikeway and Pedestrian Facilities: Montgomery Avenue Phase 2 (Right-of-way acquisition and permitting): 0.20 miles
- Bethesda Bikeway and Pedestrian Facilities: Woodmont Avenue Cycle Track Phase 2 (Starting construction fall 2026): 0.40 miles
- Cheltenham Drive Bikeway (Completing 95% design): 0.08 miles (1,200 ft)
- MacArthur Boulevard Bikeway Improvement Segment 3 (Starting construction): 2.30 miles (Bethesda/Cabin John corridor)
Clarksburg
- Clarksburg (MD 355) Shared Use Path (Starting construction): 0.47 miles (2,500 ft)
North Bethesda
- Shady Grove Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvements (Completing facility design – 30%): 1.30 miles
Olney
- Bowie Mill Road Shared Use Path (Completing 95% design): 3.30 miles
Sandy Spring
- Heritage Triangle Trail Phase I (Dr. Bird/Norwood Road from MD 108 to Layhill Road) (Starting construction): 0.72 miles (3,800 ft total)
Silver Spring
- Martin Street Shared Use Path (Facility design – up to 30%): 0.22 miles (1,150 ft)
- Norwood Shared Use Path (New Hampshire Avenue to Blake High School) (Completing 90% design): 0.65 miles (Silver Spring/Colesville)
- Piney Branch Road Separated Bike Facilities (Completing 90% design): 1.10 miles (Silver Spring/Takoma Park)
- Burlington Avenue/13th Street Separated Bike Lanes (Completing 95% design): 0.40 miles
- Carroll Avenue Separated Bike Lanes (Completing 95% design): 0.80 miles (Silver Spring/Takoma Park)
- Cherry Hill Road Bikeway Project (Completing 95% design): 1.20 miles (East Silver Spring/White Oak)
- East Silver Spring (Grove Street) Greenway (Completing 95% design): 0.50 miles
- Flower Avenue Bikeway (Completing 95% design): 1.00 mile (Silver Spring/Takoma Park)
- Dale Drive Shared Use Path (Starting construction): 1.00 mile
- Fenton Street Cycle Track (Permitting): 0.75 miles (3,925 ft)
- Good Hope Road Shared Use Path Extension (Starting construction): 0.85 miles (4,500 ft) (Silver Spring/Cloverly)
Wheaton
- Amherst Avenue Bikeway (Starting construction): 0.70 miles
