Montgomery Planning

“Meet the New Montgomery Planning” was originally published by Montgomery Planning Director Jason Sartori in The Third Place Blog (a Montgomery Planning Department Blog)

Following the adoption of Thrive Montgomery 2050 in 2022, the big question on our minds at Montgomery Planning has been – what’s next in terms of implementation? Thrive, the county’s updated General Plan, has big implications on how we grow as a county in the decades to come and marks a shift in how we plan. As we began developing Montgomery Planning’s new Strategic Plan, which outlines internal goals and objectives over the next five years, we realized we need to look at the department’s structure to position our organization for that shift.


Beyond MoCo

CNN has released its “America’s Best Towns to Visit 2025” list of ten cities across the country. CNN considered hundreds of candidates and winnowed the list to 10 by evaluating the finalists’ attractions, food and beverage offerings, cultural and nightlife scenes, diversity, sense of identity, proximity to other interesting spots and wow factor. Annapolis, our state capital, came in ranked #5 overall.

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DMV

Starting last night, Friday, June 27, crews began to implement the first of two traffic shifts of all four lanes on southbound I-495 (Beltway Outer Loop) within the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project area. This first phase shifts southbound I-495 lanes from just north of George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) to just south of Georgetown Pike onto newly constructed lanes on the outer section of the highway. Work began Friday night, with all southbound lanes in this section of the Beltway reopened in their new alignment by 10 a.m. this morning (Saturday, June 28). Delays extended onto I-270 in Maryland.

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MoCo Government

Montgomery County is reminding residents and businesses that effective July 1, the use of gas-powered leaf blowers and vacuums, including backpack, handheld and walk-behind models, will be prohibited.

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Beyond MoCo

On Friday, the upcoming Rockingham County, VA Buc-ee’s welcomed first responders and their families to enjoy free food prepared by one of the county’s newest businesses. The new store will open on Monday, June 30th at 6am followed by an official Grand Opening at 10am. Photos, courtesy of Rockingham County, available below:

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