The Montgomery County Council approved an amendment to add Timberlawn to Montgomery County’s Master Plan for Historic Preservation. The vote follows the May 2025 recommendation by the Montgomery County Planning Board to historically designate the North Bethesda house where Eunice Kennedy Shriver launched Camp Shriver, a day camp for children with intellectual disabilities that inspired the creation of Special Olympics.
Department wins two Platinum and four Gold MarCom Awards for writing, graphic design, promotional campaigns, and video production supporting master plans and projects
The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department announced their October 2025 calendar of events and meetings.
Park Police are reminding residents that beginning Monday, September 22, Sligo Creek Parkway between Wayne Avenue and Piney Branch Road will be closed for approximately two months to allow Purple Line crews to install tracks across the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Sligo Creek. Pedestrian access through the area will remain open. (more…)
Findings show high interest rates, rising construction costs, regulatory delays, and local policies as major impediments to housing production in Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department announced their September 2025 calendar of events and meetings.
Loehmann’s Plaza, a shopping center in Rockville/North Bethesda, is moving forward with its planned redevelopment into a mixed-use residential and retail community, and a new grocery store is a key part of the project.
Kimco, the owners of the Pike Center at 12119 Rockville Pike, is proposing to redevelop the property into a modern, walkable community. The plan involves a zoning change to allow for more dense construction, which will enable them to replace the current single-story shopping center and its large parking lot with new, mixed-use buildings that have a more vibrant, pedestrian-friendly space.
Planning Board to hold a daytime in-person and online hearing at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters and an evening in-person-only hearing at the Upcounty Regional Services Center
The Montgomery County Planning Board will hold two public hearings on Thursday, September 25, 2025, for the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan, which focuses on an area of Clarksburg east of I-270 and west of Frederick Road (MD 355). The sector plan envisions a more complete, connected, and sustainable community over the next 20-plus years that balances economic growth with the preservation of natural and historic resources.
The Montgomery County Council voted to approve the Montgomery Planning’s 2025 Update to the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways on July 29, 2025. The update was required due to County Council’s approval of two bills in 2022 (Bill 24-22 and 34-22) that revised the street types identified in Chapter 49 of the County Code, also known as the “Road Code,” to conform to the county’s Complete Streets Design Guide.
Planning Board will be on recess in August; Historic Preservation Commission and Development Review Committee meetings continue. The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department announced their August 2025 calendar of events and meetings.