The Montgomery County Council has authorized the Montgomery County Planning Department to develop a Minor Master Plan Amendment (MMPA) for the 2017 Bethesda Downtown Plan that will focus on implementation, specifically as it relates to the cap of the Bethesda Overlay Zone (BOZ).
Montgomery Parks and the Montgomery Parks Foundation are celebrating the opening of the SEED Classroom, an innovative learning space, on Saturday, May 18, 2024. SEED is an acronym for Sustainable Education Every Day. The new classroom at Black Hill Regional Park (20930 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD) will increase the educational opportunities available at the park.
Community members invited to sign up to testify on update to the policy that determines adequacy of public facilities for development in Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Planning Board scheduled a public hearing on the 2024-2028 update to the Growth and Infrastructure Policy (GIP) for Thursday, May 23 at 6 p.m. in the Second Floor Auditorium of The M-NCPPC’s Wheaton Headquarters at 2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD, 20902.
The Montgomery County Planning Department will hold in-person, collaborative visioning workshops for community members to provide the department with ideas and input for the future of Clarksburg between I-270 and MD 355 and between Little Seneca Creek and Clarksburg Road. Montgomery Planning is continuing its work on the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan.
The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department announced their May 2024 calendar of events and meetings. The public can participate in Planning Board meetings by testifying in-person, testifying virtually, over the phone, or […]
Plan focusing on the county’s life sciences industry hub in the heart of the I-270 corridor heads to County Council for review.
The Montgomery County Planning Board unanimously approved the Great Seneca Plan: Connecting Life and Science at its April 25 meeting. The plan was developed by the Montgomery County Planning Department and focuses on strengthening the economic competitiveness of the Life Sciences Center, a thriving hub that is host to a diverse population and premier life sciences, medical, and educational institutions and organizations along the I-270 corridor.
Representatives from Montgomery County will deliver an update on the Seven Locks Justice Complex during the Monday, April 29 meeting of Rockville’s Mayor and Council. The complex is proposed for the 25.8-acres county-owned detention facility site at 1451 Seven Locks Road.
The Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan (ESSCP) team is scheduled to present the Existing Conditions Analysis and Scope of Work to the Montgomery County Planning Board this Spring, which will include a proposed Plan Boundary (see map above).
The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department, both part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), announced their April 2024 calendar of events and meetings.
The Montgomery County Planning Department briefed the Montgomery County Planning Board March 7 on its Friendship Heights Urban Design Study, which analyzed how people experience the existing open spaces and the pedestrian and transit networks in the Friendship Heights community. The study identifies strengths and challenges of the existing public realm as reflected by an urban design analysis and a months-long community engagement process.