After-Crash Audits Add to City’s Approach to Vision Zero
The city’s Vision Zero Task Force is using a new audit process to examine roadways and identify needed improvements following several serious and fatal crashes on Rockville roads last fall.
The city’s Vision Zero Task Force is using a new audit process to examine roadways and identify needed improvements following several serious and fatal crashes on Rockville roads last fall.
Rockville is a great place to get around by all modes of transportation. People may drive to a park, bike to work, or walk or roll to a store.
City contractors recently completed construction of a shared-use path near Rockville High School and are turning their attention to sidewalk installation on Baltimore Road and Broadwood Drive as work continues along the corridor between Rockville Town Center and the city’s east side. In late fall, contractors finished installing a pervious,
Rockville is a great place to get around by all modes of transportation. People may drive to a park, bike to work, or walk or roll to a store. Drivers who are aware of people walking, rolling and bicycling can make traveling safer for everyone. Here are a few tips
When winter weather strikes, turn to the city’s website at www.rockvillemd.gov. Closure and snow emergency information will be available on the website, as well as through Facebook and Twitter, and by signing up for Alert Rockville notifications at www.rockvillemd.gov/alerts. City crews treat and plow roads in priority order. First are
The state of Maryland recently awarded Rockville several grants for projects beginning in 2023 to improve mobility and safety for pedestrian and bicyclists.
Whether walking or bicycle riding, Rockville’s sidewalks are for pedestrians and bicyclists alike.People riding bicycles in Rockville are permitted to ride on the sidewalk, provided they yield to people walking on the sidewalk.
With the first section of roadway resurfacing on Baltimore Road complete, construction of a shared-use path near Rockville High School is next up as work continues along the corridor between Rockville Town Center and the city’s east side. Earlier this fall, city contractors completed paving Baltimore Road between First Street
Smart parking meters that allow motorists to pay by multiple methods and are environmentally friendly are debuting this fall in two Rockville neighborhoods. The City of Rockville has teamed up with IPS Group to replace 300 parking meters in Town Center and Twinbrook with the new smart meters.
The Rockville Pedestrian Advocacy Committee hosted a short walk and roll tour for “Walktober” on Oct. 6, highlighting pedestrian safety on Rockville’s streets. Rockville 11 takes you there on the city’s YouTube channel. For more information about RPAC, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/rpac. The end of daylight saving time on Sunday, Nov. 6,
Rockville is rewriting its zoning ordinance and updating its zoning map. Interested in learning more or joining a focus group to share your thoughts? Let us know by taking a brief 3-5 question survey on the project’s Engage Rockville page.
Rockville City Manager Jeff Mihelich released the following statement: On Friday, October 18, 2024, Victor V. Brito submitted his resignation as chief of the Rockville City Police Department after six years of service to the Rockville community. His last day
Rockville has been named the best small city for livability in Maryland, according to WalletHub rankings released this week. WalletHub compared 1,318 cities in the U.S. across five key dimensions: affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life, and
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