Rockville’s Vision Zero Action Plan is walking (and rolling) on with a new Complete Streets project and meetings about roadway improvements to improve safety for all.
In April, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Transportation Land-Use Connections Program awarded Rockville $80,000 for a Complete Streets feasibility study of Congressional Lane. The Complete Streets approach can reduce speeding vehicles by identifying potential improvements to help people drive, walk, roll, bike and use transit more safely.
The study will examine the full length of Congressional Lane, from Rollins Avenue to Rockville Pike (MD 355), assessing roadway conditions and evaluating the impact of potential improvements on multiple modes of transportation. It will also include opportunities for the public to submit comments about proposed improvements. A consultant is expected to be chosen this summer with the project expected to begin in fall.
Rockville will also host meetings to discuss proposed sidewalk and intersection improvements throughout the city. Visit www.rockvillemd.gov/calendar for meeting details, including how to join the Monday, July 1 virtual meeting. Walk-and-roll-the-block meetings are scheduled for the following sidewalk feasibility studies:
- Crawford Drive (Rockcrest Circle to Hillcrest Park) at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21.
- Wade Avenue (Crawford Drive to Edmonston Drive) at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21.
- Crawford Drive (Ardennes Avenue to Atlantic Avenue) at 5:30 p. m. Wednesday, May 22.
- Midway Avenue (Crawford Drive to Stillwell Road) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22.
- Brooke Avenue (Lewis Avenue to Rockland Avenue) at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28.
- Halsey Road (Ardennes Avenue to Henry Road) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30.
- Lemay Road (Vandegrift Avenue to Ardennes Avenue) at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30.
Meetings to discuss findings of the Twinbrook Safe Routes to School and Transit Access Study are scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 at Twinbrook Community Recreation Center, 12920 Twinbrook Parkway, and virtually at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 1.
The study evaluated the intersections of Ardennes Avenue at Crawford Drive, Halsey Road, Halpine Road, Ridgway Avenue and Wainwright Avenue; Chapman Avenue at Bouic Avenue and at Twinbrook Parkway; and Lemay Road at Ridgway Avenue.
For more information about these and other projects related to the city’s Vision Zero Action Plan to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/visionzeroprojects.
This article has been updated to reflect rescheduled dates for the Halsey Road and Lemay Road meetings due to the forecast of rain.