Community urged to answer online questionnaire about concepts for buildings, transportation systems, civic spaces and focal areas for environmental best practices through December 19
Silver Spring, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is inviting stakeholders and residents to participate in the current online “Feedback Loop” through Friday, December 19 for the ongoing Bethesda Downtown Plan.
This online questionnaire encourages the public to offer their views on a number of concepts, ranging from bike paths to building heights, being proposed for the Plan. From this feedback, planners will be able to confirm their understanding of the community’s priorities for Downtown Bethesda.
The Feedback Loop follows a year of work on the Bethesda Downtown Plan. This effort has included multiple public meetings, outreach events and a visual preferences survey. The Feedback Loop is an opportunity to react to preliminary planning concepts proposed for the Bethesda Downtown Plan.
Participating is quick and easy and can be done at your own convenience: from your computer, smartphone, tablet or laptop. Participate in the Bethesda Downtown Plan Feedback Loop.
This is an informal way for us to understand where there is where there is the greatest level of agreement in the community regarding the plan concepts that were recently presented to the Planning Board on December 11. View the Bethesda Downtown Plan Concepts: Planning Board Briefing 12.11.14.
In addition, a public meeting will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center (4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814). At that event, planning staff will present the concepts and feedback from the December 11 Planning Board meeting and answer questions from the audience.
The plan concepts open for public comment include:
-New civic gathering spaces and green amenities
-Transportation options, including bike paths and Purple Line access
-Pedestrian networks and street extensions
-Proposed allowable building heights
-Transitional areas next to residential neighborhoods
-Focal areas of sustainability incorporating best environmental practices
After the results of the Feedback Loop, planners will complete the Staff Draft of the Bethesda Downtown Plan in March or April 2015. There will be a public meeting to present the Staff Draft in the first half of 2015.
Questions, comments?
Email: bethesdadowntownplan@montgomeryplanning.org