The Montgomery County Planning Board will conduct a public hearing for the Bicycle Master Plan Public Hearing Draft on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Planning Department Headquarters (8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD) from 6 to 9 p.m.
The community is invited to comment on the Bicycle Master Plan Public Hearing Draft.
- Sign up online to testify.
- The public is also invited to submit comments about the Bicycle Master Plan via email to
[email protected].
All comments and testimony will become part of the public testimony and public record for the plan.
The Bicycle Master Plan aims to make Montgomery County a world-class bicycling community. It sets the stage for a cultural shift, encouraging people of all ages and bicycling abilities to meet their daily needs by bicycle - in a safe, comfortable and accessible manner throughout the county.
Learn more about the plan's Proposed Bicycle Network map.
The Bicycle Master Plan is a comprehensive overhaul of the 1978 Master Plan of Bikeways, 2005 Countywide Bikeways Functional Master Plan and all bikeway recommendations in past master and sector plans.
The Bicycle Master Plan is a comprehensive overhaul of the 1978 Master Plan of Bikeways, 2005 Countywide Bikeways Functional Master Plan and all bikeway recommendations in past master and sector plans.
The goals of the plan include:
- Increasing bicycling rates in Montgomery County.
- Creating a highly connected, convenient and low-stress bicycling network.
- Providing equal access to low-stress bicycling for all members of the community.
- Improving the safety of bicycling.
Bike share programs are well-established in many cities as a complement to the transportation infrastructure, but Explore is the first to bring the service to Memphis. Studdard said the three-year-old nonprofit is locally created and led.
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