Edgemont II development will add PBLs to Woodmont and Edgemoor in Bethesda

The proposed Edgemont II project will develop the land immediately adjacent to the Edgemont at Bethesda Metro apartments located at the corner of Edgemoor Lane and Woodmont Avenue. 

The Project proposes to redevelop the Property with up to 301,193 total square feet of residential development (including 115,193 existing square feet to remain in the existing 72-foot-tall Edgemont I building) with up to 282 multifamily dwelling units (including 122 existing units to remain in the existing Edgemont I building), in a 150- foot tall new residential building.

Separated bicycle lanes are planned for both Edgemoor and Woodmont and will be constructed as part of this project. You can see them on the image below.

The Project will construct the Bethesda streetscape on its two frontages and will participate in the implementation of new separated bicycle lanes on Woodmont Avenue and Edgemoor Lane. Each of these improvements will improve access, mobility, and pedestrian safety.

In addition,

Bicycle racks or lockers will be provided within the garage and short-term spaces will be provided along the Property's frontage, with final location to be determined at time of Site Plan, to facilitate bicyclist access to the Property.

They expect a groundbreaking in the 2nd quarter of 2019 and two years of construction.

And a rendering of the building for those who like such things.

Comments

[Raped by MoCo Planners]

Nah - that's not how it works in Bethesda. Developers put stuff in their plans, but nobody holds them accountable. Likely, they'll point to some existing bike lanes half a mile away and claim that as their contribution. (I'm not even joking.)

[Crickey]

Edgemoor is pretty low speed, low volume. They have PBLs on Woodmont further down. It would be nice to connect them, although (1) they're not well designed, and (2) there is zero enforcement of drivers sitting in them, parking in them, whatever, and as a result they are totally useless.

[Smedley Burkhart]

The main benefit, as I see it, would be the ability to ride north on that one-way section of Woodmont, saving a detour to Arlington or Wisc Ave. The lanes further south, which are simply lines encouraging cyclists to ride in the door zones of a very active parking area--not just useless, but patently unsafe.