Montgomery Community Media

May is National Bike Month. In celebration, Montgomery Parks announced their top picks for the best locations for bike riding across the county. Every Friday at 9 a.m. to Sunday at 6 p.m., a section of Beach Drive, from Connecticut Avenue to Knowles Avenue, and sections of Sligo Creek Parkway, from University Boulevard West to […]

With the official start of spring less than two weeks and Montgomery Parks is offering up more opportunities for a walk, run, or bike ride. On the weekends from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sligo Creek Parkway and Beach Drive are closed to vehicles and open for pedestrians and cyclists. The Montgomery County portion of […]

Construction of the Needwood Road Bike Path, located on the south side of Needwood Road from Redland Road to Deer Lake Road, is now underway. The off-road, concrete bike path will be eight feet wide and about 1,300 feet long, according to an update from the Montgomery County Department of Transportation.  This portion of the […]

Montgomery County is celebrating the completion of the Shady Grove Access Bike Path that provides a safe pathway for bicyclists and pedestrians to the Shady Grove Metro Station, and a connection to other area sidewalks and bikeways. The new, 10-foot bikeway extends nearly a mile from Shady Grove Road to Redland Road along the east side […]

To provide access to the Shady Grove Metro station and Crabbs Branch Way, the Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE) will begin construction this month of a new 10-foot bike path along the east side of the Shady Grove Metro access road from Shady Grove Road to Redland Road. The project also includes installing raised crosswalks […]