Montgomery Community Media

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) awarded a grant of $85,000 for design work on a path for walkers and bikers to get to the Germantown MARC station. This station has the highest ridership in Montgomery County for the MARC train. The grant is for preliminary engineering and short-term consultation services at the Walter […]

More than six miles of parkways will be open to walkers, runners and bikers Friday morning through Sunday evenings throughout the pandemic. The roadways also will be closed to vehicular traffic on Memorial Day. Montgomery Parks, which is part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, has opened these roads for walking, running and […]

Montgomery County leaders are slated to cut the ribbon on $8 million in improvements to Stringtown Road in Clarksburg on Aug. 31. Once a winding two lane road, Stringtown Road is now four lanes and safety improvements have been made to turns and hills along the roadway. “Since taking office in 2010, I’ve advocated on […]

Montgomery County commuters can now utilize a a new Capital Bikeshare Station at the Shady Grove Metro station’s east entrance. EYA, the developer of the Westside at Shady Grove development, funded the purchase, installation and 12 years of operating and maintenance costs for the station, according to a Montgomery County news release. It’s the 67th […]

Hikers and cyclists who use a popular trail in Montgomery County will soon enjoy an improved walk or ride in Takoma Park. The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is beginning a $1.9 million bicycle and pedestrian improvement project in the southeast quadrant of the Piney Branch Road and Sligo Creek Parkway intersection. […]