Montgomery Community Media

There’s a Montgomery County campaign to promote pedestrian safety in parking lots. Lorna Virgili has the latest from Wheaton. Find out more, here.

Starting Monday morning April 11, Clark Construction is scheduled to close lanes on East West Highway between Blair Mill Road and Colesville Road in downtown Silver Spring for underground utility and road work. The closures will continue daily, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to the State Highway Administration, one lane […]

Starting tonight, real estate developer Folger-Pratt is scheduled to close lanes at 8621 Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring for underground utility and road work. The closures will continue nightly, Sunday through Thursday, for two consecutive weeks. According to the State Highway Administration, the project limits extend one block on Georgia Avenue from Cameron Street […]

Montgomery County police officers are launching a number of traffic safety enforcement operations around the county today. According to a police department advisory, police officers are targeting Route 355 from Germantown to Bethesda and Georgia Avenue from Connecticut Avenue to University Boulevard for extra enforcement today. Police said they are focusing on locations with marked […]

The Juniors of Girl Scout Troop 274 teamed up with Gaithersburg Police on June 7th to promote pedestrian safety alongside Route 355 at Summit Avenue. The troop members are working to complete their Bronze Award project by “promoting crosswalk use.” “We applaud the Girl Scouts of Troop 274 for their willingness to help us in […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police and fire rescue units responded to a serious, multi-vehicle crash in the 7900 block of Muncaster Mill Road around 2:24 p.m. on Jan. 24. On his Twitter account, Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said two vehicles were involved and two pedestrians were struck. Graham said a total of five patients were […]

The city of Rockville needs volunteers to help count bicyclists and pedestrians around Rockville as part of the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project. The project aims to have more accurate counts of bicyclists and pedestrians to measure the positive benefits of investments in these modes of transportation. Volunteers are needed for shifts on three […]

UPDATED 7/25/13 Montgomery County Fire Rescue Services has released an audio file of the 911 call from the July 23 accident at Sam’s Club. #f130082015_610_N_Frederick_Ave_911_1_Redacted   Montgomery County police are investigating why the driver of a Buick LeSabre struck a pedestrian and then drove into a building today (July 23 ) shortly before 1 pm. […]

During the month of April, the Gaithersburg Police Department conducted five Street Smart initiatives to increase awareness of driver and pedestrian safety through education and enforcement efforts. The initiatives were supported by a grant from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Highway Safety Office. Due to high pedestrian traffic and recent events, the locations chosen for […]