We hope everyone who is able is taking advantage of Bike to Work Day. The weather looks to be good today! For more information about Bike to Work Day, you can click here.
We are proud to promote bikes as an alternate mode of transportation and have voiced a strong commitment to establishing a bikeshare network in Montgomery County. Areas like Chevy Chase Lake are perfect for bikeshare because it’s a short hop to Bethesda and Silver Spring.
Part of the purpose … Read More »
We had our final of three happy hours on Wednesday and we had a great time talking to folks about the possibility and opportunity of Chevy Chase Lake. We had about 30 people in the lobby at Tavira and as usual we had a lot of good questions. Here are some that either stuck out or we had not yet heard:
Is there going to be a buffer between the development and the existing neighborhood? The wooded area around Coquelin Run … Read More »
The link below will take you to an article by Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (RCLCO). In our last happy hour some of the questions posed to us spoke to the demographics of Chevy Chase Lake and Montgomery County 10-15 years from now. What will future residents, some who may be your children currently attending our middle and high schools, be looking for in housing when the time comes? RCLCO provides The Chevy Chase Land Company analysis on these trends … Read More »
Thank you to everyone who came out to our second happy hour last night. We had a much more manageable group last night so we were able to answer more questions and get into some detail on certain issues. Here are a few questions that stood out to me:
Has the plan changed so that the Purple Line will cross at grade (street level) on Connecticut Avenue? No. This has not changed. There was a newspaper article that speculated on this idea, … Read More »
One of the critical parts of developing any sector plan is determining the impact on schools. There is an element of this during each step of the planning process (for an overview of the planning process, click here). During the phase we are currently in, the Planning Department works with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to estimate the impact the development will have on schools. Depending on the estimated impact, the Planning Board could take several paths.
It is important to … Read More »
As many of you know, we’re out each week, talking with homeowners’ associations, municipal governments, and interest groups about the Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan. We do this because it’s early in the process. So there is still plenty of time to share your input on issues regarding this area:
What kind of community space/amenities are important to you?
How do we address the aging demographic in our neighborhood who want to be able to live independently?
What types of retail would you … Read More »
For decades streets have been designed with one form of transportation in mind: cars. Gas was cheap. Man-made climate change was just being explored and big SUVs were the vehicle of choice. Now we find ourselves in an era of new realities. Gas is expensive, climate change is real, and on nice day wouldn’t it be nice to just stroll over to your favorite restaurant? No, I’m not saying we should all ditch our cars and walk or bike everywhere. Wouldn’t … Read More »
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs encourage more efficient use of transportation systems, reducing demand for road expansion and parking, therefore, affecting land use and design of new developments. There are numerous TDM strategies to influence travel decisions. Some improve the transportation options available; some provide incentives to change travel mode, time or destination; others improve land use accessibility; some involve transportation policy reforms and new programs that provide a foundation for TDM. Typical TDM Programs consist of education, marketing, outreach … Read More »
Our first happy hour was such a great success that we’ve scheduled two upcoming happy hours for April and May if you haven’t yet had an opportunity to learn about the Chevy Chase Land Company’s plans for the sector plan area.
Both Happy Hours will take place at Tavira restaurant at 8401 Connecticut Avenue. Like our February event, we’ll be showing our model buildings, our ideas for community open space, and continuing to solicit your feedback, ideas and concerns.
Because we had … Read More »
One of the concerns we’ve heard from the community is the impact redevelopment may have on Coquelin Run (roughly this is the tributary that runs between 8101 Connecticut Avenue and Chevy Chase Lake Drive). We felt it would be beneficial to define stormwater management and how redevelopment of Chevy Chase Lake will actually improve stormwater management. We’ll do this in a two part series. The first segment will cover the basics of stormwater management and the second will focus specifically … Read More »
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