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Monday, September 28, 2015
MCDOT Sponsoring Safe Routes to School Contest to Promote Walk to School Day
To promote Walk to School Day on
October 7, Montgomery County Department of Transportation is hosting a Safe Routes to School Contest from September 28
through October 16. Students can participate by providing their name, parent or
student email address, and school name on the redesigned Safe Routes
to School website. Students will earn extra entries by taking photos of themselves
walking to school and posting them on Twitter and/or Instagram using the
hashtag #walk2schoolMOCO. Four student winners will receive $50 Chipotle gift
cards. The principal from the school that receives the most contest entries
will receive an office lunch party (rewarded as a $100 Visa gift card), a
feature in a Montgomery County newsletter, and a certificate of recognition
from Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett.
MCDOT’s Transportation Engineering Division Chief Wins County Engineer of the Year Award
Bruce Johnston, Transportation Engineering division chief,
has won the County Engineers Association of Maryland (CEAM) County Engineer of
the Year Award. CEAM presents this award to an engineer chosen for his/her
exemplary service to their county.
Johnston has been with Montgomery County for 14 years and
Transportation Engineering Division Chief since 2009. While with the County, he
managed many notable projects, including construction of the Strathmore Music
Hall and Rockville Library.
Bruce graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois
in 1979 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was a partner in a small consulting
firm in Peoria for several years before moving to another design firm in
Louisville, Kentucky and then to Richmond Virginia where he was the Staff
Engineer for Development at CSX Realty. He subsequently moved to Hagerstown,
Maryland where he served as City Engineer for 10 years.
Bruce has been a Registered Land Surveyor in Illinois and a
Professional Engineer in Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, Florida, Minnesota and
Maryland.
Celebrate Walk to School Day
This year’s Montgomery County
host school will be Bells Mill Elementary School. Montgomery County Executive
Ike Leggett and Interim Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Larry
Bowers will join students, teachers and parents as they gather at Cabin John
Middle School at 9 a.m. and then begin their walk to school at 9:30 a.m.
As part of its Walk to School Day
participation, Bells Mill will launch a “Fire Up Your Feet” challenge. During
the month of October, teachers, families and students are encouraged to work
together to create active lifestyles that keep families healthy and help kids
improve academic performance. An online activity tracker lets families
and staff log their physical activity such as walking, playing, bicycling and
more. Schools with the most family and school staff participation have the
chance to win a portion of more than $100,000 in awards being offered
nationally. The awards are calculated based on participation in such
activities as “brain breaks” or walk-a-thons. Fire Up Your Feet is a program of
the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, the family engagement partner
for the national PTA and funded in large part by Kaiser Permanente.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Upcoming Highway Services Road Improvement Projects
Permanent pavement patching preserves
pavement, restoring the roadway’s structural capacity and integrity. In these
types of projects, DHS makes full depth patches, seals cracks, applies hot mix
asphalt and replaces lane markings. Upcoming projects will take about six weeks
to complete and will require temporary lane closures. Work will take place
Monday through Friday, but some Saturday work may be required.
- Blunt Road between Brink Road and Watkins Mill Road, Germantown. Work will
take about two weeks. Work hours are between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. - Flower Hill Way, Gaithersburg. Work will take about two weeks. Work hours are
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. - Shady Grove Plaza, Rockville. Work will take about five days. Work hours are
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. - Chestnut Hills neighborhood, Wheaton. Work will take about four weeks. Work hours
are between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. - Glenhaven neighborhood, Silver Spring. Work will take about four weeks. Work hours
are between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
A five week paving project will
begin on Brickyard Road, between Falls Road and MacArthur Boulevard, Potomac to
repair and resurface the roadway. The project includes full depth patching,
pavement milling, paving with hot mix asphalt and replacement of lane markings.
Work hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, but some Saturday
work may be required. Read more.
A neighborhood pavement
preservation project is planned for the Laytonsville Knolls neighborhood in
Laytonsville. The two week project will take place Monday through Friday from 7
a.m. to 5 p.m. Work includes full depth patching, crack sealing, micro
surfacing and replacement of lane markings. Read more.
Walk and Ride Competition to be Held in October
Commuter Services’ annual Walk
and Ride competition encourages work teams in the County’s five Transportation
Management Districts to add steps to their daily work-related activities. Teams
track their walking during commutes or at lunchtime and compete for prizes.
Walk and Ride will be held in Friendship Heights, Silver Spring, North Bethesda and Shady Grove from October 5 to 23. The competition is scheduled for October 4 to
24 in downtown
Bethesda.
Seniors Invited to Take Age-Friendly Community Survey
In preparation
for County Executive Ike Leggett’s upcoming Summit on Aging, residents 55 or
older are invited to take a survey and offer their
thoughts and ideas about Montgomery County as a place to live and retire. The
summit will be focus on ways to make Montgomery County an even better
"community for a lifetime."
Ride On Route Service Improvements Began September 20
MCDOT’s Transportation Engineering Division Chief Wins County Engineer of the Year Award
Bruce Johnston, Transportation
Engineering division chief, has won the County Engineers Association of
Maryland County Engineer of the Year Award.
MCDOT Celebrates PARKing Day
MCDOT celebrated International PARKing Day on September 18 in three of its parking districts: Silver Spring, in partnership with Montgomery Parks, Wheaton and Bethesda. The event encourages transformation of parking spaces into another use for the day. It’s a way to promote public discussion about how we use our public spaces and right-of-ways, particularly in urban areas, to ensure we include green space and parks. It’s also an opportunity to boost use of alternative transportation and development of the infrastructure needed to support it.
In Silver Spring, a park-like setting was created that featured plants, seating and a cornhole game. Bethesda had two spaces – one converted into an outdoor café and the other a reading room. In Wheaton, staff distributed information about parking lot pedestrian safety and alternative transportation options.
Commuter Services Sponsors Events for Car Free Day
MCDOT’s Commuter Services sponsored several events to
promote Car Free Day on September 22. This international event encourages
people to give up their car for the day and see how they can still get
around...whether to work, school or shopping....using community resources
ranging from transit to bikes to walking.
Commuter Services set up booths
at the following locations to distribute information about alternative
transportation options:
• Germantown Transit Center
• Bethesda Metro Station
• Shady Grove Metro Station
• Twinbrook Metro Station
• Silver Spring Metro Station
• Friendship Heights Metro
Station
• Selected Ride On bus stops
Learn more about Car Free Day.
MCDOT Sponsors Events to Celebrate the Fifth Birthday of Capital Bikeshare
The region’s Capital Bikeshare
system celebrated its fifth anniversary and MCDOT’s Commuter Services joined
the festivities by hosting events in Silver Spring, Rockville and Bethesda.
Staff distributed free Capital Bikeshare promotional items and free 24-hour
membership coupons. Those stopping by their
booths had the opportunity to sign up for raffles to win bike helmets and an
annual membership.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Go Montgomery - September 11, 2015
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