Jewish Council for the Aging to Present Awards to MCDOT’s Sam Oji and Jeff Dunckel

On March 11, Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) staff Sam Oji and Jeff Dunckel will be recognized by the Jewish Council on Aging (JCA) for their work in improving transportation options in Montgomery County for seniors and persons with disabilities.

Oji is the chief of the Medicaid and Senior Transportation Section for MCDOT's Division of Transit Services
and has served on the JCA Advisory Panel, worked as a partner to promote Connect-A-Ride, Call 'n Ride and
311 and assisted JCA in many other ways.

Dunckel is the County's Pedestrian Safety Coordinator with MCDOT's Division of Traffic Engineering and has
played  a vital role in the Seniors Pedestrian Safety Initiative.

“I am very proud of Sam, Jeff and all the MCDOT staff who work so hard to provide accessible and reliable connections for everyone in our diverse County,” said MCDOT Director Al Roshdieh. “Moving people and connecting places is our core business. To do that we partner with many different groups and agencies such as JCA to ensure that all households, seniors and persons with disabilities have more transportation options.”

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett to be keynote Speaker at the Transforming Communities Trash-Free Summit

On March 22, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will be a keynote lunch speaker at the Transforming Communities Trash-Free Solutions for Healthy Lives, Clean Land, Safe Water Summit sponsored by the Alice Ferguson Foundation. The summit will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Maryland College Park’s Riggs Alumni Center. This is the 10^th anniversary of the signing of the Potomac River Watershed Trash Treaty, an agreement amongst regional leaders, businesses and governments that committed to working towards a trash free Potomac River.

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett
 will be a keynote lunch speaker

Joining Leggett on the panel will be Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III and other leaders. The panel will be moderated by Greater Washington Board of Trade President and CEO, Jim Dinegar, who will lead a discussion about the successes and best management practices of Maryland jurisdictions.

View the agenda and register for the summit online.

Written Comments Still Being Accepted on Proposal to Widen Goshen Road

The public still has an opportunity to comment on a proposal to widen 3.5 miles of Goshen Road, from Girard Avenue to north of Warfield Road, from two lanes to four lanes, creating a divided highway that would include a five-foot sidewalk, an eight-foot hiker/biker path and on-road bike lanes.

Residents may submit written comments on the project by email or in writing to:

Michael Mitchell, Program Manager, Design Section

Division of Transportation Engineering

100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

For more information, call 240-777-7220.

Ride On Holds Customer Appreciation Day at the Medical Center Metrorail Station

Staff from the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) Commuter Services section distributed transit maps and reusable bags to customers in appreciation of their commitment to alternative transportation options. 

MCDOT’s Division of Transportation Engineering Expects to Finish Installing Sidewalk along Needwood Road this Summer

Montgomery County Department of Transportation's (MCDOT) Division of Transportation Engineering is installing pervious concrete sidewalk along Needwood Road.

The project to enchance pedestrian and bicycle safety in Rockville should be completed this summer. Crews are installing a pervious concrete sidewalk along Needwood Road from Redland Road to Deer Lake Road and making modifications to the intersection with Redland Road. 

The effort is an extension of the Redland Road intersection improvement project that previously installed additional lanes, a mixed use bicycle path, signal improvements, sidewalks, and enhanced storm drains and storm water management along Redland Road.

In the next few weeks, MCDOT will also begin the first phase of bike path construction along Needwood Road from the beginning of Nature Trail, west of Lake Needwood, to the ICC Trail terminus. The nearly one-half-mile, eight-foot-wide shared use path will be constructed along the south side of Needwood Road and is expected to take nine months to complete.

Monthly Parking Permits Available Online

Monthly Parking Convenience Stickers (PCS permits) and the AM/PM monthly permits can be purchased online. The Division of Parking Management then mails the permits directly to purchasers. Residents may also continue to purchase the permits through the mail or in person at the Montgomery County Parking Division's sales stores in Bethesda and Silver Spring.

Additional information on parking permits and County parking options is available on the County's website. Or, visit MC311 online or call 311 (or 240-777-0311 from outside the County) Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Nominations Sought for 2016 Golden Shovel Awards

County Council President Nancy Floreen is calling for nominations for this year's SAFE (Sidewalks Are For Everyone) Golden Shovel awards to recognize residents who went above and beyond in helping clear ice and snow from sidewalks. Nominees must be County residents and recommended by another person. The awards will be presented at a County Council session in Rockville on Tuesday, April 19. 

Submit nominations online by Friday, March 25 or download the application and mail it to:

Montgomery County Council

SAFE/Golden Shovel Award

100 Maryland Avenue

Rockville, MD 20850