Community Corner

Week in Review: July 25 - 31

A wrap up of the news week in Bethesda.

Happy Sunday, Bethesda! Here’s your week in review.

The news week kicked off with a on the teen curfew, and county teens against the proposal. We also received an from Maryland State Highway Administration officials on BRAC intersection improvements. As the merger of Walter Reed Army Medical Center with the National Naval Medical Center nears, intersection improvements to help ease some of the associated traffic congestion are on track, and SHA is moving forward with a few unfunded portions of the projects in anticipation of

Also in our BRAC update, we reported a new controversial traffic light in front of NavyMed started functioning this week, and the Cedar Lane Bridge project will wrap up several weeks ahead of schedule.

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This week, Bethesda residents were updated by the United States Postal Service on the of two downtown Bethesda post offices. USPS is in search of a location for a new office, and the consolidation could happen within the year. Meanwhile, residents asked the postal service to ensure the new location is accessible for pedestrians and public transportation users.

A new fleet of Bethesda Circulator buses will officially next week  during a press event with County Executive Isiah Leggett (D), but Bethesda residents are already riding the new buses during the fleet’s soft launch. And in even more transportation news, Metro general manager Richard Sarles announced that the Bethesda Metro escalators in 2014.

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This week was the Bethesda Urban Partnership’s in Bethesda, and Patch was there to report back on the festivities. If you missed it, don’t worry – outdoor movies are also on Bethesda Row.

Enjoy the last of July and we’ll see you next week with more news.


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