Development at Arlington Road Post Office Site Moves Forward
Mixed-use retail and residential building approved for site, along with a new traffic signal on Arlington Road.
The Montgomery County Planning Board on Thursday approved plans for a five-story, mixed-use residential and retail building on the site of the former Bethesda post office at 7001 Arlington Road. Plans for the development call for 140 multi-family units, more than 15 percent of which will be moderately-priced; 211 parking spaces and 7,000 square feet of retail along Arlington Road. “This is a tremendous improvement over what is there today,” said Bob Harris, an attorney for developers, at Thursday’s hearing. “It contributes to the transformation of south Bethesda to an urban, mixed-use environment from an industrial area.” A traffic plan also calls for a new traffic light along Arlington Road that will direct traffic entering and exiting …
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Michael Shapiro
10:28 am on Friday, November 2, 2012
Yes, this will contribute to traffic volume, but...People continue to make that left turn out of the shopping center because they: a. feel that they are above the law and can do what they want or b. are totally oblivious to the very large no left turn signs. Also, it would be very easy to cut down on the traffic problems if the police would bother to enforce the no parking zone on the west side … more ›