Thursday, November 1, 2012
The hearing is set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
A Montgomery County Council committee is set to be updated on traffic improvements around the campus of Bethesda's Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Thursday afternoon. As a part of the federally-mandated Base Realignment and Closure process, a portion of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center merged with the military hospital last year, prompting an uptick in employees and visitors and a host of traffic concerns for congested thoroughfares around the base. Since the BRAC transition, 3,600 new employees now work at the base, and yearly visitors are expected to nearly double to one million. Over the next 10 years, campus upgrades that are under review could draw an additional 925 employees to the base. Neighboring NIH is also…
Friday, October 19, 2012
A Navy traffic study doesn't offer a complete picture as to how traffic has worsened near Walter Reed Bethesda since the BRAC transition last year, according to county BRAC coordinator Phil Alperson.
A Navy traffic study may not offer a complete picture as to how traffic has worsened near Walter Reed Bethesda since the BRAC transition last year, county BRAC coordinator Phil Alperson said at a Thursday Planning Board hearing. Thursday, proposed construction at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, the campus of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, went before the Montgomery County Planning Board for an advisory review. As a part of the federally-mandated Base Realignment and Closure process, a portion of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center merged with the military hospital last year, prompting an uptick in employees and visitors and a host of traffic concerns for thoroughfares around the base. The campus also houses the …
Bethesda campus, which employs 20,000, may see the addition of 3,000 workers over the next 20 years -- and planners want fewer employees driving to work.
A Planning Board Commissioner on Thursday said NIH officials haven’t made enough efforts to reduce the number of parking spots at the Bethesda campus. Planners hope eliminating parking will force more workers to carpool or take metro and take more cars off the roads. NIH, which employs more than 20,000 people in Bethesda, went before the Montgomery County Planning Board Thursday for an advisory review of the facility’s master plan. The long-term vision for the site calls for the addition of about 3,000 workers from satellite locations over the next 20 years, according to a planning staff report. Park and Planning, which has no approval authority over the federal facility’s growth plans, voted yesterday to transmit its comments to the …
Friday, October 5, 2012
"Exercise Hekla" will have minimal impact on traffic near the base, county officials said.
Officials at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center will test their emergency medical and security response during a mock multi-casualty event Friday. During the drill, known as Exercise Hekla, officials will set up a 25-bed rapid response shelter and a portable decontamination shelter to test their response to an event involving a radiological agent. About 70 staffers will act as mock victims of an explosion, DC Military reports. Hospital operations will be reduced during the exercise, according to the report. County BRAC coordinator Phil Alperson said in an e-mail the drill would have minimal impact on traffic surrounding the base, but drivers can expect to see an increase in emergency response vehicles outside the fence line. …
Monday, October 1, 2012
The bus was stopped at a bus stop when another vehicle crashed into it, according to a county spokeswoman.
A car collided with a Ride On bus that was stopped at a bus stop on Rockville Pike Monday morning, a county spokeswoman reports. The bus was stopped near 355 and Pooks Hill Road when another vehicle ran into the back of the bus, according to county spokeswoman Esther Bowring. The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. and minor injuries were reported, according to Assistant Chief Scott Graham, a fire and rescue spokesman. One lane on northbound Rockville Pike was getting by the accident shortly before 9 a.m., Montgomery County police reported. Ride On supervisors were investigating the accident, Bowring said.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Navy has released a traffic study on the impact of proposed construction at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, which houses Walter Reed and the Uniformed Services University.
Proposed new construction on the campus of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center would tack on a maximum of 15 seconds of commute time for drivers on major thoroughfares around the base. Those findings were part of a traffic study conducted as a part of a recently-released draft environmental impact statement, a federally-required study which examines the impacts of the proposed construction at the campus, known as Naval Support Activity Bethesda. The campus also houses the Uniformed Services University, where proposed developments include adding a new 341,000 square foot research and education facility and a 400-space parking structure. In addition, proposals for improvements to Walter Reed hospital facilities call for …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
A draft of an environmental impact study has been completed, and the Navy is asking the public to weigh in.
The U.S. Department of the Navy has released a draft environmental impact statement that examines proposed developments on the campus of Bethesda’s Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The Navy last year announced a plan to study demolishing five buildings on the Walter Reed Bethesda campus and constructing a new five-story, 563,000 square foot medical facility and a 500-space underground parking garage in its place. The study also looks at expanding the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, located on Walter Reed Bethesda’s campus, by adding a new 341,000 square foot research and education facility and a 400-space parking structure. The federally-required EIS, which examines the impacts of the proposed …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Restauranteur Geoff Tracy brings his popular take on American cuisine to Rockville Pike.
Chef Geoff’s is coming to Rockville. The restaurant group opened its first location in 2000 and has since made a name—that of owner Geoff Tracy—serving contemporary American cuisine in a casual atmosphere. The new Rockville location will open on Sept. 12, Tracy announced on his website. Chef Geoff's Rockville will occupy the former home of Houston’s and the short-lived Againn Tavern, at 12256 Rockville Pike. Tracy hinted about a Rockville location via Twitter in July 2011. Last month, Patch’s “1 Meat, 3 Sides” column cited a Zagat report that the opening was imminent. On Tuesday, Chef Geoff’s fans received emails inviting them to buy a limited number of tickets (so limited, they were sold out by early Wednesday) to a “soft opening” on …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Restauranteur Geoff Tracy brings his popular take on American cuisine to Rockville Pike.
Chef Geoff’s is coming to Rockville. The restaurant group opened its first location in 2000 and has since made a name—that of owner Geoff Tracy—serving contemporary American cuisine in a casual atmosphere. The new Rockville location will open on Sept. 12, Tracy announced on his website. Chef Geoff's Rockville will occupy the former home of Houston’s and the short-lived Againn Tavern, at 12256 Rockville Pike. Tracy hinted about a Rockville location via Twitter in July 2011. Last month, Patch’s “1 Meat, 3 Sides” column cited a Zagat report that the opening was imminent. On Tuesday, Chef Geoff’s fans received emails inviting them to buy a limited number of tickets (so limited, they were sold out by early Wednesday) to a “soft opening” on …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Project is expected to wrap up in spring of 2013.
A long-term road resurfacing project is underway that will bring yet more lane closures to Rockville Pike. The $2.3 million safety and resurfacing project, headed up by the Maryland State Highway Administration, is planned for Rockville Pike between Cedar Croft Drive in Bethesda—just north of Cedar Lane—and Strathmore Avenue in North Bethesda. SHA crews will resurface the roadway and clean inlets. Sidewalk ramps and driveways will be upgraded to make them compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and damaged curbs, gutters, sidewalks and guardrails will be replaced. There also will be new pavement markings. Weather permitting, work on the 3.3-mile stretch of is expected to wrap up in spring of 2013. Drivers should expect …
Don Platt
5:46 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012
The traffice on JOnes Bridge and Rockville Pike from 495 to Woodmont is very much worse over the last year. Navy must have their head stuck in the backyard or in a tunnel. And, no efforts to increase mass transit will work till MOntgomery County gets determined to bring buses closer to where people live and open the silver spring station. Montgomery County is as responsible for the traffic … more ›