SILVER SPRING, MD – Montgomery County planners working
on a plan for White Flint invite interested individuals to a White Flint
Citizens Advisory Committee meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Park and
Planning Headquarters in Silver Spring.
Planners
hope to hear from anyone interested in the future of White Flint, located in
north Bethesda along Rockville Pike. The advisory committee has been working
with staff to develop a White Flint Sector Plan – a document that guides growth
in the community for the next 15-20 years.
Planners
will present some of their ideas for improving the current North
Bethesda/Garrett Park Master Plan, including incorporating a combination of
urban-styled retail, residential and office near the White Flint Metro station,
better connecting residents to mass transit and re-orienting Rockville Pike to
focus more on pedestrians, bicyclists and other transportation methods.
The
meeting provides an opportunity for planners and the advisory committee to hear
ideas for White Flint’s future. Interested individuals are asked to sign up to
speak in advance at WhiteFlintPlanning@mncppc-mc.org.
(Organizers request that speakers specify a topic relevant to the White Flint
plan.)
The
White Flint sector plan will go to the Planning Board for consideration in the
next few months. After the Planning Board holds work sessions and a public
hearing, it will send its version of the plan to the Montgomery County Council
for final review and approval.
WHO:
Montgomery
County Planning Department
WHAT:
Public
forum on White Flint Sector Plan
WHEN:
Tuesday,
November 6, 2007 – 7 p.m. (Doors open at
6:30 p.m.)
WHERE:
Park
and Planning Headquarters
8787
Georgia Avenue
Silver
Spring, Md.