Community invited by Montgomery Planning to pedal around mid-century neighborhoods and landmarks

The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is hosting a bike tour of mid-century modern architecture. The route will follow the Rock Creek Park trail through entire subdivisions of contemporary homes designed in the 1950s.

The tour is sponsored by the Planning Department's Historic Preservation Office and the Potomac Valley chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Register for the Montgomery Modern Bike Tour.

Details:

Montgomery Modern Bike Tour

Sponsored by the Montgomery County Planning Department's Historic Preservation Office and the Potomac Valley chapter of AIA

October 11, 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Tour mid-century neighborhoods in Montgomery County on two wheels: $30 for the public ($20 for AIA and Docomomo members) and includes lunch and interior visits. 

Learn more about the Montgomery Modern Bike Tour.

Peachwood Neighborhood Park Rededication: October 11, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Montgomery Parks is hosting a special event on October 11 at 10 a.m. at Peachwood Neighborhood Park in Silver Spring to showcase the completion of an ICC mitigation project. Come learn more about these important environmental projects and take a tour of the renovated park! More details are available here.

Stay up to date on the latest Westbard Sector Plan news by staying connected online, or contacting Planning Department staff. Go to www.montgomeryplanning.org/planwestbard

Send us your best photos of Montgomery Village for the chance for your photo to be selected to be included in Planning Department documents and promotional materials. Send your photos to MVP@montgomeryplanning.org #MVP

Check out the video from the Greater Lyttonsville Sector Plan Visioning Workshop from Sept. 29 and take the questionnaire that will help to guide the planning process. Learn more at www.monntgomeryplanning.org/greaterLP #greaterLP

Did you know there are more than 300 champion trees in Montgomery County? Champion trees are the largest known trees of any given species located in a specific geographic region. Join Montgomery Parks Forest Ecologist and Montgomery County Forestry Board staff on October 21 for its annual Champion Tree Tour, a full-day tour of some of the giant beauties. More details are available here. Link to video about the Champion Tree Tour.

Check out the Westbard Briefing Book which summarizes the existing conditions of the Westbard Sector Plan area. This book is intended to be used as a reference for the community who lives, works and shops in the Westbard Sector Plan area in conjunction with the Sector Plan update that began in July 2014.

Planning Department staff will present the new code and answer questions

The Montgomery County Planning Department is offering an evening training session to the Montgomery County community on the newly approved County Zoning Ordinance on Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Planning Department Headquarters Auditorium (8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD).

The session is open to the public and will include a presentation by Planning Department staff on the new zoning code followed by a question and answer session. The new zoning code and zoning map have been adopted by the County Council and will become effective on October 30, 2014.

Details:

What: Zoning Code Training

When: Tuesday, Oct. 7 (7-9 pm)

Where: Planning Department Auditorium (8787 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring)

Who: all community members are invited to attend

Details: www.montgomeryplanning.org/zoning

Built in 1893, the Kingsley Schoolhouse is a historical gem - one of the best remaining examples of a one-room schoolhouse in Montgomery County.The restored schoolhouse, located in the secluded 'Froggy Hollow' section of Little Bennett Regional Park, is furnished to look as it did during the 1920's. Tours will be given rain or shine. Find out more about all our historic events and activities at HistoryInTheParks.org.

Pick up your FALL GUIDE today!
 

What can you do in the Parks this fall? Pick up a copy of the new 2014 FALL GUIDE and find out! Learn to skate...play hockey...take a guided nature hike...make a floral centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table...play Round Robin Doubles...improve your golf swing...celebrate pawpaws...learn to kayak...and so much more!

Guides will be available at Montgomery Parks facilities as well as Recreation Centers, Senior Centers, Community Centers, libraries and county government buildings. You can also subscribe for a full year (5 issues) for just $5! Check out the GUIDE and browse fall programs at MontgomeryParks.org/Fall. 

The White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan was recently approved by the Montgomery County Council and approved and adopted by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. View the approved plan and learn more about the process.

Planning Department's webpage provides map and resource of information

The Montgomery County Planning Department has created a new webpage dedicated to bikeways in Montgomery County. The page allows visitors to view all of the existing and proposed bikeways in the County complete with an interactive map. The bikeways page also features the Silver Spring Bicycle Parking Station Study, which evaluates future demand and potential locations for a bicycle parking station near the Silver Spring Transit Center and the planned connection of the Capital Crescent Trail and Metropolitan Branch Trail. Online visitors can also review "An Assessment of Purple Line Corridor Bicycle and Pedestrian Issues" for the proposed Capital Crescent Trail between Bethesda and Silver Spring and pedestrian issues around the Purple Line. 

Testing has shown there are elevated levels of microcystin, a toxic substance produced by some species of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), in Lake Needwood that may be harmful to pets swimming in or drinking from the lake. Please take note of the following precautions.

Improvements to the asphalt trail and areas adjacent to the trail  inside Aberdeen Local Park will begin within the next week and last about two or three weeks. During this time there may be intermittent or complete closures of the trail during periods of active construction. We apologize for the inconvenience.

This month's episode of Parks, Rec 'N Roll focuses on art in parks, including a look inside Brookside Gardens' School of Botanical Art and Illustration and the public art trust which supports the creation of and placement of art in our parks. Don't miss this episode available online here.