Where do we need better places to bike in MoCo?

If you could make one improvement for better bicycling in Montgomery County, what would it be? Would you add a new trail along a major highway or create a protected bike lane to your local grocery store? Would you connect Metro to nearby neighborhoods or stitch together a web of protected bike lanes in the county’s dense urban centers? In June, the Montgomery Planning Department is hosting meetings to get your feedback on the draft network maps for the updated Bicycle Master Plan. This is your chance to share your ideas on needed bicycle connections and help shape the future bicycle network. At five meetings around the county, staff will present their vision for a quality, low-stress network that will get tens of thousands of residents where they need to go safely and conveniently by bicycle. Though pieces of the network have been released, this is the first time we get to see the future bike network in its entirety. Come look at the maps and let staff know what you like and what is missing. Each meeting will run from 4 pm – 8:30 pm, consisting of an open house from 4 – 7 pm and a presentation and Q&A from 7:15 – 8:30 pm.

Meeting 1 Tuesday, June 6 | 4 pm – 8:30 pm Planning Department Headquarters 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring RSVP	Meeting 2 Thursday, June 8 | 4 pm – 8:30 pm Bethesda Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda RSVP
Meeting 3 Monday, June 12 | 4 pm – 8:30 pm Olney Library 3500 Olney Laytonsville Rd, Olney RSVP	Meeting 4 Wednesday, June 14 | 4 pm – 8:30 pm UpCounty Regional Services Center 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown RSVP
Meeting 5 Thursday, June 22 | 4 pm – 8:30 pm Marilyn J. Praisner Library 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville RSVP