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Sunday, August 23, 2015

New curb on Fairmont Ave. aims to improve pedestrian connectivity in Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle (Photos)

A new curb bump-out on Fairmont Avenue is part of a larger plan to improve connectivity for pedestrians traversing the Woodmont Triangle neighborhood in downtown Bethesda.

The bump-out extends from the current sidewalk alongside the Bainbridge Bethesda luxury apartments, and will make an easier pedestrian connection to the walkway to the public parking garage across Fairmont Avenue when construction of the 7770 Norfolk condo project is completed.

One planning goal as properties redevelop across downtown Bethesda, is to create better linkages between destinations and parking garages. And to improve the ability to cut-through long city blocks in a pedestrian-friendly environment.



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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:04 AM

    Damn, looks like the Panda twins picked the wrong day to be born. No way that they can compete with the awesomeness of this story.

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    1. Robert Dyer1:18 PM

      7:04: No pandas were born in Bethesda this morning.

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  2. Anonymous7:07 AM

    Will the street furniture on the path south of Fairmont be installed with the same delightful slant as those next to the Bainbridge?

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  3. Anonymous2:04 PM

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  4. Anonymous2:24 PM

    Bethesda residents are more concerned about midblock connections and pedestrian access than about pandas :)

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  5. Trawick3:06 PM

    Dyer has always been very strong on pedestrian access and safety in the downtown.

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  6. Brian4:15 PM

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  7. Anonymous8:02 PM

    Speaking of pedestrian access to public parking garages, any idea why they built the new Capital Crescent garage with only one pedestrian entrance (but 2 car entrances)?

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  8. Anonymous7:09 AM

    8:02 - To better keep track of the foot thieves access.

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  9. Anonymous11:16 AM

    I'm hoping you can direct this issue to the appropriate person / department as I"ve had no luck.... ...one of the construction vehicles for the new condo bldg on Norfolk (next to Starbucks) struck the "Walk / Don't Walk" signal at the corner of Woodmont and Norfolk...so that as you leave Starbucks and try and cross Norfolk to say the fountain...you cannot see if it is "walk / don't walk". I had hoped that those that repainted the crosswalks would have noticed the problem...but ssadly no....and I'm getting nowhere fast with trying to get it fixed.

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  10. Anonymous7:23 PM

    Didn't the county set aside funding for a pedestrian ombudsman in the budget that started a few months ago? Has that person been hired?

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