Plans for the Cheltenham Drive Bikeway in downtown Bethesda are now scheduled to be reviewed by the Montgomery County Planning Board at their December 11, 2025 public meeting. The County Department of Transportation has filed a Mandatory Referral application with the Planning Department for one-way, separated bike lanes on both sides of Cheltenham, between Woodmont Avenue and Tilbury Street. Mandatory Referral means that commissioners cannot stop or reject the project, but only make recommendations and suggestions based upon public comment, staff advice, and their own expertise. This is standard procedure for government projects. Residents or other stakeholders with questions regarding this project may call Eli Glazier at the Planning Department at 301-495-4548.
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In other words, the cake is already baked. Pull the lever for anybody with a D next to their name no matter what. This is never the elected officials fault but those who elect them. Good job! Bethesda and surrounding is slowly being destroyed. Cars are evil here period end of story. Glenn Youngkin is about to cut the ribbon on a massive improvement to the Tyson's corridor on 495 and we're adding bike lanes everywhere, that aren't used, even on River Road.
Another one of these two-block "projects," like the white elephant along Montgomery Lane, between Woodmont and Waverly. Can we start a pool on (A) how long it will take to complete once construction begins (B) how many bicyclists any of us will ever see using it (C) what this boondoggle will cost?
6:13 - They don't care about any of that. Cost? It's not their money. Usage? Social Engineering isn't concerned about that. I drive Montgomery Lane every, single morning and afternoon and there's never, ever a cyclist there. A one block bike lane as you said. Great! This is happening everywhere and MoCo officials have absolutely no issue with it at all. They applaud it. Cars are bad even EV ones. Lastly, even though they aren't used, they'll never be taken out. Never. Get use to it.
Doesn't matter how much it costs or who ot inconveniences. The idiots on the council will say its for climate change or its for the children.
Have you guys ever looked at the bike infrastructure master plan for downtown Bethesda? Not individual two block sections, but a whole network of safe pathways for bicycling. All connected back to the CCT and the future 425 space, two story high bike parking deck under the Elm. A fantastic systematic approach to safe non motorized transit in a dense and walkable community. Stop shaking your fists at the clouds and buy a freaking bike and enjoy this well planned resource. Flame suit activated.
1:41 - But Bethesda isn't Amsterdam. We're not a bike culture and never will be. Are bikes bad, no. But they are clearly sending us a loud and clear message that cars are. Roads were designed to carry vehicle traffic period. Bike network? Not needed. That's what the CCT is for.
So 1:41 is in favor of making everyone do what they think is right. Venezuela is waiting for you. Dictating rules without any real opportunity to oppose it is the definition of authoritarian behavior. But that's the left gaslighting.
This came up in the EBCA (East Bethesda, the neighborhood where part/half of the lane will be) association meeting this week, with a clear THUMBS DOWN by members as INEXPLICABLE, IRRATIONAL, and UNSAFE
Why are you guys so opposed to anything that makes downtown safer, more bikeable for all ages, and more walkable. Why do you all feel we need to maintain only wide streets and fast speed limits for cars and lots of parallel parking, and narrow sidewalks where biking is difficult, or prohibited. Nobody needs to drive through Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda Avenue, Norfolk Avenue and even Cheltenham at high speed like you find on Wisconsin Avenue. Downtown Bethesda should be a destination, not a speedway to other areas.
It has gotten out of control between what they did on Old Georgetown Road, and River Road and what they are now doing on Little Falls Pkwy. Our counsel does whatever they want and does not listen to its residents. This is insane. They are dictators telling us what we need without asking. No one supports this nonsense.
I'm that avid biker that likes what's going on on OGR but think most, if not all, of the other 'diets,' and dedicated bike lanes are way overreaching. My spell checker wants to say overreacting, which would be just as accurate!
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