tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post1070140150430215865..comments2024-03-29T04:57:59.779-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Leland St. turn restrictions violate Montgomery County law (Photos)Robert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-7387799237006381942017-09-20T10:38:23.945-07:002017-09-20T10:38:23.945-07:00Thank you letter writer for taking the time to add...Thank you letter writer for taking the time to address this issue. My grievance all along has been the combination of increasing population density and increasing road restrictions. You can't have both.<br /><br />And it doesn't just take two minutes to use Arlington to get to Westbard. The lights are poorly timed, and traffic is heavy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-8401369808907632022017-09-19T07:32:30.907-07:002017-09-19T07:32:30.907-07:00Regarding Little Falls Road: the traffic volume is...Regarding Little Falls Road: the traffic volume is not being restricted so I don't think this law applies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-3190677011514994372017-09-19T06:22:12.029-07:002017-09-19T06:22:12.029-07:00Seems like Little Falls Parkway would have to be r...Seems like Little Falls Parkway would have to be reopened to two lanes as well if they enforce this law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-13183047121770099992017-09-19T05:18:32.893-07:002017-09-19T05:18:32.893-07:00So is it not mature when Dyer doesn't like the...So is it not mature when Dyer doesn't like the county or his competitors and keeps writing about it! Is it annoying for those interested in reading news? Lol. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-15933306640976971482017-09-19T05:17:25.198-07:002017-09-19T05:17:25.198-07:00I LOL'dI LOL'dAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-67590593766012854922017-09-19T05:12:49.375-07:002017-09-19T05:12:49.375-07:00"#ReopenKlingleRoad"
"That ship ha..."#ReopenKlingleRoad"<br /><br /><a href="https://ggwash.org/view/63868/the-new-klingle-valley-trail-connects-woodley-park-and-mount-pleasant" rel="nofollow">"That ship has sailed already."</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-79629353218631063942017-09-19T05:02:45.782-07:002017-09-19T05:02:45.782-07:00So all we need is someone to pay the council MORE ...So all we need is someone to pay the council MORE money than the Leland Street Consortium pays? Bethesda Turf Wars. Brutal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-67958393414432748202017-09-18T21:00:53.590-07:002017-09-18T21:00:53.590-07:00In regard to the date questions, those became moot...In regard to the date questions, those became moot when the County Council last year affirmed that Leland is an Arterial road. Therefore, the residential-type restrictions must be lifted, or the classification must change, one or the other.<br /><br />Not surprised to hear Berliner staff defending Leland privatization - that's how they've been getting all these perks. They must not have gotten Berliner's memo that he and fellow street-closure advocate Hans Riemer are now backpedaling from the Leland closure. This puts Berliner back in the thick of the controversy, not a good place to be.<br /><br />#ReopenLelandStreet<br />#ReopenKlingleRoadRobert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-91309146749339971302017-09-18T18:56:16.087-07:002017-09-18T18:56:16.087-07:00Even if the restriction for no left turn existed p...Even if the restriction for no left turn existed prior to 1994 it is clear the MCDOT is conducting a "reassessment". This reassessment can only logically lead to one conclusion - that the restriction should be lifted because it is not in accordance with current law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-35388726095416717942017-09-18T18:35:53.533-07:002017-09-18T18:35:53.533-07:00Hello everyone - I am the one who wrote this lette...Hello everyone - I am the one who wrote this letter to the MCDOT Director. I encourage you to write something similar if you care about this issue. Here is the email in its entirety:<br /><br />to: mcdot.director@montgomerycountymd.gov<br />cc: councilmember.berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov,<br />esther.bowring@montgomerycountymd.gov,<br />mcdot.trafficops@montgomerycountymd.gov<br />date: Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 3:14 PM<br />subject: Leland St. traffic volume restriction measures<br /><br />Hello Director Roshdieh,<br /><br />It is my understanding that your office is in continuing violation of Montgomery County Executive Regulation 17-94 AM (attached) as it pertains to the traffic volume restriction measures for Leland St. in the Sacks neighborhood.<br /><br />Based on the Bethesda Downtown Sector Plan (BDSP), most recently approved 5/25/2017, Leland St. is classified as an Arterial street (Figure 2.08 of the BDSP--shown below).<br /><br />Section III.B (Eligibility) [for traffic volume restrictions] of the Montgomery County Executive Regulation 17-94 AM clearly states “Only tertiary, secondary, and primary residential streets are eligible for volume restriction measures.”<br /><br />As it is not classified as a residential street, LELAND ST. IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TRAFFIC VOLUME RESTRICTIONS. I am requesting your office take the following immediate actions to ensure it is not in violation of Montgomery County law:<br />1. Remove the ‘No Right Turn from 4PM to 7PM’ restriction from Woodmont Ave. onto Leland St. AND nullify all traffic citations given during the most recent “sting operation” ticketing those who took right turns on Leland St. from Woodmont Ave. in mid-August 2017.<br /><br />2. Remove the concrete islands/barriers preventing left turns from Leland St. onto Woodmont Ave. AND remove the no left turn from Miller Ave. onto Woodmont Ave. which was enacted at the same time.<br /><br />3. Cease all traffic studies related to traffic volume restrictions on Leland St.<br /><br />Your office has shown that it is willing to unlawfully put the wants of a few over the rights of all Montgomery County residents. Enough is enough! Stop wasting Montgomery County taxpayer dollars to advance the agenda of this small minority of residents.<br /> <br />I appreciate your prompt resolution on this matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-8551206630620850312017-09-18T15:17:30.632-07:002017-09-18T15:17:30.632-07:00"I contacted Berliner's office today...&q..."I contacted Berliner's office today..."<br /><br />You must be an immigrant - doing the hard work that Robert Dyer won't do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-70617838860042185592017-09-18T15:06:40.347-07:002017-09-18T15:06:40.347-07:00I contacted Berliner's office today regarding ...I contacted Berliner's office today regarding the "arterial" classification for Leland and the legality for restricting traffic based on this classification. One of Berliner's office aides said that the traffic restriction was already in place before the regulation was imposed in 1994. I further asked then why the change in signage because the change in the wording of the signage, at least to me, indicates a new restriction was put on, or else why change the wording on the sign. That said, at the end of the regulation, it states the reassessment policy of a traffic regulation. But getting back to the change in the sign--can one argue that the change in the sign is indicative of a change (however so slight) of the traffic regulation, and therefore nullifies the first no turn traffic restriction. if that is the case, then this new traffic restriction (do not enter) is in violation of the regulation because it isn't grandfathered in as a restriction and must follow the 1994 regulation that only residential roads qualify for traffic volume restrictions. And further, I am wondering why Leland would be classified as arterial if the county would allow restrictions. I still feel that the restrictions are a violation even if they were imposed prior to the regulation.(sorry for the long post)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-72416273123368810792017-09-18T13:11:47.442-07:002017-09-18T13:11:47.442-07:00"if Robert Dyer has the ability to delete com..."<b><i>if</i></b> Robert Dyer has the ability to delete comments from this blog"<br /><br />HAHAHAHAHA YMBNH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-6938225706655305332017-09-18T10:22:42.375-07:002017-09-18T10:22:42.375-07:00This is great new indeed! Please keep us posted on...This is great new indeed! Please keep us posted on the response of the director of the department of transportation. And off topic, if Robert Dyer has the ability to delete comments from this blog, there seems to be a troll on this comment board whose comments can use some deleting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-5775605299444154512017-09-18T08:53:27.417-07:002017-09-18T08:53:27.417-07:00Good news!Good news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-45285290843100545682017-09-18T08:46:40.368-07:002017-09-18T08:46:40.368-07:008:12 - Stop hitting F5 and STFU.8:12 - Stop hitting F5 and STFU.Robert Adolf Dyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-12714278375885607772017-09-18T08:12:21.473-07:002017-09-18T08:12:21.473-07:00To 8:04, now that's mature of you. If you don&...To 8:04, now that's mature of you. If you don't like the author of this blog, then why are you reading it and commenting on it. Sounds very childish, not to mention, it is annoying for those interested in reading insightful comments by readers who actually care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-19981792193548031012017-09-18T08:04:58.856-07:002017-09-18T08:04:58.856-07:00Normally I would be against such closures of publi...Normally I would be against such closures of public streets, on principle. But since Robert Dyer is against it, I am for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-62671306686720926212017-09-18T07:56:10.924-07:002017-09-18T07:56:10.924-07:00I'm so glad to hear about this news! I brought...I'm so glad to hear about this news! I brought up in a previous blog posting that I thought that the restrictions were illegal due to the road classification, and I am so glad that I was correct. I don't even drive on Leland but I am annoyed that these residents think they are more entitled than others. Thank you for reporting on this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-68114134377356144812017-09-18T07:37:40.653-07:002017-09-18T07:37:40.653-07:00This has nothing to do with pedestrian safety and ...This has nothing to do with pedestrian safety and everything to do with preserving resale value of the $1M+ monstrosities being constructed in the Saks neighborhood. If you want to have the convenience of having a large SFH steps away from downtown Bethesda, then you need to accept the traffic that comes with that. You can't have your cake and eat it too.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-41768739363794618752017-09-18T07:19:45.967-07:002017-09-18T07:19:45.967-07:00Not having proper notice or signage.
I expect the ...Not having proper notice or signage.<br />I expect the County to coordinate with State... government 101.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-25806706342225266862017-09-18T06:59:01.612-07:002017-09-18T06:59:01.612-07:00Why isn't Robert Dyer reporting on the second-...Why isn't Robert Dyer reporting on the second-biggest business news this year in Bethesda?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-57725219999619676482017-09-18T06:57:15.523-07:002017-09-18T06:57:15.523-07:00#UnsignedDyer @ 6:48 AM:
Exposing pedestrians to ...#UnsignedDyer @ 6:48 AM:<br /><br />Exposing pedestrians to falling demolition debris is "pedestrian safety"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-36377208593762247102017-09-18T06:52:01.308-07:002017-09-18T06:52:01.308-07:00Was it not determined the sidewalk closure is the ...Was it not determined the sidewalk closure is the state? And anyone illegally walking on the street is at fault?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-27487814686066143212017-09-18T06:48:06.452-07:002017-09-18T06:48:06.452-07:00The County has a mediocre record at best on pedest...The County has a mediocre record at best on pedestrian safety. See Mr.Dyer's Apex sidewalk coverage as exhibit A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com