In-Person Community Meeting on Two School Walkability Studies Addressing Safety Needs in Montgomery County on Thursday, Dec. 5

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

On Thursday, Dec. 5 starting at 6:30 p.m., the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will hold an in-person meeting to present the findings of school walkability studies for Rosemary Hills and Rock Creek Forest elementary schools in Silver Spring.

The meeting will be held at the Rosemary Hills Elementary School, All Purpose Room located at 2111 Porter Road in Silver Spring.

At the community meeting, MCDOT will show the study findings and discuss the sidewalk and safety needs of students walking and biking to the studied schools. Each of the walkability studies reviewed the condition of existing infrastructure and recommended improvements that may be implemented within the school walkshed to provide safe and accessible routes for students walking and biking to school. This community meeting will help County staff better understand safety needs and plan future sidewalk and safety improvement projects within the school walkshed. 

Registration is not required. Public feedback and information provided will become a matter of public record. Prior to the meeting, the public is encouraged to review the walkability studies on the project website here. For a list of ongoing Walkshed Safety Studies click here.  

Comments and questions may be submitted by email to [email protected] or by phone 240-777-2192. The deadline to submit comments is Saturday, Dec. 30. Written feedback will carry the same weight as oral testimony.

Interpreter services will be provided upon request with five business days' advance notice to [email protected].

Learn more about MCDOT’s Safe Routes to School by visiting the program website here.   

For more information on MCDOT programs and services visit montgomerycountymd.gov/mcdot, follow @MCDOTNow on X, Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to MCDOT’s “Go Montgomery!” newsletter. 

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Release ID: 24-143
Media Contact: Emily DeTitta, 240-372-2282