As part of a walkability study to improve pathways for students who walk or bike to school, MCDOT will host a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. to present potential sidewalk and safety improvements near three Germantown schools.
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has scheduled a virtual public meeting for Wednesday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. to present plans for new sidewalk and safety improvements at several locations throughout the walksheds of Germantown’s Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Lake Seneca Elementary School, and Waters Landing Elementary School.
To participate virtually in the meeting, please register online. A meeting link will be emailed to participants by the Microsoft Teams platform after they have registered.
MCDOT has finished a walkability study for Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Lake Seneca Elementary School, and Waters Landing Elementary School as part of a countywide effort to find accessible and safe pathways for students to walk and bike to school. In order to increase safety and accessibility for children who walk or bike to school, the study evaluated the state of the infrastructure currently in place and suggested changes for each school’s walkshed. MCDOT will provide concept plans for new sidewalks and safety improvements at different sites around the walkshed during this virtual community meeting.
The following road segments are being considered for sidewalks:
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Teakwood Lane
between Willow Cove Manor driveway entrances connecting to existing sidewalk network on both sides of segment.
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Wisteria Drive
south side from Teakwood Lane to Teakwood Lane.
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Winterspoon Lane
interior of the street loop connecting back to existing sidewalk along Wisteria Drive.
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Waldorf Drive
east side from Wisteria Drive to Wynnfield Drive.
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Walnutwood Lane
interior of the street loop.
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Wanegarden Drive
west side from Lake Seneca Elementary School entrance to Wynnfield Drive.
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Wild Cherry Lane
exterior of the street loop connecting back to existing sidewalk along Wanegarden Drive.
By 6 p.m. on Friday, July 25, the public is urged to visit the project website and submit feedback by phone at 240-777-2192 or by email at [email protected]. Oral and written remarks are equally important. Every piece of information supplied will become public knowledge.
If an interpreter is needed, they can be reached by phone at 240-777-2192 or by email at [email protected] with five business days’ notice.
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