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Planning Department briefs council on University Boulevard corridor plan, prioritizes bus lanes, safety and limited rezoning
Summary
The Planning Department presented a draft University Boulevard corridor master plan that focuses on Vision Zero safety upgrades, extension of dedicated bus lanes, limited rezoning near transit (CRN/CRT) with overlay protections, and strategies to preserve neighborhood-serving retail at Kemp Mill Shopping Center.
The Montgomery County Planning Department presented the draft University Boulevard Corridor (UBC) master plan to the County Council, outlining recommendations to improve safety, transit reliability and housing options along the corridor. Planning Board Chair Arti Harris, Planning Director Jason Sartore and East County Division Chief Carrie Sanders summarized a three-year engagement process and draft recommendations that the department said are intended to guide growth over the next 20 years. The plan prioritizes safety for pedestrians, students and transit riders, citing crash data showing four fatal crashes and 38 severe injury crashes along the corridor between 2015 and 2024. "Transportation safety along the corridor has been the number one concern we have heard through this planning process,"…
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