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Montgomery County hearing features broad support and sharp questions on Bicycle Master Plan
Summary
Dozens of residents, advocates and business groups told the Montgomery County Council they support the county’s draft Bicycle Master Plan for safety, climate and equity reasons — while urging clearer prioritization, cost estimates and safeguards for small businesses and high‑risk intersections.
The Montgomery County Council heard more than three hours of testimony on the county’s proposed Bicycle Master Plan, with residents, bicycle advocates and public‑health groups urging adoption while raising detailed concerns about safety prioritization, costs and implementation.
Supporters said the plan’s data‑driven methods and emphasis on low‑stress, connected routes could expand bicycling, improve public health and help meet the county’s Vision 0 goals. "This plan applies quantitative methods and tools of analysis," said Casey Anderson, chair of the Maryland‑National Capital Park and Planning Commission, describing a countywide heat‑map and a full road‑network safety analysis that identify priority corridors including Downtown Wheaton, Downtown Silver Spring, White Flint and parts of the I‑270 corridor.
The nut of the debate was how the plan should be implemented. Jared Blue of the American Heart Association and Peter Gray of the Washington Area Bicyclists Association urged the council to adopt the…
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