Transportation Planning
Among the duties of the Transportation Planning Division are:
- Preparing detailed analyses of transportation issues and improvements needed to support expected growth during master plan preparation
- Managing the adequate public facilities ordinance
- Providing information about the transportation system as well as planned improvements
- Developing the biennial Highway Mobility Report
- Playing an integral role in developing recommendations for the biennial Growth Policy, which matches services like transportation with new development
- Updating the Board on the status of the Intercounty Connector, with particular attention on design, parkland and stewardship issues
- Providing expert advice on high-profile public works projects, such as the Purple Line and the Silver Spring Transit Center
Latest Projects
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)/National Naval Medical Center
The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda is undergoing expansion as part of the federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. State and county transportation agencies are undertaking nine transportation studies and projects to alleviate the impact of the medical center expansion. On July 22, the Planning Board will review four of those transportation projects as mandatory referrals, which provide the Board an opportunity to make recommendations to the appropriate agency for consideration. Learn more
Intersection Analysis Application
Planners have posted an interactive, user-friendly intersection analysis for anyone interested in countywide intersection traffic counts, and critical lane volumes.
2012 Master Plan of Highways Update
Planners drafted a scope of work for a Master Plan of Highways Update, which was approved by the Planning Board on November 19.
Purple Line
Planners have proposed a Purple Line Functional Plan (6.9 MB), a series of recommendations for the proposed transit line’s route, mode and stations, for Planning Board review. More.
2009 Highway Mobility Report
The 2009 Highway Mobility Report (19 MB) contains information and data about county patterns of mobility. The 2009 report confirms many of our 2008 findings, namely that congestion is generally most seen in down-county areas and that priority corridors continue to experience the most significant levels of congestions and should be targeted for congestion relief. Click here for more information.
July 2010 LATR/PAMR Guidelines
LATR/PAMR guidelines help ensure that development in Montgomery County is accompanied by appropriate, sufficient transportation facilities. The Planning Board and planning staff use the guidelines (2.1 MB) to estimate the impacts of development on the transportation network and determine effective ways to mitigate that impact.
Intercounty Connector Bikeway
In March 2009, the County Council approved a master plan amendment that recommends changes to the ICC Bike Path, a hiker-biker trail along the general route of the Intercounty Connector from Shady Grove Road to the Prince George’s County line. The trail (SP-40 in the Countywide Bikeways Functional Master Plan) has long been identified in County master plans as part of the proposed ICC.
Growth Policy
Montgomery County’s Growth Policy guides the timing of development and the provision of adequate public services. The growth policy implements a 1973 law, the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, which directs development to areas where public services are in place. The Montgomery County Planning Board helps ensure basic amenities like hassle-free roads and uncrowded schools for current and future residents through the Growth Policy, which guides matches growth to the availability of public services like transportation and schools.
Corridor Cities Transitway
State transportation officials are studying a new transit line — the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) — that would extend from the Shady Grove Metrorail Station to Clarksburg. The CCT could become bus or light rail service serving the I-270 corridor. Planners, who see the CCT as a lynchpin for community plans in Germantown and Gaithersburg West, use the CCT station as focal points for clustering houses, jobs, and retail near transit to support uptown activity centers and lessen reliance on automobiles.
Date of last update: July 20, 2010
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