The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board approved $10 million for projects designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and make it safer for cyclists and pedestrians.
Many of the projects are in Montgomery County.
$1.2 million is designated for the State Highway Administration to perform preliminary engineering and design work for a series of bicycle and pedestrian improvements along Maryland 190 from Brookside Drive to Little Falls Parkway.
Montgomery County was awarded $2,668,233 to purchase and install up to 17 electric vehicle charging stations at publicly-owned properties.
The City of Rockville was awarded $324,051 to design and install up to four electric vehicle charging stations at publicly-owned facilities or rights of way. It also received $327,200 to install up to four new bikeshare stations close to the Twinbrook Metro station and nearby communities.
The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission received $900,000 to design a one mile Magruder Branch Trail extension. The trail would connect to Damascus Town Center and run north from the northern terminus of the trail at Valley Park Drive.
The funding also includes money for designs to rehabilitate the boardwalk on the existing trail.
The City of Gaithersburg received $451,808 to complete the design of a shared use path connecting Gaithersburg’s downtown area around the MARC station to the Town of Washington Grove’s MARC station. The part by Washington Grove would link to a current path that connects to the Shady Grove Metro station.
The City of Rockville was awarded $200,000 to complete plans for a shared use path along the south side of Scott Drive between Wooton Parkway and Overlea Drive and along the north side between Overlea Drive and Glenn Mill Road.
An earlier study on this path declared it not safe for walking and biking. There were 14 crashes there between 2015 and 2023.
