#bethesdamd — Public Fediverse posts

There is still construction going on at Grosvenor-Strathmore metro station. Here's an update on The Reserve at Strathmore Square. https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/10/strathmore-square-at-grosvenor.html

#Moco #BethesdaMD #Rockville

After two months of being closed, the Red Line between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights re-opened today. I went to take a look at the mezzanine construction at Bethesda Metro Station. https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/09/bethesda-metro-station-has-re-opened.html

#BethesdaMD #WMATA #metroRail

The Capital Crescent Trail is really busy today, all the way from #BethesdaMD to Georgetown. Lots of groups of people walking or biking. It's a beautiful day so I can see why so many people are out.

In the Rockledge area of Bethesda, that is, the triangle bounded by I-270, the I-270 spur, and I-495 there is a new residential building going up at Democracy Center. Read more about it: https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/08/democracy-center-residential-development.html

#BethesdaMD #Development #housing

It rained last night in Bethesda, but by midnight there were only some thin high clouds. I got this photo of the moon near maximum eclipse. The remaining clouds make the whole thing glow.

#Eclipse #LunarEclipse #MoCo #BethesdaMD

Bethesda Metro Station closed through September 6 (as is Grosvenor-Strathmore and Medical Center) so track work can be done and so that the new Bethesda Station south entrance mezzanine can be built.
https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/07/bethesda-metro-station-closed-though.html

#MetroRail #BethesdaMD #Moco #MontgomeryCountyMD

⭐ NEW from WMATA⭐
Bus-only lanes to speed up shuttles during Red Line summer construction in Montgomery County, Maryland.
▶️https://www.wmata.com/news/bus-only-lanes-to-speed-up-shuttles-during-red-line-summer-const.html
#montgomerycountymd #wmata #buslanes #summer2026 #construction #mdcommuters #bethesdamd #mta #mdot

If you live in the DMV area, one great way to celebrate June 14th is the Chosen Family Garden Party. It is going to be at the MoCo Pride Center in Bethesda, MD.

Here is the page about the event, and for registering:

https://www.mocopridefamily.org/events/chosen-family-garden-party

#queer #lgbtqia #MoCoPrideCenter #MontgomeryCountyMD #BethesdaMD

I went to Paris Baguette in #BethesdaMD for breakfast the other day. I really like how they have self-service croissants and pastries.
https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/05/paris-baguette-in-bethesda.html

🚧Metropolitan Branch Trail Update🚧

MDCOT's Division of Transportation Engineering contractors installed fencing and water barriers, constructed a concrete footer, and curb, gutter, and sidewalk work was finished near Philadelphia Ave.
💻Project Website▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/metropolitan-branch-trail-phase-2a
#montgomerycountymd #mdcommuters #bethesdamd #silverspringmd #purplelinemd #mocobikes #bikemoco

🅿️NEW🅿️
MCDOT Division of Parking Management is preparing to transition Lot 10 – Leeland Street Lot & Lot 24 – Farm Women’s Market Lot to a new Pay-by-Plate parking system. (Effective on or about June 2, 2026)
📋 For more details, please click here ▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/department-transportation/about-mcdot/divisions/division-parking-management-dpm/parking-news-events #montgomerycountymd #parking #bethesdamd #mdcommuters #commuting #weekdays

⚠️🟣🚆NEW🚆🟣⚠️
Starting June 2026, Purple Line crews will begin Live Wire testing of light rail tracks & systems with a Light Rail Vehicle between the Lyttonsville Operations & Maintenance Facility & #BethesdaMD Station.
🌟Details▶️ https://purplelinemd.com/media/cmolukbs/notice-section7-testing-update-051926.pdf #purplelinemd #transit #transportation #silverspringmd

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival continues until 5pm today in the Woodmont Triangle area of #BethesdaMD

💮Spring has Sprung, and the latest🟣#PurpleLine🟣 #Newsletter has been published! See the latest 🟣#PurpleLine🟣 progress with construction updates, a business spotlight with Roxana Floral, and information on Beyond the Rails Community Grants.

🗞️English🔗 https://purplelinemd.com/media/qtue4vgj/pl_newsletter_april-2026.pdf

🗞️Spanish🔗 https://purplelinemd.com/media/lhqo3vzb/pl_newsletter_april-2026_spanish.pdf

#mdcommuters #montgomerycountymd #maryland #silverspringmd #bethesdamd

The dog park at Cabin John Park in #BethesdaMD is currently closed. They are doing some work (with a jackhammer) at the entrance. #MoCoMD

I went to see the #CherryBlossoms in the Kenwood neighborhood of #BethesdaMD yesterday afternoon. Lots of people walking around and lots of beautiful trees. #UrbanCherryBlossom https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/03/kenwood-cherry-blossoms.html

🔌⚡️🚙⚡️🔌
With 83 #chargepointnet
ports🔌and 16 @pepcoconnect
ports🔌, there's a total of 99 ports at parking facilities in downtown #BethesdaMD, #SilverSpringMD and #WheatonMD.
🔌For locations▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-parking/ElectricVehicle.html #montgomerycountymd #mdcommuters #commuting #EVCars #EVCharger #parkingspace #mygreenmc #gogreen

Another residential building going in at 4725 Cheltenham Drive in #BethesdaMD More info and photos: https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/03/construction-at-4725-cheltenham-drive.html

⭐Montgomery County, MD - Community Meeting⭐
🗓️Date▶️ Wednesday, March 18, 2026
🕰️Time▶️ 6:30 PM
📍Location▶️ Walt Whitman High School 7100 Whittier Blvd., #BethesdaMD 20817
📋There will be a brief presentation and then open Q&A.
📋 .Details 🔗 https://www.dcwater.com/about-dc-water/media/news/dc-water-continues-community-dialogue-potomac-interceptor-response

(Image from DC Water)

🚸 🚸 🚸
The MCDOT SRTS team recently installed a crosswalk and made ADA improvements for the Carderock Springs E. S. community at the Intersection Persimmon Tree Road and Tomlinson Ave in #BethesdaMD
🔗https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-PedSafety/SRTS/home.html #montgomerycountymd #visionZero #visionzeromc #mdroads #mdtraffic

🦺Summer 2026 Metro Red Line Project🦺
From July 6, 2026 though Sept. 7, 2026, WMATA will undertake a major construction project and the Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center, & #BethesdaMD stations will be 🚫closed🚫!

🚍FREE shuttle buses will replace trains🚇

🌟 Details 🔗 https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/summer-2026-red-line-major-construction/index.cfm #mdcommuters #transittooter #summer2026 #wmata #purplelinemd #montgomerycountymd

🦺💧ICYMI💧🦺
If you missed the #dcwater meeting last night for #MontgomeryCoMD residents, you can watch a video recording of the proceeding 📽️▶️ https://www.youtube.com/live/HTGI9EVIZUw?si=3hZLxxoT-91zySmt

The presentation slides can be viewed📺▶️https://www.dcwater.com/sites/default/files/document/2026-02/documents/PI%20MD%20Community%20Meeting%20Presentation.pdf
#maryland #DEP #potomacriver #cabinjohnmd #bethesdamd

🚍🚏ICYMI🚍🚏

Due to Metrorail construction🚧, the bus🚍loop at the Medical Center Metro Station will be closed on Sunday, March 1, 2026 from 8:00am until 8:00pm.
🚍🚏MCDOT #RideOn routes 34 and 46 will be impacted
🚏Details▶️ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMONTGOMERY/bulletins/406a190
#weekend #Sunday #MontgomeryCountyMD #BethesdaMD #NIH #NavyBethesda #mdcommuters

Utility work closing the right two lanes of westbound Democracy Blvd in #BethesdaMD for the next few months! More details:
https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/02/long-term-roadwork-on-eastbound.html

#MoCo #montgomerycountymd #RoadConstruction

🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️REMINDER🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️
#MCDOT will hold a Virtual Public Hearing on the Redwing Road Sidewalk Proposal in #BethesdaMD. 🗣️The public will have an opportunity to provide testimony and ask questions.
🗓️Wednesday, February 11, 2026
🕰️6:30pm–8:30pm
To participate ▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=48082&Dept=50 #visionzero #montgomerycountymd #walking #maryland

New L2 electric car chargers coming to the county's Metropolitan Garage (next to Bethesda Metro Station) in #BethesdaMD https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/01/new-electric-car-chargers-coming-in.html #MoCo

I went for a walk on the Capital Crescent Trail in #BethesdaMD today. I am really pleased at how snow removal went. More pics: https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/01/capital-crescent-trail-after-snow.html

I went for a walk around downtown #BethesdaMD this afternoon and took a bunch of pictures. Take a look: https://blog.pagebypagebooks.com/2026/01/snow-in-bethesda.html

🅿️Parking rules aren’t just about tickets🎟️—they ensure short-term spaces stay open for quick stops, making it easier for everyone to shop🛒, dine🍽️, and support local businesses😁
✅Always check posted hours ⏰and use long-term parking🅿️when needed.
🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Parking/ #bethesdamd #wheatonmd #silverspringmd #montgomerycountymd #mdcommuters #parking

🚶‍♀️NEW🚶‍♂️
#MCDOT will hold a Virtual Public Hearing on the Redwing Road Sidewalk Proposal in #BethesdaMD. The public will have an opportunity to provide testimony and ask questions.
🗓️Wed., Feb. 11, 2026
🕰️6:30pm – 8:30pm
▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-dte/projects/RedwingRoad/index.html

The #PurpleLineMD Small Business Grant Program supports businesses:
🟣helps offset impacts that construction closures or detours may have
🟣provides funding for marketing & other support.
⭐Next application period opens on March 2, 2026
📑▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/small-business-grants/ #montgomerycountymd #purplelinemdnow #silverspringmd #bethesdamd #businesses #funding

📋🚍🚏ICYMI📋🚍🚏
For a complete list of the affected bus routes, please click here▶️ https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMONTGOMERY/bulletins/400647d
#montgomerycountymd #rockvillemd #bethesdamd #silverspringmd #wheatonmd #gaithersburgmd

🌇ICYMI🌇
#MontgomeryPlans Community Planning Academy is your chance to learn how planning decisions in #MontgomeryCoMD are made and how YOU can make a difference!
⭐ Details▶️ https://montgomeryplanning.org/montgomery-plannings-community-planning-academy/
#montgomerycountymd #silverspringmd #bethesdamd #wheatonmd

🚧ICYMI🚧
MCDOT recently installed speed humps along Fenway Road between Carderock Drive and Carderock Springs Drive in #BethesdaMD to reduce speeds along the roadway.
⭐ Program Details▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-traffic/SpeedHumps/

👷‍♀️🔴Update🟣👷‍♂️
Over the weekend, #wmata closed the Bethesda Metro Rail station so they could remove several knockout panels, which will allow direct access to the #PurpleLineMD's future south mezzanine platform.
#bethesdaMD #mdcommuters #montgomerycountymd

🚿🅿️NEW🅿️🚿
MCDOT Division of Parking Management is scheduled to begin cleaning the windows (and glass surfaces) in all Montgomery County, MD -owned parking garages in #SilverSpringMD, #BethesdaMD, & #WheatonMD, on or about Nov. 17, 2025.
🌟 Details🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-parking/news/index.html #mdcommuters #commuting #montgomerycountymd #parkinggarages

🅿️REMINDER🅿️
Parking is FREE in #BethesdaMD, #SilverSpringMD and #WheatonMD garages, lots, and street meters on #VeteransDay (Tuesday, Nov 11) We honor and thank those who served. 🅿️🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Parking/FAQ/holidays.html
#holiday #montgomerycountymd #MCDOTPARKING

MCDOT's🍂Leaf Collection Program🍂for 2025 will begin on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. We anticipate the program running through November and December 2025. 📌Please follow the recommendations for placing leaf piles at the curb and not in the street.🍂▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-highway/leaf/index.html #montgomerycountymd #leaves #leafcollection #maryland #silverspringmd #bethesdamd #wheatonmd

🟣🚉🟣
The October 2025 edition of the #PurpleLineMD Newsletter has been release and includes construction updates, a Business Spotlight with Mon Ami Gabi and an interview with our Outreach and Business Engagement teams.
📰English▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/lalp2uu2/pl_newsletter_oct-2025.pdf
📰 Spanish▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/amojkit5/pl_newsletter_oct-2025_spanish.pdf
#bethesdamd #futuretransportation #transit #silverspringmd #montgomerycountymd #takomaparkmd

The Maryland Department of Transportation's Purple Line Small Business Grant Program provides support to small businesses located along the #PurpleLineMD corridor that are impacted by construction.
🌟Now accepting applications for Round Three of these grants 🔗 https://www.purplelinemd.com/small-business-grants/ #montgomerycountymd #bethesdamd #silverspringmd

📌ICYMI📌
MDHA will begin enhancing the bike🚲lanes in both directions on MD 190 (River Road) between Brookside Dr. to Little Falls Pkwy in #BethesdaMD, on or about Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.
Details ▶️ https://www.roads.maryland.gov/mdotsha/pages/pressreleasedetails.aspx?newsId=5470&PageId=818 #montgomerycountymd #mdroads #mdtraffic #mdcommuters #transportation #roadconstruction

The #PurpleLineMD C.A.T. Is back #ConnectingCommunities! Join the Purple Line team at any of these upcoming meetings in #MontgomeryCountyMD. Click the link to learn more about their future CAT Meetings: ▶️https://purplelinemd.com/public-meetings-events/ #silverspringmd #BethesdaMD #mdcommuters #commuting #transit 📸 from the MTA Purple Line