Friends of White Flint

Happy Rosh Hashonah to the Folks in the Pike District Who Celebrate This Holiday

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

No matter what you call it, it’s marvelous to live and work here.

From Bethesda Beat: Since You Asked: Where Exactly Is North Bethesda? Despite some debate, the area’s boundaries have long been defined

BY ANDREW METCALF

—A reader in Bethesda

Many Montgomery County residents dispute whether North Bethesda is a defined place.…

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

We’re cancelling the Pike District Pedestrian Campaign petition signature canvassing scheduled for Thursday due to the biblical rain and flooding Capital Weather Gang is predicting. We’re re-scheduling for Thursday, October 6th. Please volunteer for either a before work, after work, or lunchtime shift by emailing [email protected].

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Apply for membership to the Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Traffic Safety Advisory Committee. …

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

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As you know, we kicked off our Pike District Pedestrian Safety Campaign last week. It’s getting some traction with coverage in Bethesda Beat and a blog post on Greater Greater Washington. There’s been a few posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and my 22-year-old son even told me our signs are being shared on Snapchat.…

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

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byARLnow.com — September 13, 2016 at 11:15

The Arlington County Board is expected to take up a change to the county’s Master Transportation Plan (MTP) that would allow pedestrian-only streets.

The Board is set to consider a request to advertise hearings on the change at a meeting later this month, according to a draft proposal.

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Posted on September 23, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

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Mark your calendar and grab your friends and family. Fall Fest is October 8th from noon to 2:00 pm! We’re closing Marinelli Road in front of the Bethesda North Marriott and featuring not only music by The Nighthawks but also a variety of food trucks and kids activities. County Executive Ike Leggett will be on hand to cut the ribbon that officially opens the Pike District, too.

Where we are today on BRT in Montgomery County

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

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Curious about what’s up with Bus Rapid Transit here in MoCo? Coatition for Smarter Growth wrote an excellent summary which I’m reposting here. (No doubt you’ll notice that almost all of the BRT news concerns Route 29 rapid transit, not Route 355.)

Plans for BRT have taken a few twists and turns over the last five years.

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Posted on September 20, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

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Last night, volunteers from Coalition for Smarter Growth and Friends of White Flint (along with your intrepid FoWF executive director) launched the exciting Pike District Pedestrian Safety Campaign by hanging dozens of signs with safety tips and ways to get involved all around the Pike District.

Walkable may be one of the most over-used adjectives in the new urbanism realm, but that does not diminish its significance. …

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

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We hope you will join us tonight at our Community Meeting!!

September 19, 2016 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Bethesda North Conference Center, Brookside Room

6:30 Welcome (Amy Ginsburg)

6:35 Approval of minutes from July Board Meeting (Howard Feldman/Amy Ginsburg)

6:40 Treasurer’s Report (Eric Grosse)

6:45 Fall Fest (Francine Waters) and Piketoberfest (Jay Corbalis)

6:50 Presentation by Nkosi Yearwood, Planner at Montgomery Planning Department, on White Flint 2 Preliminary Recommendations

7:05 Questions and comments on the White Flint 2 Preliminary Recommendations

7:20 Presentation by Walter Johnson Cluster Representatives on the Walter Johnson Roundtable Options

7:35 Questions and comments on the Walter Johnson Roundtable Options

7:50 Pike District Pedestrian Safety Campaign (Amy Ginsburg)

8:00 Brief Property Owner Updates (Property Owners)

8:20 Other Business

8:25 Would your HOA, condo association, or club like someone from Friends of White Flint to speak at one of your meetings about the transformation of our community?…

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Amy Ginsburg

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PIKETOBERFEST

Saturday, October 8th, 1-4pm Pike & Rose Free to Attend

Craft Beer tent by Owen’s Ordinary
Come out for lawn games and kids activities, including a hay bale maze, face painter, giveaways and roving entertainment
Live music sponsored by AMP by Strathmore
Special Occasions Band & Bobby Thompson and Revelator Hill
Food for sale and sampling by Carluccio’s, City Perch, Del Frisco’s Grille, Summer House, Stella Barra and Roti
Sidewalk Sales and special offers from Gap and Gap Kids, Francesca’s, Lucky Brand, Nike, Season’s Taproom and Yogaso Boutique

Meet and mingle with our other neighborhood partners, including iPic Theaters, Nava Health, Sport & Health, PR at Partners, Pallas and PerSei Apartments

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