2018 Walk & Ride Challenge Winners

On October 26, this year's Walk & Ride Challenge wrapped up and our winners were determined the following week. Our Grand Prize winning teams are calculated by using the average number of steps each member has taken. That's each team member's total steps added up, and divided by the number of members on the team.

Bethesda Urban Partnership Board Chairman Robert Donohoe, Jr., Bethesda Urban Partnership Executive Director Rick Ammirato, (both far left) and Bethesda Transportation Solutions Director Kristen Blackmon (far right) present Walk & Ride First Place Team the Taco Belles from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists with their Grand Prize package.

The Taco Belles walked an average of 259,039 steps over the 3-week period. The team as a whole received a prize package from Bradley Food & Beverage and each team member received a $125 gift card to Amazon.

Second Place was awarded to Step Up for Adoption from the Barker Foundation, who walked an average of 222,759 steps over the course of the Challenge.

Third Place was awarded to the Happy Feeet from Linowes and Blocher! The Happy Feet walked an average of 201,387 over the three-week Challenge period.

And, of course, a huge thank you to ALL participants and our sponsors:

AMR Commercial Real Estate | American Society of Health-System Pharmacists | Donohoe | EagleBank

Hilton Garden Inn | Imagination Stage | S.S. Papadopulos and Associates | Silver

New Bicycle Master Plan for Montgomery County

On Tuesday, November 27, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to approve a Bicycle Master Plan for Montgomery County.

The vote brought a three-year process to an end, during which time the Bicycle Master Plan Committee held meetings and events around the County to obtain feedback from the general public on what they would like to see happen in terms of bicycle infrastructure.

The result is a bicycling infrastructure plan for the future. Click here to see the final plan.

Public Forum on Transit Issues to be Held on December 6

The Washington Suburban Transit Commission (WSTC) will be holding Public Forum on transit issues in the National-Capital region on Thursday, December 6, 2018 from 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Attendees will hear from the following agenies:

Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration
Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

The Forum will be held in the Stella Werner Council Office Building located at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville, MD in the 3rd Floor Council Hearing room. More information about this event can be found here.

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