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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett Pedestrian Safety Initiative, December 2007(PDF)
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Fall Street Smart Campaign at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett joined regional leaders and law enforcement officials at the launch of the fall Street Smart campaign at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School to highlight the progress made in improving safety and reducing pedestrian collisions at schools. |
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County Launches New Service on Website: “My Montgomery” Feature Finds County Services Near You
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Montgomery County has launched a new website feature called “MyMontgomery,” which helps residents locate a variety of County facilities and services. “My Montgomery” can be found at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mymontgomery and visitors to the site need only type in their address and zip code, and then click on the boxes next to the services they are interested in finding, along with their choice of search radius from 1 to 5 miles. |
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New Pedestrian Safety Campaign Aimed at Non-Native English Speakers
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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett holds up a copy of a new pedestrian safety video aimed at non-native English speakers, one of the groups at highest risk for pedestrian collisions. Joining Leggett (at podium) were (from left to right) Montgomery College English-as-a-Second-Language teacher Nancy Newton, Darwin Bonilla, CASA de Maryland manager of Education and Leadership and Montgomery County Public Schools Board Member Dr. Judith Docca. See Press Release for more info |
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Leggett Announces Completion of Pedestrian Protection Project to Improve Safety on Arcola Avenue
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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (left) talks about pedestrian safety improvements made to Arcola Avenue in Wheaton to slow traffic and make it safer to cross the street. Joining Leggett were the County’s Pedestrian Safety Coordinator Jeff Dunckel (middle) and Delegate Roger Manno (D-19), who represents the Wheaton area. See Press Release for more info. |
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Leggett Announces Speed Camera Revenues to Fully Fund Pedestrian Safety Initiative
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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced that $5 million in revenues from the County’s speed camera program will fund improvements to reduce pedestrian collisions and make the County safer for pedestrians. Joining Leggett (left) were Delegate Bill Bronrott (D-16) and Department of Transportation Director Art Holmes. See Press Release for more info. |
New Sidewalk to Replace Temporary Pedestrian Bridge along Montrose Road Construction
View of Montrose Parkway from Montrose Road (photo by Craig Lease)
As part of the overall Montrose Parkway West project, work started last winter on reconstructing a portion of Montrose Road. This work has required closing Montrose Road between Tildenwood Drive and East Jefferson Street and diverting traffic onto the parkway. Local traffic has had access from either side of the bridge to homes, churches, and synagogues, and a temporary pedestrian bridge on the north side of Montrose Road has provided walker access.
Now a new sidewalk is being constructed along the south side of Montrose Road starting from the parkway intersection and traveling east to Evelyn Drive. The temporary pedestrian bridge is being removed to make room for infill dirt connected with the new Montrose Road bridge over the stream below. Pedestrians and motorists should follow signs and use caution when walking or driving through this construction zone.
The parkway itself is done. We have made numerous adjustments to the signal timing and signage to improve the traffic flow. Thank you for your patience with the detour. The new bridge on Montrose Road will eliminate flooding and provide a safe crossing for wildlife. Montrose Road should be completed and fully re-opened by July. For more information, go to the Division of Capital Development’s website.
Walk Safe™: Keeping Pedestrians Safe in the “Danger Zone” is an English language instructional video designed to teach pedestrian safety concepts to non-native English speakers. Five stand-alone modules promote basic pedestrian safety concepts, identify risky behaviors and situations, and explain terms, expressions and signage. The video is accompanied by a Teacher’s Guide (pdf), worksheets and tools that suggest activities and comprehension checks.
Help us evaluate the effectiveness of the video. Encourage viewers to take the pre-survey (pdf) before they watch the video and then, a week or two after, take the post-survey (pdf).
Pedestrian Safety Public Service Announcements (PSAs) of varying lengths promote pedestrian safety concepts to the general public.
Organizations, ESOL teachers, and community groups may request a copy of the video by filling out a request form.
Check the pedestrian safety advertising banner that is appearing from time to time across the top of WTOP’s website (WTOP.com)!
This ad was developed by the StreetSmart regional pedestrian safety education program that local governments support. In FY08, Montgomery County contributed $45,000 to program and hosted the fall campaign kick-off event at the Training Center in Rockville. The campaign recently held a spring media event focused on enforcement in Virginia.
On December 5, 2007, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced his Pedestrian Safety Initiative, a strategic plan designed to reduce pedestrian collisions and ensure that all areas of the County provide safe and convenient travel options for pedestrians. Pedestrian Safety Initiative (pdf).
The term of the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee was extended on June 19 from July 2007 to July 2012 by Council Resolution 16-192. Applications for new member positions as well as reappointments of existing members were due July 27. You can see the vacancy annoucement here. The next full meeting of the Committee will be Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 7:00 PM in Rockville. Please see the meeting calendar for full details.
This year’s Street Smart campaign is underway. Brochures and posters from the campaign will be distributed throughout the year. See the County’s press release regarding Street Smart here.
The Street Smart campaign was started by Montgomery County in 2002 using a $50,000 State grant awarded to the County and $50,000 in County funds. This seed money helped leverage the $400,000 to $500,000 annual regional effort, which is now directed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and is supported by federal, state, county and local agencies from suburban Maryland, the District of Columbia , and northern Virginia.
Street Smart is an annual public education, awareness and behavioral change campaign in the Washington, DC, suburban Maryland and northern Virginia area. The campaign uses radio, newspaper, and transit advertising, public awareness efforts, and added law enforcement, to respond to the challenges of pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
The Montgomery County Police Department has been conducting additional enforcement and educational activities to complement this year’s campaign.
If your high school has a group a students with the time and commitment required for this program, you can arrange for training by calling DPWT's Community Outreach office at 240.777.7155 or by email.
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