Montgomery County, MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

This page has chronological updates about the BRAC process, as discussed at community meetings.

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BRAC IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

• Directions to Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center

• B-CC Regional Services Center Calendar
• MCEO NO. 78-07, 2-23-07 BRAC Implementation Committee appointed by County Executive Ike Leggett
• BRAC Implementation Committee, member list

  Summaries of Past BRAC Implementation Committee Meetings prior to 2011

  • 2010 Meeting Summaries
  • 2009 Meeting Summaries
  • 2007-2008 Meeting Summaries
     

• 2011 Meeting Summaries:
  • January 18, 2011 meeting CANCELLED -- Go to December 21, 2010 meeting summary for recent updates on BRAC in Bethesda,
     
  • February 15, 2011 meeting summary  (7 pp)
    • 2-15-11 Presentation:  Transportation Demand Management Overview, Commuter Services Section, Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation (8 pp)
      • Full-color PowerPoint (24 pp - very large file)
      • Employer/Employee Transit Benefits Brochure  (4 pp)
      • MCDOT Commuter Services Web Site
      • 2-17-11 Gazette.Net:  Traffic projects not enough to ease BRAC problems, commuters must help -- Emphasis on public transit for Bethesda commuters
    • 2-8-11 Washington Post:  Study: Pentagon should pay for transportation improvements necessitated by BRAC
      • 2-16-11 Gazette.Net:  National report says Feds should help pay for Bethesda BRAC projects -- Montgomery official: ‘It's exactly what we've been saying for years'
      • 2-8-11 The State Column:  Maryland and Virginia congressional delegations comment on National Academy of Sciences DOD findings
      • 2-7-11 WTOP 103.5 FM (Associated Press):  Report: Pentagon should help traffic at 6 bases
        • 2-7-11 Federal Funding of Transportation Improvements in BRAC Cases -- Report of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies  (106 pp)
          • Executive Summary  (4 pp)         
          • 2-7-11 WMAR/ABC2-TV:  BRAC: Naval Medical Center traffic infrastructure
          • 2-8-11 Washington Post:  (GRAPHIC)  More Pentagon funding for BRAC transportation projects
    • 2-15-01 Van Hollen language to fund transportation projects in communities with BRAC-impacted military hospitals;  included in H.R. 1, pending House Continuing Resolution for FY2011
    • 1-28-11 County Executive Leggett request for additional Defense Access Road (DAR) funding for Metro Crossing project  (2 pp)
      • 2-14-11 Response from  Naval Support Activity-Bethesda
    • 2-15-11 County Council unanimously approves joint Executive/Council letter to State delegation on County's Transportation Priorities -- BRAC projects are of regional significance  (3 pp)
    • 1-14-11 Montgomery County News Release:  Leggett Announces Amended Six-Year Capital Construction Budget; Severe Budget Constraints Focus Funding on Critical Capital Needs While Delaying Some Projects -- Leggett also recommends design and construction of the Platt Ridge Drive Extension project to provide relief for residential neighborhoods adjacent to the Naval Medical Center Base Realignment and Closure project
      • 1-14-11 Montgomery County News Release:  Recommended FY12 Capital Budget and Amendments to the FY11-16 Capital Improvements Program (CIP)
    • 2-10-11 NNMC Journal:  BRAC Construction on Track to Meet Deadline
      • 2-3-11 WRAMC Stripe:  Leaders brief BRAC, new logo unveiled
    • 2-1-11 Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown News Release:  Lt. Governor Brown, BRAC Subcabinet Release 2010 BRAC Progress Report
      • 1-31-11 Maryland Daily Record (Associated Press):  Maryland reports progress on prep for military influx
      • 1-4-11 Maryland BRAC Action Plan -- 2010 Progress Report  (94 pp)
    • 1-31-11 MCDOT Newsletter:  Cedar Lane bridge construction will mean road closure Summer 2011  (6 pp)
    • 1-10-11 Washington Examiner:  Absence of federal money swells traffic anxiety near Bethesda hospital
    • 1-10-11 Bethesda Patch:  National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Begins Transition Out of Bethesda This Month -- Local retailers don't see large impact on business; Office of the Director of National Intelligence studying use of site
      • 1-19-11 Gazette.Net:  Office of the Director of National Intelligence has plans for Bethesda Intelligence Campus -- Would replace moving National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
    • 1-4-11 Bethesda Patch:  Future Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Takes Shape After Completion of Two New Facilities -- Ribbon-cutting ceremony held at NavyMed Dec. 22
    • 12-29-10 Gazette.Net:  Construction at BRAC intersections could begin this summer -- State to start with Rockville Pike, Jones Bridge Road, Connecticut Avenue projects
      • 12-22-10 Chevy Chase Patch:  Construction Timeline Unveiled for some BRAC Intersection Improvements -- $20 million approved for Metro access project; $300 million in federal funds for transportation improvements near BRAC-impacted military hospitals still up in the air
    • OTHER UPDATES:
    • BRAC Mobility Projects Matrix  (updated as of Jan. 3, 2011)  (2 pp)
      • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp)
      • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 2-4-11  (3 pp)
    • Thursday, February 17, 2011:  Montgomery County Council to Host Community Forum On Structural Budget Challenges and Options to Maintain Long-term Fiscal Balance.  7:00 p.m. at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Service Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda.  The County Council forum will present details of options to address structural challenges that will lead to long-term changes in the County budget. Councilmembers will join representatives of the County’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO), which late in 2010 issued a two-part report examining the County’s structural budget challenges.  To learn about the report on budget challenges, go to: www.montgomerycountymd/olo.  
    • Wednesday, March 2, 2011:  County Council to hold Bethesda-Chevy Chase area Town Hall meeting.  7:30 p.m., Westland Middle School, 5511 Massachusetts Avenue, Bethesda MD 20816.  The meeting will be taped for later broadcast on County Cable Montgomery (CCM—cable Channel 6 on Comcast and RCN, Channel 30 on Verizon).  For more information about the Meeting or broadcast times, call 240-777-7931.
  • March 15, 2011 meeting summary
    • Transportation Demand Management:
      • 3-15-11 Navy Med (Naval Support Activity-Bethesda) Presentation: Transportation Demand Management Plan  (10 pp)
      • 3-15-11 NIH Presentation: Employees Transportation Demand Management Plan  (6 pp)
      • 3-4-11 Bethesda Patch:  Bethesda Transportation Solutions Launches New BRAC Site -- New section of bethesdatransit.org educates residents about how BRAC will affect their commute
        • Bethesda Transportation Solutions BRAC web site:  We Want You to be Ready!
        • 3-15-11 Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett News Release:  Leggett Closes $300 Million Budget Gap, Bringing Five-Year Reductions to $2.5 Billion; Hard Choices Made Include Significant Reductions in Employee Staffing and Compensation and Cuts in Programs and Services -- Transportation incentive funds for commuters using transit or ridesharing in Bethesda would be eliminated.
    • 3-15-11 MCDOT Update on BRAC-Related Projects  (1 page)
    • 3-1-11 TBD News.com (Associated Press):  Express bus service begins on ICC -- New routes connect Shady Grove Metro Station to BWI and Fort Meade
      • Maryland Transit Administration:  ICC Express Bus Routes, Fares, Info
    • 2-26-11 Gazette.Net:  Officials prep for where to put drivers, walkers during downtown Bethesda construction -- Lot 31 retail, housing project expected to start three years of construction in the fall
      • 2-28-11 Montgomery County News Release:  Go Montgomery -- Reconstruction of Cedar Lane over Rock Creek to Begin this Winter
      • 12-21-10 SHA Tier One Intersections Projects schedule
    • 2-22-10 Bethesda Patch:  BRAC Committee Asks Leggett to Fund Alternative Transportation Programs -- "Transportation demand management" programs necessary to encourage commuters out of cars as BRAC transition nears, committee says
      • 2-18-11 BIC letter to County Executive Leggett  (2 pp)
      • 2-24-11 County Executive Leggett's response  (2 pp)
    • 2-23-11 Gazette.Net:  National Naval Medical Center prepares to merge with Walter Reed Army Medical -- Bethesda hospital nears merger with Walter Reed
      • 2-23-11 Gazette.Net:  Traffic projects not enough to ease BRAC problems, commuters must help -- Emphasis on public transit for Bethesda commuters
      • 2-20-11 Washington Post:  Bethesda braces for a BRAC traffic nightmare  -- Commentary by Patrick L. O'Neill, Chairman of the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
      • 2-23-11 Huffington Post:  3 New Walter Reed Developments, One Promising for Health Care -- Commentary by Hal Donahue
      • 2-24-11 NNMC Journal:  Chief of Staff for Integration & Transition's column -- Building 17 Complex
    • 1-26-11 Government Accountability Office:  GAO Report 11-165: Defense Infrastucture -- High-Level Federal Interagency Coordination Is Warranted to Address Transportation Needs beyond the Scope of the Defense Access Roads Program  (51 pp)
      • Summary
      • Highlights  (1 page)
    • 3-3-11 Fort Detrick Standard:  National Museum of Health and Medicine to close exhibits April 3, preparing for move to Silver Spring
    • OTHER UPDATES
    • BRAC Mobility Projects Matrix  (updated as of Jan. 3, 2011)  (2 pp)
      • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp)
      • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 2-4-11  (3 pp)
  • April 12, 2011 meeting summary  (5 pp)
    • 4-12-11 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Budget deal could mean better commutes -- Language included in the budget provides $300 million for "transportation infrastructure improvements associated with medical facilities related to recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission."  In other words, transportation money is there for the taking for Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Fort Belvoir.
      • 4-13-11 Washington Post:  Budget compromise includes money for traffic improvements for Fort Belvoir, Bethesda
      • 4-13-11 Chevy Chase Patch:  BRAC Funds May Be Closer to Reality -- Language allocating transportation funds for BRAC-impacted military hospitals made it into the federal budget deal agreed upon Friday
      • 4-13-11 WRC.NBC4-TV:  Fed Money to Fund BRAC Too Little, Too Late? -- Road improvements will not be done in time
      • 4-12-11 Gazette.Net:  Bethesda one step closer to long-awaited federal funding -- $300 million for BRAC hospital communities in proposed federal budget
    • 3-24-11 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Leggett: BRAC will turn Wisc. Ave. into 'parking lot'
      • BRAC Transportation Projects "At A Glance"
      • 12-21-10 SHA Tier One Intersections Projects schedule
      • 4-1-11 Montgomery County Planning Department:  April 2011 "Montgomery Plans" Video Presentation -- "Plans in Focus" 9-minute overview of BRAC transportation issues
      • Anticipated Construction-Related Traffic Disruptons in Bethesda (as of 4-11-11)
      • Montgomery County DOT Project Update thru April 5, 2011
      • 4-5-11 Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett News Release:  Leggett to Testify on Local Transportation Priorities at Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works -- He will discuss the impacts BRAC is already having on the Bethesda area and stress the importance of Congress continuing the New Starts Program so the County can advance the Corridor Cities Transitway, the Purple Line and a Bus Rapid Transit system.
        • 4-6-11 Statement of the County Executive Isiah Leggett Before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on State and Local Perspectives on Transportation
    • 3-30-11 WTOP 103.5 FM:  BRAC traffic impacts sooner than expected
      • 3-23-11 Gazette.Net:  Community leaders strive to get commuting message across in Bethesda -- Alternative commuting up over past decade
      • 3-30-11 Gazette.Net:  Cedar Lane bridge in Bethesda to close for summer renovations -- Span to be readied for next school year, BRAC projects
    • 3-30-11 Gazette.Net:  A new hospital springs up around Navy Med neighborhoods in Bethesda -- Merger with Walter Reed Army Medical Center brings buildings closer to community
      • 3-30-11 Gazette.Net:  The president's hospital
      • 3-30-11 Gazette.Net:  Hawkins Lane: A Bethesda neighborhood preserved in time  -- Historical district neighborhood uninvolved in BRAC despite proximity to Navy Med
    • 3-30-11 Bethesda Patch:  Bethesda Parking Rates May See Hike; Lots, Garages May Charge on Saturdays -- The cost of parking in Bethesda may go up if a council resolution, introduced Monday, is passed
    • 3-25-11 Huffington Post:  Hal Donahue Commentary -- Navy: New Walter Reed Is to be Navy Hospital
      • 3-31-11 WRAMC Stripe:  NewsBriefs -- Post closures announced  (scroll down)
      • 3-24-11 WRAMC Stripe:  BRAC -- Workshop helps staffers prepare
      • 3-17-11 Washington Business Journal:  D.C. gets more of Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus
    • OTHER UPDATES:
    • BRAC Mobility Projects Matrix  (updated as of Jan. 3, 2011)  (2 pp)
      • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp)
      • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 2-4-11  (3 pp)
  • May 17, 2011 meeting summary  (7 pp)
    • 5-17-11 MCDOT Presentation on County-wide Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)  (24 pp)
      • 4-26-11 MCDOT Countywide Bus Rapid Transit Study -- Executive Summary (22 pp)
      • 5-3-11 MCDOT Countywide BRT Study -- County Council Presentation  (30 pp)
    • 5-17-11 White Flint Partnership Presentation on its planned BRT  (coming)
    • 5-13-11 Federal Highway Administration approves Categorical Exclusion for MD 355 Crossing Project at Metro Station, qualifying it for federal funding  (14 pp)
    • 4-20-11 Update on Transportation Management Projects at Navy Gates and on Navy Campus  (3 pp)
    • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of 5-4-11)
      • 5-14-11 WTOP 103.5 FM:  A race to the finish for BRAC road projects in Md.
      • 5-10-11 Bethesda Patch:  Bethesda Road Projects: What You Need To Know -- A few important road projects, some already underway, could affect your commute this summer
      • 5-5-11 Chevy Chase Patch:  Wisconsin Avenue Resurfacing To Start In July -- Wisconsin Avenue between Western Avenue and Bradley Boulevard will be resurfaced between July 2011 and March 2012
      • 5-11-11 MCDOT construction updates on BRAC-related transportation projects
    • OTHER UPDATES:
    • BRAC Mobility Projects Matrix  (updated as of May 17, 2011)  (2 pp)
      • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp)
      • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 2-4-11  (3 pp)
    • 4-17-11 Washington Post:  Bethesda faces BRAC traffic surge this fall
      • 4-17-11 Washington Post:  (GRAPHIC)  Map of Bethesda BRAC Project Improvements
      • 4-12-11 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation News Release:  BRAC-related Construction Update: Cedar Lane Bridge 
    • 4-20-11 Gazette.Net:  Bethesda seeks piece of $300M pie -- Federal budget extension opens door for transportation funding
      • 4-19-11 Chevy Chase Patch:  Federal Funds Secured for BRAC-Related Transportation Improvements -- New bike lanes and an underground pedestrian walkway under Route 355 will help ease traffic congestion when the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center moves in with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda later this year
      • 4-18-11 Montgomery County News Release:  Leggett Thanks Federal Delegation for New Funding to Address BRAC-Related Traffic in Bethesda
      • 4-15-11 Language in Public Law 112-10, "The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011" that provides $300 million for BRAC-related transportation improvements near military medical facilities and ensures the funds will be available until they are expended.
    • 4-21-11 NNMC Journal:  Chief of Staff for Integration & Transition column -- BRAC Transition Timeline
      • 4-21-11 WRAMC Stripe:  Walter Reed services prepare for closures -- Nonappropriated Fund employees face separation
      • 4-21-11 WRAMC Stripe:  New Army hospital to meet high expectations
      • 5-4-11 Frederick News-Post:  Fort Detrick to oversee Walter Reed closure
    • May 8 through 13, 2011 -- WTOP 10-3.5 FM / Federal News Radio 1500 AM WEEK-LONG SERIES: Numerous articles:   "BRAC Impact: Why your world is about to change" -- BRAC or Base Realignment and Closure will mean hundreds of thousands of employees, personnel, medical staff and patients re-locating or trading places.  Traffic patterns will change, more cars will flood our already jammed roadways, and even local economies and housing markets will be impacted.  It will be like moving a city within a city right here in our backyard.
      • WTOP 103.5 FM series
      • Federal News Radio 1500 AM series
    • 5-13-11 Washington Examiner:  Gates may be able to delay Mark Center move -- The legislation also could allow Gates to delay shifting operations of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda and the shifting of 22,000 workers to Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, where a new hospital is under construction.
      • 5-12-11 U.S. Representative James Moran News Release:  FY’12 Defense Bill to Grant DoD Authority to Delay BRAC Moves -- Moran asks Secretary Gates to include Mark Center in delayed list
  • June 14, 2011 meeting summary  (rescheduled from June 21)  (7 pp)
    • Presentation by National Naval Medical Center on BRAC transition  (7 pp)
      • 5-19-11 NNMC Journal:  Chief of Staff for Integration & Transition -- Upcoming inpatient move
      • 6-1-11 WTOP 103.5 FM:  BRAC: Concern over operating rooms at new Walter Reed
      • 6-2-11 WTOP 103.5 FM:  BRAC: Officials respond to concern over new Walter Reed operating rooms
      • 6-13-11 Gazette.Net:  Naval Medical, Walter Reed prepare for patient moves with simulation Sunday
    • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of 5-4-11)
      • 6-1-11 MCDOT construction update on BRAC-related projects
      • 6-3-11 Montgomery County Department of Transportation:  BRAC-related construction update: Cedar Lane Bridge, Battery Lane resurfacing, Jones Bridge Road sidewalk
      • 6-7-11 Montgomery County News Release:  Cedar Lane Bridge to Close for Reconstruction for 12 Weeks;Route 34 Ride On Bus Service to be Detoured -- Project Will Improve Bike Network; Other Pedestrian Projects Under Way
        • June 2011 MCDOT newsletter on Cedar Lane bridge project  (4 pp)
      • Overnight lane closures of Old Georgetown Road in downtown Bethesda, weekend of June 17-19. 2011.
      • 6-13-11 WAMU 88.5 FM:  The Kojo Nnamdi Show -- BRAC: Maryland's Growing Pains -- Our series on military base realignment and closure (BRAC) in the Washington region continues with a look at one of so-called 'winners' of the process: Maryland. We explore how expansion at Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center and Fort Meade will boost the state's economy, even though it may create headaches for local residents
      • 6-13-11 Montgomery County Dept. of Transportation News Release:  BRAC Funding and Transportation-related Projects
    • 5-24-11 Bethesda Patch:  New Traffic Light Planned For Rockville Pike Near Naval Hospital -- Backups from light could exacerbate impending BRAC traffic, some worry
    • 5-25-11 Gazette.Net:  Bethesda leaders eager for federal funds -- Some suggest adding bus rapid transit project to BRAC funding request
    • 5-25-11 WTOP 103.5 FM:  Vote coming that may allow delay in BRAC move
      • 5-24-11 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Gates could delay 7 BRAC actions
      • 5-19-11 Washington Examiner:  Military moves to Bethesda, Fairfax may be delayed
    • 6-3-11 San Antonio Express-News:  BAMC (Brooke Army Medical Center) command change marks start of a new era -- BAMC is poised to grow dramatically as a result of the 2005 base-closure round — and get a new name as well.
    • OTHER UPDATES:
    • BRAC Mobility Projects Matrix  (updated as of June 14, 2011)  (2 pp)
      • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp)
      • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 2-4-11  (3 pp)
  • July 26, 2011 meeting summary (rescheduled from July 19)  (8 pp)
    • 7-27-11 Chevy Chase Patch:  BRAC Intersection Improvements On Schedule -- Utility relocation work set to begin in coming months
      • Presentation:  7-26-11 State Highway Administration update on the Intersections Improvement project, with the potential availability of OEA funding  (3 pp)
        • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp)
        • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 2-4-11  (3 pp)
      • 7-26-11 SHA plan to monitor new Rockville Pike traffic signal at North Wood Drive
        • 7-26-11 SHA Chart of northbound travel times between Wilson/North Wood and Cedar Lane
    •  7-21-11 Gazette.Net: Guidelines released for $300 million for BRAC transportation projects -- County coordinator: We're in a good position to receive funds
      • 7-26-11 OEA Funding Schedule;  Opportunities for Community Input
        • 7-21-11  Federal Register: Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), U.S. Department of Defense  (3 pp)
      • 6-10-11 DOD notification of intent to reprogram additional $28 million in DAR funding for the Rockville Pike Crossing Project at the Medical Center Metro Station
    • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of 6-16-11)
      • 7-1-11 MCDOT construction update on BRAC-related projects
      • 7-15-11 MCDOT construction update on BRAC-related projects
      • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
      • Central Maryland Regional Transit (CMRT) Express Commuter Bus Service to Bethesda - Connections from Colesville, Burtonsville, Laurel, Bowie, Annapolis, Columbia, Clarksville & Sykesville
    • 6-27-11 United States Army News Release:  Walter Reed Army Medical Center move: news, resources
      • 6-16-11 Gazette.Net:  Walter Reed Army Medical Center creeps in to Bethesda -- Inpatients to be moved all at once, outpatients and staff, over summer
      • 6-16-11 Chevy Chase Patch:  BRAC Update: Transition on Schedule -- But residents are still concerned about traffic
      • 6-29-11 Gazette.Net:  East Bethesda seeks to restrict parking -- Neighborhood wants residential parking permits
      • 7-21-11 Washington Post:  Bethesda Naval expansion has neighbors bracing for traffic mayhem
    • OTHER UPDATES:
    • BRAC Mobility Projects Matrix  (updated as of June 14, 2011)  (2 pp)
  • August 23, 2011 meeting summary (rescheduled from August 16)  (7 pp)
    • 7-21-11 Gazette.Net: Guidelines released for $300 million for BRAC transportation projects -- County coordinator: We're in a good position to receive funds
      • 8-24-11 Gazette.Net:  Transportation officials seek federal BRAC money -- Maryland, Montgomery County hopeful they will reap hefty grants
      • 7-26-11 OEA Funding Schedule;  Opportunities for Community Input
        • 7-21-11  Federal Register: Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), U.S. Department of Defense  (3 pp)
        • 8-12-11 San Antonio Business Journal:  Road transformation project seeking assist from Uncle Sam
          • 8-11-11 San Antonio Express-News:  Design standards reviewed for Harry Wurzbach
      • 8-18-11 Montgomery County BRAC Coordinator comments to OEA on proposal criteria
        • 8-5-11 Stone Ridge School input on OEA proposal criteria
        • 8-5-11 B-CC Chamber of Commerce input on criteria
        • 8-19-11 Stone Ridge School comments to OEA
    • 8-19-11 Federal Register (Vol. 76, No. 161):  Department of the Navy -- Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Medical Facilities Development and University Expansion at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland and To Announce Public Scoping Meetings
      • 8-17-11 Naval Support Activity-Bethesda notification of the EIS to County Executive Leggett
      • Details from Naval Support Activity-Bethesda on EIS process and Scoping Meetings
      • 8-23-11 Navy Presentation on EIS  (16 pp)
    • 8-23-11 NIH Poster Campaign for Employee Commuting Alternatives  (7 pp)
    • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of 8-9-11)
      • 8-1-11 MCDOT construction update on BRAC-related projects
      • 7-26-11 State Highway Administration update on the Intersections Improvement project, with the potential availability of OEA funding  (3 pp)
        • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp)
        • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 2-4-11  (3 pp)
    • OTHER UPDATES:
    • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
    • BRAC Mobility Projects Matrix  (updated as of June 14, 2011)  (2 pp)
    • 6-10-11 DOD notification of intent to reprogram additional $28 million in DAR funding for the Rockville Pike Crossing Project at the Medical Center Metro Station
  • September 20, 2011 meeting summary  (8 pp)
    • 9-11-11 Association of Defense Communities:  OEA Adjusts Selection Criteria for BRAC Transportation Funding
      • 9-9-11 Federal Register (Vol. 76, No. 175): Revisions to Selection Criteria for Federal Funding Opportunity from the DoD Office of Economic Adjustment for Transportation Infrastructure Improvements associated with BRAC-impacted military medical faciltiies
    • 9-21-11 Gazette.Net:  BRAC priority list focuses on pedestrian underpass -- County, state target Metro crossing, intersections in Bethesda for funding
      • 9-22-11 Bethesda Patch:  Funding Priorities Outlined For BRAC Transportation Projects -- Metro crossing project tops the list of BRAC transportation improvements for which county and state officials will request federal funds
      • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 9-19-11  (4 pp)
        • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp) 
    • 8-31-11 Bethesda Patch:  Navy To Study Constructing New Buildings On Bethesda Campus -- Public scoping meetings set for September
      • 8-16-11 DOD request to Congress for funding to support construction under new EIS and to increase power capacity on Navy Med campus
      • 9-7-11 NSAB EIS Public Scoping Meeting Presentation  (17 pp)
        • 9-7-11 NSAB EIS Scoping Meeting presentation -- Printable Handout (4 pp)
        • 9-7-11 NSAB EIS Scoping Comments mail-in form (must be postmarked by 10-3-11)
      • 9-7-11 Gazette.Net:  Walter Reed seeks community comment about new building construction in Bethesda -- Utility upgrades needed for additional construction
      • 9-8-11 Gazette.Net:  Bethesda residents fear traffic from Walter Reed expansion -- Noise from construction also cited at meeting; second opportunity to comment scheduled for Monday
      • 9-12-11 Federal News Radio 1500 AM:  Post-BRAC Walter Reed efforts face power issues
    • 8-26-11 Washington Post:  Two military medical icons become one
      • 8-29-11 Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett News Release:  Leggett to Host September 21 Town Hall Meeting in Bethesda Area
      • 9-11-11 Baltimore Sun:  Military base expansion effort officially ends this week -- But the effects of 'BRAC' will ripple for years, officials say
      • 9-14-11 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  BRAC Goals Reached, New Walter Reed Looks to Future
      • 9-16-11 Gazette.Net:  For BRAC, road congestion, education issues remain -- Thursday marked deadline for shifting military jobs
      • 9-20-11 Anecdotal Reports of Post-BRAC traffic changes, compiled by Ilaya Hopkins  (7 pp)
    • 9-15-11 Bethesda Patch:  BRAC Deadline Reached At Newly-Minted Walter Reed National Military Medical Center -- Members of the BRAC Implementation Committee set to discuss the group's future
      • 2-23-07 BRAC Implementation Committee appointed by County Executive Ike Leggett (scroll down near end - MCEO NO. 78-07: )
        • Key language in Executive Order identified by Office of County Attorney:
        • "OEA recommends that the affected local governments establish a single community task force to identify community impacts from the expansion, as well as coordinate initial assessments of important BRAC-related community issues.  For this reason, the BRAC Implementation Committee was established on February 23, 2007.”
        • “The Implementation Committee is expected to complete its work no later than September 15, 2011, which is the date by which the BRAC implementation is mandated to be complete.”
    • OTHER UPDATES:
      • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
        • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of 9-15-11)
        • 9-15-11 MCDOT construction update on BRAC-related projects
        • 7-26-11 State Highway Administration update on the Intersections Improvement project, with the potential availability of OEA funding  (3 pp)
      • Mobility Projects Matrix develped by BRAC Implementation Committee   (updated as of June 14, 2011)  (2 pp)
  • October 18, 2011 meeting summary  (8 pp)
    • 10-9-11 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery, Fairfax apply for millions in BRAC funding
      • 7-21-11  Federal Register: Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), U.S. Department of Defense  (3 pp)
        • 9-9-11 Federal Register (Vol. 76, No. 175): Revisions to Selection Criteria for Federal Funding Opportunity from the DoD Office of Economic Adjustment for Transportation Infrastructure Improvements associated with BRAC-impacted military medical faciltiies
      • 10-10-11 Bethesda Patch:  County, State Want $90 Million For Bethesda BRAC Improvements -- Bethesda is among several communities vying for $300 million in federal transportation funds
        • 10-7-11  MCDOT Proposal:  $40 million to supplement $28 million in Defense Access Road (DAR) funds for Maryland Route 355 Crossing Project  (20 pp)
        • 10-7-11  SHA Proposal:  $19 million for unfunded phases of Intersection Improvements at MD 355 (Rockville Pike) and Cedar Lane/West Cedar Lane  (20 pp)
        • 10-7-11  SHA Proposal:  $18.3 million for unfunded phases of Intersection Improvements at MD 185 (Connecticut Avenue and Jones Bridge Road/Kensington Parkway  (19 pp)
        • 10-7-11  SHA Proposal:  $7.3 million for Intersection Improvemtns at MD 187 (Old Georgetown Road) and West Cedar Lane/Oakmont Ave.  (17 pp)
        • 10-7-11  SHA Proposal:  $1.1 million for Bethesda Trolley Trail extension and passenger drop-off loop along MD 187 (Old Georgetown Rd.)  (18 pp)
        • 10-7-11  SHA Proposal:  $4.3 million for unfunded phases of Intersection Improvements at MD 355 (Rockville Pike) and Jones Bridge Road/Center Drive  (17 pp)
          • 10-17-11 Rep. Chris Van Hollen letter of support for the MCDOT-SHA project proposals  (2 pp)
      • 10-6-11 Association of Defense Communities:  Washington Community Applies for BRAC Transportation Funds at Lewis-McChord
      • 10-12-11 San Antonio Express-News:  City applies for federal transportation grant
    • 10-17-11 NSAB BRAC Summary: Presentation to Maryland Military Installations Council  (39 pp)
      • 10-13-11 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Kass to Relieve Malanoski as NSAB Commanding Officer
      • 10-2-11 Washington Examiner:  Hospital employees lose parking at Bethesda facility
      • 10-11-11 NSAB New Construction Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Letter to Community on Traffic Data Collection  (4 pp)
    • 9-15-11 Bethesda Patch:  BRAC Deadline Reached At Newly-Minted Walter Reed National Military Medical Center -- Members of the BRAC Implementation Committee set to discuss the group's future
      • 2-23-07 BRAC Implementation Committee appointed by County Executive Ike Leggett (scroll down near end MCEO NO. 78-07: )
        • Key language in Executive Order identified by Office of County Attorney:
        • "OEA recommends that the affected local governments establish a single community task force to identify community impacts from the expansion, as well as coordinate initial assessments of important BRAC-related community issues.  For this reason, the BRAC Implementation Committee was established on February 23, 2007.”
        • “The Implementation Committee is expected to complete its work no later than September 15, 2011, which is the date by which the BRAC implementation is mandated to be complete.”
    • 9-20-11 Gazette.Net:  Residential, retail development delayed on Bethesda Avenue -- Utility lines, Capital Crescent Trail need to be re-routed before contstruction can begin
    • 9-16-11 Corresponence between County Executive Leggett and Council Member Berliner regardng bikesharing facilities  (4 pp)
    • 9-28-11 Bethesda Patch:  Sangamore Federal Facility Will Shift To Intelligence Community Campus -- Upgrades on the former National-Geospatial Intelligence Agency site expected to begin next year
      • 7-11-11 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:  Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) for the Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda (Montgomery County, MD)
        • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:  Site Development Guide, 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda MD 20816 -- Final Draft, May 22, 2011  (564 pp)
    • 10-6-11 Washington Post (Associated Press):  Army medical site in Silver Spring, Md., holding community meeting to explain its mission
    • OTHER UPDATES:
      • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
      • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of 9-15-11)
      • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 9-19-11  (4 pp)
        • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp) 
      • Mobility Projects Matrix developed by BRAC Implementation Committee (updated through September 23, 2011)  (2 pp)
  • November 15, 2011 meeting summary  (7 pp)
    • 11-15-11 State Highway Administration Presentation: MD 355/North Wood Drive Signal Monitoring Program Update  (11 pp)
      • 11-16-11 Gazette.Net:  Study: Hospital merger has slowed traffic on Rockville Pike in Bethesda -- New intersection has brought mixed results for residents
      • 11-17-11 Bethesda Patch:  Study Details Post-BRAC Rockville Pike Delays -- Extra traffic and a new signal at North Wood Drive means it takes an extra 45 seconds to travel on the Rockville Pike near Walter Reed Bethesda, study reveals
    • 11-15-11 State Highway Administration Presentation:  Visual Impacts of Roadway Projects at NIH  (10 pp)
    • 11-1-11 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  Defense Officials Distribute BRAC Traffic Money
      • 11-1-11 Montgomery County News Release:  Leggett Praises $90 Million Federal Funding for Transit, Road & Pedestrian Improvements in Bethesda; Projects will address increased traffic related to BRAC at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
      • 11-2-11 Washington Post:  Pentagon to fund millions in BRAC-related transportation projects
      • 11-15-11 Gazette.Net:  Construction on pedestrian underpass on Rockville Pike in Bethesda to start next summer -- $68M Bethesda pedestrian project OK’d by council
      • 10-26-11 Gazette.Net:  Bethesda homeowners fear losing yard to road project -- Rockville Pike widening a worry for those in Locust Hills
    • 11-10-11 U.S. Department of Defense News Release:  Panetta Dedicates New Bethesda Military Medical Center
      • 11-3-11 Walter Reed NMMC Journal:  Transit Benefits Now Distributed Directly to SmarTrip Cards
      • 11-2-11 State Highway Administration plans for new Walter Reed NMMC Beltway signage (8 pp)
    • 11-10-11 Montgomery County News Release:  Two Parking Lots in Bethesda to Close Mid-January for Construction of New Parking Garage that will Triple Number of Parking Spaces; Nearby Parking Alternatives Available
      • 10-24-11 Washington Post:  Downtown Bethesda braces for 3 years of tighter parking and more traffic
    • 11-16-11 Montgomery County News Release:  Public Invited to Comment on Proposed Bikesharing Initiative along Metrorail Red Line
    • 11-9-11 Gazette.Net:  Bethesda residents want improvements as agencies relocate to Sangamore Road -- Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda will replace geospatial agency
    • 10-24-11 Washington Post:  Montgomery traffic stable, but still bad, report says
      • 10-24-11 Montgomery County Planning Department News Release:  Montgomery County Congestion Remains Steady, Transportation Planners Say -- Biennial Analysis Identifies Traffic Hotspots, Redevelopment to Expand Travel Options
        • 10-24-11 Montgomery County Planning Department:  October 2011 Mobility Assessment Report (MAR) -- The 10 Most Congested Intersections
    • OTHER UPDATES:
      • Summary of BRAC Transportation Projects and Commuting Options
      • Printable Timeline: Anticipated Construction-Related Traffic Disruptions in Bethesda (as of 9-15-11)
      • BRAC Project Priorities: Summary of Tiers and Phases to implement projects based on funding -- drafted 11-17-09; updated 9-19-11  (4 pp)
        • 9-25-09 Bethesda BRAC Transportation Investment Priorities:  A joint MDOT/MC-DOT memo listing phased implementation of projects and funding streams  (2 pp) 
      • Mobility Projects Matrix developed by BRAC Implementation Committee (updated through November 2, 2011)  (2 pp)
  • December 20, 2011 meeting CANCELLED

 

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