Gaithersburg Mayor & Council to review Washingtonian Blvd. bike facility options

Gaithersburg's Mayor & Council will receive briefings at tonight's meeting at 7:30 PM at City Hall on the MD 355 Bus Rapid Transit proposal, and on options for new bike facilities along Washingtonian Boulevard near Rio and Downtown Crown. The key goal of the bike study is to improve connectivity between Rio and the nearby NIST campus.

Options include (A) a shared use path without a "road diet," (B) a two-way separated bike lane without a road diet, (B*) a two-way separated bike lane with a road diet, or (C) dual bicycle lanes from the Sam Eig Highway bridge to Rio Boulevard. All options but C would eliminate 72 vehicle parking spaces.

City staff is recommending option A, a shared-use path without a road diet.