MEDIA ADVISORY: TODAY - Montgomery County Executive Elrich and Council President Hucker Will Join MCDOT’s Launch of ‘20 is Plenty’ Speed Reduction Pilot Program

MEDIA ADVISORY: TODAY - Montgomery County Executive Elrich and Council President Hucker Will Join MCDOT's Launch of '20 is Plenty' Speed Reduction Pilot Program in North Bethesda Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Council President Tom Hucker will join the County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 17, in launching the Vision Zero speed reduction program, "20 is Plenty," in North Bethesda. The program will lower speed limits to 20 miles per hour on targeted streets to promote safer roadways for pedestrians and bicyclists. The Maryland General Assembly, during the 2021 session, passed House Bill 562 sponsored by the Montgomery County House Delegation. The bill authorized Montgomery County, and its municipalities, to decrease the maximum speed limit to not less than 15 miles per hour on local roadways, but only after performing an engineering and traffic investigation. WHAT:         Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich leads launch of County's speed reduction pilot program                      "20 is Plenty" WHEN:        Thursday, June 17, 11 a.m. WHERE:      Parking lot on the corner of Nicholson Lane and Woodglen Drive in North Bethesda WHO:          County Executive Marc Elrich                     County Council President Tom Hucker                     County Councilmember Andrew Friedson                     County Councilmember Evan Glass                     County DOT Director Christopher Conklin                     County Vision Zero Coordinator Wade Holland                     Pedestrian, Bicycle and Traffic Safety Committee Chair Kristy Daphnis PARKING:  Media parking will be available in the parking lot at the site of the event.   Media Contact: Emily DeTitta, 240-372-2282 or emily.detitta@montgomerycountymd.gov Release ID: 21-083 You are subscribed to GoMontgomery for Montgomery County Maryland.    Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Department of Transportation of Montgomery County MD. Visit Go Montgomery to view more news. This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Montgomery County Maryland · Monroe Street · 13th Floor Rockville · Rockville, MD 20850