The city of rockville seeks to evaluate and design a pedestrian and bicycle crossing of the railroad tracks to reconnect the twinbrook community to the employment areas and retail amenities along…

The City of Rockville received a $284,000 Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration to evaluate and design a pedestrian and bicycle crossing over railroad tracks. This project aims to reconnect the Twinbrook community to employment areas and retail amenities along Rockville Pike, the city's largest commercial corridor. The grant funding will support the identification of a preferred alternative, a cost-benefit analysis, public engagement, and the development of a 30% engineering design. Strategies to minimize displacement and increase community stewardship will also be included. The project performance period is from December 30, 2024 to June 30, 2027.

The city of rockville seeks to evaluate and design a pedestrian and bicycle crossing of the railroad tracks to reconnect the twinbrook community to the employment areas and retail amenities along rockville pike, the city's largest commercial corridor. In 1984, the existing at-grade crossing was eliminated with the construction of the twinbrook metrorail station, further separating the community, which includes disadvantaged census tracts. This project will identify a preferred alternative, prepare a cost benefit analysis, conduct public engagement, develop a 30 percent engineering design, and include strategies to minimize displacement and increase community stewardship.