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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bethesda residents, your Master Plan might be getting some new density:

REMINDER: The community is invited to informational workshops on the Bethesda Downtown Minor Master Plan Amendment we're working on.

The first one is tonight, and there are two more August 14 and August 17.

Learn more about the plan and the workshops: https://bit.ly/4cXECok[/quote]

Oh no, density in downtown Bethesda?

As noted above, the MMPA will not re-open the entire 2017 plan. The existing zoning, parks,
transportation, and other recommendations will remain unchanged while we explore how better to
implement those recommendations. The MMPA will focus on implementation strategies for the
following and related elements:
 economic development
 park development
 transportation improvements
 schools
 affordable housing
 community recreation center.

QUESTIONS TO ADDRESS
The MMPA will consider the following questions, among others:
 Is a development cap necessary in downtown Bethesda? If so, does it need to be raised? Are
there alternative approaches that would work better?
 How do we ensure that public infrastructure can support future growth?
Bethesda Downtown Plan Minor Master Plan Amendment Scope of Work 10
 What are the top-priority public improvements recommended in the plan (e.g., parks, capital
crescent trail tunnel, community recreation center, and/or others) and does the MMPA need to
provide additional incentives to realize them?
 Is the park implementation strategy in the 2017 plan still the right one?
 Could any of the current implementation recommendations be modified to better achieve the
goals of the plan?

RELATED ANALYSES
To inform the MMPA recommendations, staff will analyze the following and other areas as necessary:
 development density
 transportation
 economic development
 climate
 racial equity and social justice.
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Wow, so defensive.

It is quite YIMBY of you to be afraid of people being notified about and possibly having a say about changes to their neighborhoods.  If it’s harmless, then why not just let people decide if they like  an adjustment to the cap on development in downtown Bethesda?[/quote]

I copy and pasted information about the scope of work. It's weird that you consider this defensive. It's weird that you consider this being afraid of people being informed. It's weird that you turned this into a personal attack on me.

https://montgomeryplanningboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BDPMMPA-Scope-of-Work-20240620-FINAL-UPDATED.pdf[/quote]

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