Chevy Chase Circle Remains A Hotspot Of Collisions – The traffic circle that divides Maryland and D.C. along Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase continues to have a high number of traffic collisions each year. From 2007 to 2011, Chevy Chase Circle averaged about a collision every two weeks — just on the Maryland side of the circle. Chevy Chase Village’s police chief is publicizing a campaign to teach drivers the right-of-way rules. [The Gazette]
Council Passes Package Of Environmental Sustainability Bills – A package of nine bills from Councilmember Roger Berliner (Bethesda-Chevy Chase) were passed on Tuesday to push for more electric vehicle charging stations, make permitting for solar panels easier and require the county to get more of its energy from renewable sources, among other initiatives. Berliner cited a recent U.N. report that discussed the effect climate change was already having in his remarks. [Montgomery County Council]
Kessler Responds To CASA’s Defense Of Sol Gutierrez – On Tuesday, CASA de Maryland defended District 18 Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez over a recent trip to vote in El Salvador’s election that meant she missed two days of the 90-day 2014 General Assembly. The group also criticized Rick Kessler, the candidate for a District 18 delegate seat who questioned Gutierrez’s commitment to the district because of the trip. Kessler’s campaign later responded to CASA on the Seventh State political blog. [Seventh State]
Rapid Transit Presentation Coming To Bethesda Green – A group of bus rapid transit proponents will present and discuss what a Rapid Transit System on Rockville Pike and Wisconsin Avenue would look like. The event is set for 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30 at Bethesda Green’s offices above the Capital One Bank at 4825 Cordell Ave. [Communities for Transit]
