Applicants Sought for Bethesda Transportation Management District Advisory Committee
The Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board is seeking applicants to fill one vacancy on the Bethesda Transportation Management District (TMD) Advisory Committee. The nominee must reside in a neighborhood inside the Bethesda TMD.
(Media-Newswire.com) - The Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board is seeking applicants to fill one vacancy on the Bethesda Transportation Management District ( TMD ) Advisory Committee. The nominee must reside in a neighborhood inside the Bethesda TMD. The TMD map is available at www.bethesdatransit.org/about-us.shtml.
Transportation management organizations – such as Bethesda Transportation Solutions ( BTS ) – manage transportation demand and promote carpooling, bicycling/walking to work and use of public transportation. BTS focuses on traffic assessment, pedestrian and bicyclist safety, parking and the need for capital improvements in the business district. A major emphasis is placed on promoting programs for transit and ridesharing with employers and employees in the Bethesda urban district.
BTS is administered by the Bethesda Urban Partnership ( BUP ) through a contract with the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s ( MCDOT ) Commuter Services section. The TMD Advisory Committee advises the BUP’s Board of Directors and MCDOT on local transportation needs.
Members serve three-year terms without compensation and meet every other month on the third Friday morning in downtown Bethesda.
Applicants should send a brief resume detailing pertinent experience, interests and community activities no later than May 1 to the Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814.
For more information, contact Karen Thon at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center at 240-777-8210, or email Karen.thon@montgomerycountymd.gov.
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