City to Hold Flower Ave Green Street Meeting

Flower Avenue is about to get a makeover and the city wants resident input.

Takoma Park will hold a community information meeting Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. at Wilkinson Hall at Washington Adventist University.

From 7 to 7:30 pm, attendees can look over maps, examples of green streets, sign up for e-mail updates and talk to staff.  At 7:30 pm, staff will present an overview of the project.

The goal for this multi-year project is to improve Flower Avenue from Piney Branch Road to Carroll Avenue by adding a sidewalk on the east side of the road, installing low-impact storm-water facilities (such as rain gardens) along the road, repaving the road surface, and improving crosswalks, bus stops and street lighting.

The project will be coordinated by the City of Takoma Park.  Partners in the project are the Maryland State Highway Administration, Montgomery County, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, and the Friends of Sligo Creek.

A dedicated webpage is being created for this project. For more information, send an e-mail to Suzanne Ludlow.