FIX 198 NOW

CALLING ON STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE 198 SAFER

Planning Department supports new traffic signal in Burtonsville, approves "upzoning" and expansion of 7-Eleven

October 2, 2019

State Highway reconfigures MD 198 in Burtonsville

May 31, 2019

When we asked State Highway to make safety fixes, they made up excuses instead. We are calling them out.

August 31, 2018

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Learn more about MD 198 and SHA's Corridor Improvement Study using the links below.

Segment C: Spencerville

Segment D: Burtonsville

SHA Project Website

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Our Vision

MD 198: A safe place for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and businesses to commute, live, visit, and work.

Mission

Our mission is to promote near-term and long-term safety improvements on MD-198 through collaborative planning, network building, community action, and policy advocacy.

This website is intended to inform local residents about the issues and provide some potential solutions, with the objective of engaging and empowering the community to develop and advocate for a locally-preferred alternative.

We use a consensus-based approach to develop a consistent list of demands for improvements along MD 198.

A CONSISTENT group message is CRITICAL to achieving our goal. If local individuals, businesses, and organizations cannot form a consensus, SHA and other decision-makers may decide to dismiss our concerns and implement their own plan, which may be contrary to the community's preferences.

Read our story in Greater Greater Washington, the most-read website that focuses on transportation and planning topics in the DC region.

Read the article on GGWash.org

Key Supporters

The following organizations, businesses, and individuals agree that SHA needs to do more to make 198 safer for ALL users, including cars, trucks, bicycles, and pedestrians.

Spencerville Adventist Academy

Cedar Ridge Community Church

Montgomery Co. Councilmember Tom Hucker

MD State Delegate Eric Luedtke

Montgomery Co. Councilmember Marc Elrich

Montgomery Co. Councilmember Hans Riemer

Montgomery Co. Councilmember George Leventhal

Action Committee for Transit

Coalition for Smarter Growth

Washington Area Bicyclist Association

Good Hope Estates Civic Association

If you represent a business, organization, or neighborhood and would like to get involved, please contact us at info@fix198now.com.

You can also contact Brian Anleu at 240-777-7822 / Brian.Anleu@montgomerycountymd.gov. Brian lives in Burtonsville, works for councilmember Tom Hucker, and has been extremely helpful in forming the Coalition.