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White Flint Metro Parking Lot Relocation

Construction of the long-awaited Montgomery County conference center and an adjoining 10-story, 225-room Marriott hotel is scheduled to begin February 1. The project, to be known as the White Flint Conference Center and Bethesda Marriott North, will provide much needed conference and meeting space in the County and is seen as a key component in further enhancing the County's growth as a technology hub.

With the start of construction, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) White Flint West Parking Lot currently on the conference center site will close February 1. Alternative parking is available at the White Flint East Metro Parking Lot, the Maryland Route 355/Montrose Commuter Parking Lot, and at 450 long-term parking meters on streets surrounding the White Flint Metro station (see attached pdf map or view map graphic).

 

Alternative Parking

The site of the conference center, currently a Metro parking lot, will be closed on February 1. Alternative parking is available at:

1. The White Flint East Metro Parking Lot, located east of Maryland Route 355 at Marinelli Road, which is owned by Metro. This lot was opened to provide parking to commuters displaced due to conference center construction. Parkers pay a daily rate of $2.25 by presenting a valid rail-to-bus transfer from a station other than White Flint, or by using a SmarTrip card that has recorded Metrorail usage from a station other than White Flint to pay for parking. Without a transfer or SmarTrip card containing this ridership record, the rate is $6 a day.
   
   
2. The Montrose/Maryland Route 355 Commuter Parking Lot, located at the southwest corner of Maryland Route 355 and Montrose Road, adjoins the Mid-Pike Plaza shopping center. Metro operates a free shuttle bus, Route S95, between the lot and the White Flint Metro station. The shuttle operates every 10 minutes on weekdays between 6:30 and 9:20 a.m. and 4 and 6:50 p.m. The permit application can be obtained from the Department of Public Works and Transportation's website at http://www.dpwt.com/parking/permapp.htm, in-person at the Montgomery County Parking Operations Permit Sales Office at 1104 Spring Street, Suite 100, Silver Spring, by calling the Permit Sales office at 240-777-8744, or by calling the North Bethesda Transportation Management District office at 301-770-1474. (Commuters should be aware that cars parked in the shopping center parking lot outside the permit parking area will be towed.)
   
   A monthly North Bethesda parking pass (parking convenience sticker permit), which costs $45, is required to park in the Montrose/Maryland Route 355 Commuter Parking Lot. Between February 1 and February 14, commuters will be able to obtain a two-week parking pass and monthly permit application at the lot between 6 and 9 a.m. Starting February 17, parkers must have a monthly permit. The monthly permit application can also be obtained:
    
   • From the County's website at http://www.dpwt.com/parking/permapp.htm
   • In-person at the Montgomery County Parking Operations Permit Sales Office at 1104 Spring Street, Suite 100, Silver Spring
   • By calling the Permit Sales office at 240-777-8744
   • By calling the North Bethesda Transportation Management District office at 301-770-1474

   Commuters should be aware that cars parked in the Mid-Pike Shopping Center parking lot outside the designated permit parking area may be towed by the shopping center owner.
   
   

3. About 450 on-street, metered, 12-hour parking spaces are located around the White Flint Metro station on the following streets: Nebel Street, Old Georgetown Road, "Old" Old Georgetown Road (behind the Mid-Pike Plaza shopping center), Woodglen Drive, Marinelli Road, Executive Boulevard, and Nicholson Court. Meters accept quarters and CashKeys, or parkers can display a valid North Bethesda parking permit.
   

The CashKey, which looks like a key and can be carried on a key ring, adds time to a parking meter without the need for cash. The CashKey allows parkers to prepay for parking and can be obtained from the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Service Center at 4805 Edgemoor Lane in Bethesda; the Mid-County Regional Services Center at 2424 Reedie Drive in Wheaton; the North Bethesda Transportation Management Office at 5640 Nicholson Lane, Suite 224, Rockville; or the Parking Operations Office at 1104 Spring Street, Silver Spring 20910. Call the Parking Operations Office at 240-777-8740 weekdays for more information about obtaining a CashKey. Additional information on the CashKey system is available on the County's website at: http://www.dpwt.com/parking/cashkey.htm.

Transit Options

Three bus routes will be rerouted to provide better service directly to the White Flint Metro station. A new bus stop will be established directly across from the entrance to the Metro on Marinelli Road. The affected bus routes are:

Some existing bus stops will be eliminated, so check with Ride On, at www.RideOnBus.com or by calling 240-777-RIDE (7433), or contact Metro at www.metroopensdoors.com or by calling 202-637-7000 for details about the new routes.

For information on the conference center, check the County's Department of Economic Development website at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/siteHead.asp?page=/content/ded/index.htm or go to the County's Press Release.