Bethesda Transportation Solutions (BTS) is led by an 11-member Transportation Management District Advisory Board appointed by the Bethesda Urban Partnership's (BUP) Board of Directors. Drawn from the business and residential communities in and around Bethesda, it serves to advise and assist BUP in addressing local traffic concerns and help the community by:
- Recommending government, private or joint actions necessary to facilitate the attainment of the commuting goals specified in the Bethesda Sector Plan (1994).
- Advising on parking policies.
- Reviewing traffic patterns and control measures in the Bethesda TMD and vicinity as they relate to transportation demand management, including any relevant issues relating to neighborhood parking and pedestrian safety.
- Submitting comments and recommendations on the biennial report.
- Providing comments and recommendations on Traffic Mitigation Plans and Annual Reports of Activities submitted by employers under Chapter 42A-24 of the County Code.
Meetings of the Advisory Committee are open to the public, even while they are meeting via video! If you would like to attend, please email Kristen Blackmon at kblackmon@bethesda.org for details.
Applicants interested in serving on the Advisory Committee should contact Kristen Blackmon at kblackmon@bethesda.org or call (301) 656-0868 ext. 119.
Advisory Committee Roster 2021
Nominated by B-CC Chamber of Commerce:
- Michael Catudal, Capital Business Collective - 1st Term Ending January 2024
- Meagan Sexton, Edward Jones Investments - 1st Term Ending January 2024
- Diane Yochelson, Keller Williams Capital Properties - 2nd Term Ending July 2021
Nominated by the Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board:
- Matthew Keadle, Bethesda, MD - 1st Term Ending September 2021
- Kathleen F. Krause, Bethesda, MD - 2nd Term Ending September 2023
- VACANT
- Danielle Tenney, Bethesda, MD - 1st Term Ending October 2020
Appointed by BUP - Bethesda Employer with 50 or More Employees:
- Allison Lazare, United Educators - 2nd Term Ending July 2021
- Chair - Deirdre Robinson, Donohoe Companies - 2nd Term Ending July 2022
Appointed by BUP - Bethesda Employer with Fewer than 50 Employees:
- Amanda Smith, Bainum Family Foundation - 1st Term Ending March 2021
- David Storper, PrepU - 2nd Term Ending July 2021
Non-Voting Members:
- Iftin Thompson, MD Nat’l. Cap. & Planning Comm.
- Ken Hartman, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center
- Joe Cox and Sean Cullinane, National Institutes of Health
- Ryan Emery, National Naval Medical Center
- Commander Sean Gagen, 2nd District, Montgomery Police Department
- Sandra Brecher (attended by James Carlson), Commuter Services - MCDOT
- Deborah Michaels Representing BUP Board of Directors
