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The Kentlands Boulevard Commercial District Charrette continues tonight with a session on retail issues, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Lakelands Park Middle School, 1200 Main Street.

Joe Coombs writes in a Washington Business Journal article, Gaithersburg rethinks Kentlands Blvd. corridor:

A July 30 session will focus on retail development on the Kentlands Boulevard corridor, already home to several national and regional names, including Giant Food, Whole Foods, PetSmart, Lowe’s and Kmart.

“A lot of people aren’t familiar with how retail leases are negotiated or how retailers decide where to locate,” [Gaithersburg Planning & Code Director Greg] Ossont said. “We’ve had lots of community meetings over the years where people have called for a Neiman Marcus, and they got a Michaels and a Dress Barn, instead.”

McLean-based Beatty Management Co., which operates the Market Square complex, and Baltimore-based KLNB, which handles leasing and operations for Market Square, will be at the table with Gaithersburg officials during the process, Ossont said.

From the City’s website:

Safe Speed Program Up and Running in the City of Gaithersburg

Posted 7/27/2007

The Safe Speed program is now operational in the City of Gaithersburg, with citations being issued for speeding violations as of July 30, 2007.

Jurisdictions within Montgomery County were granted the authority to operate the cameras by the State of Maryland in 2006. Conducted in conjunction with the City of Rockville, the Town of Chevy Chase and Montgomery County, Gaithersburg’s Safe Speed program authorizes the use of the cameras in residential and school zones with speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less.

The Gaithersburg Police Department conducted traffic surveys to determine locations most in need of speed reduction efforts. Initially, photo radar enforcement will be conducted on Girard Street, Quince Orchard Boulevard, Watkins Mill Road, and West Deer Park Road. Additional streets will be added in the future.

The goal of the Safe Speed program is to reduce speeding on residential streets and streets near schools in an effort to prevent injuries and fatalities among pedestrians and motorists. The cameras are an additional tool available to police in speed enforcement. Officers will continue to enforce speed limits using other techniques such as hand-held radar or laser.

Detailed information about the program, including locations of photo radar enforcement efforts, instructions for paying fines and a list of frequently asked questions, is available through the link below. For additional information contact the Gaithersburg Police Department at 301-258-6400 or police@gaithersburgmd.gov.

• Safe Speed Program