Support the Bethesda Sector Plan Rollbacks

Please do not approve any requests to increase building heights and density. Traffic congestion, school overcrowding, and pedestrian safety is causing Bethesda to burst at the seams.

The proposed development is irresponsible and not sustainable and will cause serious adverse impacts to life in these neighborhoods. I strongly oppose these development plans

Conquer Canyonization!

Disgraceful. That there is so little green space in Bethesda.

I support all if the comments above and strongly encourage reconsidering the increases in density that will substantially harm the long-standing residential communities in bethesda.

Please do not increase the building heights to the proposed levels. This will severely reduce our home prices and continue to over crowd our schools.

Adding this much density without commensurate improvements to schools and infrastructure will have a deleterious impact on quality of life ultimately property values.

I agree with the above statements

Way too many corporate transient tenants who done give a eff about the community!

Traffic is already a big issue in Bethesda and adding large buildings with more businesses and housing will exacerbate the problem. In addition, let's keep the skyline clear from clutter. Bethesda is a suburban community and those who live and visit it value the quaint community feel. Let's keep Bethesda accessible.

Planning Board - Please think about a 250 foot building next to your house before granting a change in height to developers in my East Bethesda neighborhood. I like growth and love living in a vibrant urban community - but this is not smart growth: - Cheltenham Drive (7725, 7735, 7803, 7809 & 7845 Wisconsin Avenue). 250 feet is too tall north and south of Cheltenham Drive, and allowing buildings of these heights will create a canyon effect both on Cheltenham and with the towers across Wisconsin Avenue. - 7900-8000 Block Wisconsin (7901, 7935 & 8001 Wisconsin Avenue). The Planning Board has approved increases for these properties of up to 200 feet, well over the 120 foot recommendation of its professional staff.

I'm not opposed to development, but this is not smart development.

As 30 year residents of Bethesda on Middleton Lane, my husband and I agree with everything in this petition. I recognize that some growth is inevitable but not at the expense of damaging the quality of life of those of us in single-family homes. Properties built on Avondale Street higher than the 35 foot recommendation of the Planning Board may completely overshadow our back yard and radically change our view. I don't want to live in Manhattan. We want Bethesda to remain a great place to live, not a place where the rights of the developers overshadows those of the residents.

I am against tall buildings being permitted on the east side of Wisconsin Avenue, overshadowing my neighbors' homes.

Please do not approve the erection of tall buildings immediately adjacent to single-family residences in East Bethesda on the east side of Wisconsin Avenue. Allowing tall structures on the west side of Wisconsin Avenue is fine with me.

I live on Arlington Road in Bethesda and strongly support the scale-backs outlined in this petition. I want this area to have long-term sustainability as a healthful, enjoyable place to live; the scale of development outlined in the petition is inconsistent with this imperative.

Please don't make our neighborhoods canyons and not vibrant communities! Please reduce the height allowances for the new buildings in downtown Bethesda!

The approved growth is unsustainable and will undermine quality of life i

The proposed plan will change the neighborhood and increase parking and traffic problems. I am strongly opposed.

Higher buildings and more density should be limited to the "Triangle" not along Wisconsin Avenue and East-West Highway where people live.