Montgomery Parks to present plans for future Lyttonsville park

Residents encouraged to give feedback to Lyttonsville park design plan at meeting on Thursday, March 30, 2023, 7:00-830 p.m.

WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, will host a community meeting to discuss the new neighborhood park coming to Lyttonsville in Silver Spring.  

The park design is the result of dialogue between planners and the Lyttonsville community during two previous meetings. Montgomery Parks is now seeking feedback on the latest version of the plan.  

The third meeting will be held online and in person: 

Thursday, March 30, 2023 
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 
Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Recreation Center, 
2450 Lyttonsville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910 

Or online: Zoom Link: MoCoParks.org/LCM, Phone: 301-715-8592, Webinar ID: 876 4684 3272 

The new park will create a neighborhood green, and a rest stop along the Capital Crescent Trail .  The park concepts were developed based on the preferred program priorities and feedback from the community.  Staff will present the design development plan which includes a bridge memorial and refinements from the prior concepts. 

Lyttonsville is a historic community, founded in the 1850s by a free African American laborer named Samuel Lytton. The one lane Talbot Bridge crossed the CSX railroad tracks, linking the community with the rest of Silver Spring. The 100-year-old bridge was demolished in 2019. The bridge girders will be incorporated into the new park to commemorate the history and culture of greater Lyttonsville.  

About Montgomery Parks      
Montgomery Parks manages more than 37,000 acres of parkland, consisting of 420 parks. Montgomery Parks is a department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), a bi-county agency established in 1927 to steward public land. M-NCPPC has been nationally recognized for its high-quality parks and recreation services and is regarded as a national model by other parks systems. MontgomeryParks.org  

 Accessibility     
Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, encourages and supports the participation of individuals with disabilities. Please contact the Program Access Office at 301-495-2581 (Voice), MD Relay 7-1-1 or 800-552-7724 or ProgramAccess@MontgomeryParks.org to request a disability modification. Visit Montgomery Parks Accessibility for more information.   

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