Topics considered by the Board may include infrastructure needs, capital and operating budgets, transportation-related issues, and land use and zoning issues. Monthly Board meetings are open to the public. The Board s monthly agenda and newsletter are mailed to civic associations and other organizations in the region. The Board operates through a committee structure, with matters referred to the appropriate committee before consideration by the full Board. Any resident may attend Board committee meetings as a non-voting member.
Committees meet on an as needed basis.
BUP sponsors a variety of special events in the downtown area including the Taste of Bethesda in the fall, the Imagination Celebration in the spring, a Fourth of July celebration, summer concerts, a Literary Festival and a Holiday Lighting Ceremony in December. BUP publishes Downtown Bethesda, a comprehensive guide to stores, restaurants, hotels, cultural arts and public services located in downtown Bethesda and Bethesda Upbeat, a quarterly calendar of events and activities in the downtown area. Bethesda Action Group Bethesda Action Group is an ad hoc advisory committee of the Department of Public Works and Transportation. It was organized to provide community input to the Department on traffic flow, pedestrian access and parking issues in the Bethesda central business district and the surrounding communities. Membership is open to anyone interested in these issues.