04mdPLANNING Rockville Pike, Route 355, cuts through the Bethesda Skyline, looking North, on Wednesday, October 3, 2007. On Thursday, the Montgomery County Planning Board will discuss ways to link the communities that stretch along its 27-mile length through a coordinated approach to job development, transit, parks, the environment, arts and entertainment, and a mix of housing types along the 355/270 corridor. Greg Whitesell/Examiner