crossroads neighborhood plan
NCAC-APA Planning Conference
November 10, 2012
www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/burtonsville/
www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/burtonsville/
moderator:
Kristin OConnor, Lead Planner, M-NCPPC, Montgomery County Planning Department [email protected] Eric Luedtke, Maryland State Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates in Montgomery Countys District 14, [email protected]
panelist:
panelist:
Miti Figueredo, Director, Eastern County Regional Services Center [email protected]
Cathy Mahmud, Senior Planning Specialist, Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Montgomery County Government
[email protected] Katherine Nelson, Environmental Planner, Area 3, M-NCPPC, Montgomery County Planning Department
[email protected]panelist:
panelist:
outline
neighborhood plan vision
turning a crossroads into a community
challenges and opportunities
economy connectivity design environment
main street neighborhood village center neighborhood rural edge
planning challenges plan recommendations
summary county and state agency involvement questions
regional context
Where is Burtonsville?
north eastern gateway
low density, rural wedge
crossroads of MD 198 and US 29
highway access to I-95, ICC, US 29
park-and-ride, commuter bus
near multiple employment, housing, transit, and retail centers
neighborhood plan vision
turning a crossroads into a community
neighborhood plan vision
outreach
attractive, connected community with diverse community-friendly uses small business retention for their local market
a main street with safe local streets, sidewalks, and trails
public areas for gathering and recreation protect sensitive areas
neighborhood plan economy
connectivity
design
environment
challenges and opportunities economy
challenges regional competition high vacancy rates in large shopping centers (up to 74% in one center) single-use zoning
plan recommends local services and housing for nearby employment centers access to neighborhood retail from transit, local roads, and trails small businesses support with flexible zoning and infill opportunities
challenges and opportunities connectivity
challenges conflicts between through and local traffic on MD 198 limited local street network inadequate pedestrian/bikeway infrastructure
plan recommends
grid of streets and access road main street on MD 198 park-and-ride lot connections street character sidewalks, bikeways and trails
challenges and opportunities environment
challenges located in sensitive tributary headwaters of the Patuxent declining water quality high impervious levels determining appropriate sewer service
plan recommends target commercial area for development reconfirm rural zoning outside the commercial area and reduce imperviousness more tree canopy and forest cover
challenges and opportunities design
challenges auto-oriented development pattern inadequate pedestrian/bike environment absence of public spaces
plan recommends
public green space and open spaces safe and attractive local street system better location and design of parking building character, retail faade improvement program infill and adaptive reuse
community patterns
Middleburg Route 50 (1700s)
Chevy Chase Conn. Ave (1800s)
Germantown Town Center Century Blvd (1990s)
neighborhood plan recommendations main street neighborhood and public green
emphasis on local, small business infill and a mix of uses including new housing
new access road for school and new residential and improved MD 198 with streetscape and landscaping public green 1. elementary school expansion 2. recreation 3. open space
community patterns main street neighborhood and public green
main street/md198
main street MD 198: median, crosswalks, streetscape
existing: parking within the right of-way
better: parking screened from right-of-way
best: parking located behind of to the side
neighborhood plan recommendations
village center neighborhood
regional business infill and redevelopment mix of uses including new housing quality public spaces new grid of streets and landscaping connections to park-and-ride
community patterns
village center neighborhood
neighborhood plan recommendations rural edge
acquisition for properties that are sensitive and provide recreational and conservation opportunities
provide protections for the headwaters including a decrease in imperviousness on each site from 10 percent to 8 percent
increase tree canopy confirm rural cluster zoning
community patterns rural edge
summary
provide an attractive, connected community with a vibrant commercial area and a defined rural edge
provides for a school expansion and parkand-ride connections
links together the crossroads area with new local roads and intersection improvements provides parks and public spaces
county and state agency involvement
Maryland House of Delegates in Montgomery Countys District 14
Eric Luedtke, Maryland State Delegate, District 14 Burtonsville Olney Damascus
native of the county teachers middle school social studies at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Aspen Hill served on the East County Citizens Advisory Board (ECCAB) involved in promoting redevelopment in Burtonsville
county and state agency involvement
Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center
Miti Figueredo, director what do we do? links County services with 111,250 residents and businesses in a 47.5 square mile area that includes the following communities: Burtonsville, Colesville, Cloverly, Fairland, and White Oak is one of five centers in the County that functions as a link to the County Executive's Office: 1. offers problem-solving assistance to neighborhoods, individuals, businesses, and County agencies 2. coordinates direct service delivery, focusing on the particular needs of each region 3. works with a regional Citizens Advisory Board appointed by the County Executive and approved by the County Council
county and state agency involvement
Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA)
Cathy Mahmud, senior planning specialist, dhca
burtonsville faade easement program 2 facades completed 1 faade under construction 1 new facade proposed 2 potential additional facades
burtonsville retail center signage program 4 new signs proposed 1 potential additional sign
county and state agency involvement
burtonsville faade I
county and state agency involvement
burtonsville faade II
county and state agency involvement
burtonsville faade III
county and state agency involvement
potential faade IV
county and state agency involvement
burtonsville current signage
county and state agency involvement
burtonsville current signage
county and state agency involvement
environmental partners
Katherine Nelson, environmental planner m-ncppc
mde dep wssc m-ncppc-parks patuxent reservoirs watershed protection group
county and state agency involvement
government land purchases and acquisitions adjacent to the rural edge that include tributaries that flow into the rural edge wssc sha m-ncppc-parks forest conservation easements
moderator: Kristin OConnor, Lead Planner, M-NCPPC, Montgomery County Planning Department [email protected]
panelist: Eric Luedtke, Maryland State Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates in Montgomery Countys District 14, [email protected] panelist: Miti Figueredo, Director, Eastern County Regional Services Center; [email protected] panelist: Cathy Mahmud, Senior Planning Specialist, Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Montgomery County Government [email protected] panelist: Katherine Nelson, Environmental Planner, Area 3, M-NCPPC, Montgomery County Planning Department [email protected]
www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/burtonsville/
