CommunityMeetingOctober17,2017

Purpose

Re-evaluatelongtermlanduseandtransportationstrategiesinresponsetotheSHAStudyofMD97(GeorgiaAvenue)andalsotoaddressthepotentialforredevelopmentoftheWMATAfacilitiesin

theForestGlenSectorPlanArea.

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Winter/Spring2019

Winter/Spring2019

Summer/Fall2019

OutreachandPlanDevelopment

PlanConcepts

WorkingDraft

PublicHearing

PlanningBoardDraft

CountyExecutive&CountyCouncilReview

CountyCouncilPublicHearing

KickOff

PublicComment

Approved/AdoptedMasterPlan

PublicComment

PublicTestimony

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ScopeofWork

SectorPlanTimeline

StudyAreaBoundary

• EncompassesthebulkoftheForestGlenSectorPlanBoundary

• IncludesportionsoftheNorthandWestSilverSpringMasterPlan

• DoesNotRepresenttheFinalForestGlen/MontgomeryHillsSectorPlanBoundary

• Usedforbackgroundanalysis

DEMOGRAPHICSForestGlen/MontgomeryHillsStudyArea• Adultstypicallyage45to64(29%)

• 1in4residentsunderage20• Majoritynon-HispanicWhite(52%)• Englishismostcommonlanguage(72%)• Two-thirdsofSpanishspeakingresidents(1,900)

speakEnglishlessthan“VeryWell”

2011-2015AmericanCommunitySurvey,5-yearestimates,U.S.CensusBureau

72%

14% 5% 3% 6%

60%

16% 10% 10%

4%

Englishonly Spanish OtherIndo-European

Asian&PacificIs.

Otherlanguages

LanguageSpokenatHome(2015)

ForestGlen/MontgomeryHills

County

16%

18%

52%

47%

20%

17%

7%

14%

5%

4%

ForestGlen/…

County

Race&HispanicOrigin(2015)

Hispanic NotHispanicWhite NHAfricanAmer.NHAsian NHOther

9%

16%

17%

15%

29%

15%

7%

19%

19%

14%

28%

13%

0-4

5-19

20-…

35-…

45-…

65+

AgeDistribution(2015)

County

ForestGlen/MontgomeryHills

ForestGlen/MontgomeryHillsStudyArea

• 62%ofoccupantsliveindetachedsingle-familyhousing

• 29%ofoccupantsliveinmulti-familyhousing• 69%ofoccupantsliveinowner-occupiedunits

2011-2015AmericanCommunitySurvey,5-yearestimates

HOUSINGINVENTORY62%

9%

29%

48%

18%

33%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

(3+Units)

DetachedSingleFamily

AttachedSingleFamily Multi-Family

HousingType

ForestGlen- MontgomeryHills MontgomeryCounty

69%

31%

66%

34%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Owner-Occupied

Renter-Occupied

OccupiedHousingUnits

MontgomeryCounty ForestGlen-MontgomeryHills

NONRESIDENTIALSPACE&USESForestGlen/MontgomeryHillsVicinity• 1.65MSFinnonresidentialspaceacross58

properties

• Hospitalconsistsof1.23MSF(or75%oftotal)

• Nonresidentialspace(excludinghospitalpremises)characteristics:• Olderbuildingstock(mostbuilt1940– 1970)• Service-orientedretailinMontgomeryHills

(restaurants,gasstations,convenienceretail)• CommunityfacilitiesalongGeorgiaAvenueand

Rosensteel Avenue(churches,schools,etc.)• Healthserviceandmedicalrelatedoffices

Source:MarylandDepartmentofAssessmentsandTaxation,2017

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Office

Retail

Institutional/Community

Cultural

Industrial

Warehouse

COMMERCIALSQUAREFEETBYSECTOR(excludesHolyCrossHospital)

63% 16%

16%

4% 2%

SPACESIZE(excludesHolyCrossHospital)

5,000SForless

5,000to9,999SF

10,000to29,999SF30,000- 49,999SFOver50,000SF

JOBSANDINDUSTRYForestGlen/MontgomeryHillsVicinity• 5,106Jobsin96Establishments

• HolyCrossHospitalandin-hospitalaffiliatesaccountfor85percentoftotalemployees

• Remaining723employeesarespreadacross66establishments

• Top5Employers(notonhospitalpremises)• RegencyHealthCareofSilverSpring(50to99)• Snider’sSuperFoods(50to99)• MaximHealthcareServices(25to49)• MontgomeryHillsCarWash(25to49)• HolyCrossPrivateHome(25to49)

Source:MarylandDLLR,QuarterlyCensusofEarningsandWages,3rd Quarter2017

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

HealthandSocialServicesRetailTrade

Business&HouseholdServicesAccommodationandFoodServices

Professional,Scientific,TechServicesOtherServicesConstruction

EducationalServicesFinanceandInsurance

TransportationandWarehousing

JOBSBYINDUSTRY(excludesHolyCrossHospital)

71%

15%

11% 3%

WORKPLACESIZE(excludesHolyCrossHospital)

lessthan10employees

10to24employees

25to49employees

50-99employees

ExistingZoning• Primarilysinglefamily

residential• Commercialdistrictandtown

homesalongGeorgiaAvenue• Largeramountofmulti-family

closertoMetroandtheBeltway

ExistingLandUse• Primarilyresidential

• MajorityofcommercialandinstitutionalusesalongGeorgiaAvenue

• Largenumberofofficeuses,primarilymedicalormedicalrelated

“ThisPlanenvisionsacommunityconsistingoftwostableresidentialneighborhoods,identifiedhereinasForestGlenEastandForestGlenWestwhichareseparatedbyGeorgiaAvenue”

- ForestGlenSectorPlan,1996

ForestGlenSectorPlanGoals

• PreservetheForestGlencommunityasastable,predominantlysinglefamilyresidentialcommunity

• PreventspreadofcommercialareasandprotectneighborhoodsandresidentialedgesalongGeorgiaAvenue

• Protectneighborhoodsfromexcessivenoiseandairqualityimpacts

• Enhancecommunityidentitybystrengtheningneighborhoodsandprovidingmoregatheringspaces

• Ensurethatdevelopmentandredevelopmentarecompatiblewiththeexistingcommunity

ForestGlenSectorPlan

• FocusnewdevelopmentnearMetrorailstation

• BalancetheneedsofresidentialneighborhoodsandtheregionalinterestsservedbyHolyCrossHospital

• ProvideanattractiveboulevardalongGeorgiaAvenueandencouragebikingandwalking

• Protectandpreservehistoricandenvironmentallysensitivefeatures

ForestGlenSectorPlanRecommendations

• FocusnewdevelopmentnearMetrorailstation

• BalancetheneedsofresidentialneighborhoodsandtheregionalinterestsservedbyHolyCrossHospital

• ProvideanattractiveboulevardalongGeorgiaAvenueandencouragebikingandwalking

• Protectandpreservehistoricandenvironmentallysensitivefeatures

ForestGlenEast

• ensurethatnewdevelopmentiscompatiblewiththecharacteroftheexistingresidentialneighborhood

• Protecttheedgesoftheexistingresidentialneighborhood

PlanRecommendations

ForestGlenEast

• Enhancecommunityidentityandsenseofplace

PlanRecommendations

ForestGlenEast

• Provideanattractive,landscapedboulevardalongGeorgiaAvenue

PlanRecommendations

ForestGlenWest

• ensurethatnewdevelopmentiscompatiblewiththecharacteroftheexistingresidentialneighborhood

PlanRecommendations

ForestGlenWest

• Protecttheedgesoftheexistingresidentialneighborhoodandsoftentheimpactofmajorroadwaysonadjacenthomes

PlanRecommendations

ForestGlenWest

• FocusnewdevelopmentattheMetrorailstation,consistentwiththeGeneralPlan

PlanRecommendations

“MontgomeryHills- andtheresidentialneighborhoodswhichsurroundit– shouldbeaplacewherepeopleareencouragedto

walk,ratherthandrive.Withalltheconveniencethatthislocationoffers,MontgomeryHillsshouldbeanattractive,accessibleneighborhoodcenterthatserves

thelocalcommunity”- North/WestSilverSpringMasterPlan,

2000

PrimaryGoals

• Neighborhood–friendlytransportationsystems(bike,rail,ped andvehicularaccess– wellconnected)

• Re-envisionGAhighwayintoalandscapedblvd withacentermedia,improvedlocalcirculationandwidetreelinedsidewalksthatisanattractive,accessibleneighborhoodcenterservingthelocalcommunity

PlanRecommendations

• PreservetheresidentialcharacteroftheNorthandWestSilverSpringneighborhoods

• ReconfirmtheexistingresidentialzoninginNorthSilverSpring,asrecommended

• ProvideguidanceforpossibletownhomedevelopmentalongGeorgiaAvenue

• Reflectthechange,fromthecommercialtransitionzonetotheResidentialTownhouse(RT12.5)zoneforthe1.7acresiteonthewestsideofGeorgiaAvenueatLocustGroveRoadneartheBeltway

PlanRecommendations

• Limittheimpactoftrafficinresidentialneighborhoods

• LimitcommercialzoningtotheareasrecommendedinthisPlan

• Designaterecommendedhistoricresources

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Vision2030StrategicPlan§ ShowswhereintheCountyweneedmoreparkandrecreation

facilitiesandservices§ Setsprioritiesforprograms,parkoperations,marketing,

management,andparkplanninganddevelopment

Parks,RecreationandOpenSpace(PROS)Plan§ Estimateshowmanyandwhattypeofrecreationfacilitiesareneeded

forthenext10years§ Recommendshowtodeliverthefacilitiestomeettheneeds§ Providesbasisforrecommendationsineachmasterplanarea§ Recommendslandacquisitionpriorities§ Recommendsprioritiesforpreservingnaturalandhistoric/cultural

resources,andagriculturallands

Together,thesetwodocuments§ Willhelpustosetclearprioritiesforacquisitionanddevelopment§ Guideinputtoparkandareamasterplans,andtheCIP

ParkPlanningMethodology

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§ Whataretheexistingconditions?§ Whatdoresidentsliketodooutdoors?§ Whatdoresidentswanttodooutdoorsnowthat

theycan’t(notenoughland,needmorefacilities,etc.)?

§ Whereistheciviccenterofacommunity?Istheremorethanone?

§ Aretherenearbyparktrailstowhichbetterconnectionsareneeded?

§ Whatopportunitieswillbeavailableaspartoffuturelandredevelopment?

§ Whatshouldbetheultimateoverallpatternofparklandandopenspace?

Long Range Park Planning Considerations

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Existingparks

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Eachareamasterplanshouldincludeasystem&hierarchyofopenspacesbasedontherolesofeachtypeofopenspace§ ForSectorPlanAreas:

§ activerecreationdestinationslocated withinorneartheplanarea, includingcourts,playgrounds, andlawnareaslargeenoughforpickupsoccer, festivalsorevents,etc.

§ acentral“civicgreen”urbanpark(seeChapter3),ranginginsizefrom½to2acres,dependingonprojecteddensities,locatedincloseproximatelytoapublictransithub,nexttoactivatinguses,withamixtureofhardandsoftsurfacesincludingacentrallawnareaforevents

§ aninterconnectedsystemofsidewalksandtrailstoconnectparksandopenspaces§ woodedareasthatwillprovideasenseofcontactwithnature

§ ForeachUrbanNeighborhood:aneighborhoodgreen,urbanbufferpark,orcommunityuserecreationalpark

§ ForeachBlock:anurbansquare,plaza,orgreenarea§ ForeachBuilding:outdoorrecreationspace§ ForeachResidence:privateoutdoorspace

Community Park Pattern and Role (Hierarchy)

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PlanningAreaNeeds§ Playgrounds§ BasketballCourts§ TennisCourts

TheParkandTrailPlanningProcessforAreaandSectorMasterPlans

NeedsEstimatedbyGeographicAreas

AthleticFieldAreaNeeds§ AdultRectangularFields§ YouthRectangularFields§ BaseballFields§ AdultSoftballDiamonds§ YouthSoftballDiamonds

CountywideNeeds§ Recreation/AquaticCenters§ Trails§ NaturalAreas§ DogParks§ PicnicShelters/GroupPicnic

Areas§ CulturalResources§ IceRinks§ SkateParks§ VolleyballCourts§ CricketFields§ CivicGreens§ CommunityOpenSpace§ UrbanWoodedAreas

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OpenSpaceSystem

ZoningRequirements• PublicUseSpace

• PublicAmenitiesRecreationGuidelines

AREAMASTERPLAN

FacilityPlan

PublicOwnership:Parks

SitePlan

PrivateOwnership:PublicUseSpace

UrbanParkGuidelines

• Pattern&Role• Ownership• Designelements• Programming• Operations

PROS

PublicandPrivateSectorRolesinOpenSpaceSystems

NaturalResourcesExistingConditions

Sligo Creek

Lower RockCreek

2Watersheds 8Sub-watersheds

ImperviousCover:33.5%TreeCanopyCover: 61%

$ air and water quality # stream temperatures# heat island effect# CO2 in the air

# local street and air temperatures# heat island effect$ air quality

Specimen tree Impervious cover

WaterQuality

Fair

Poor

No data

Transportation

Regional

Local

• Accessible/Connected

• Safe

• Efficient

• Comfortable

• Context-Sensitive

GoalsofaRobust,MultimodalTransportationNetwork

AnalyzeExistingConditions

Transit

MotorVehicles

Intersectionstostudy

Bike&Pedestrian

EstimateFutureImpacts

MakeRecommendationsforFutureProjects

GuidingDocuments:Previous&ActivePlans

CountyCouncil’sVisionZeroInitiative• Resolution18-390,adoptedFebruary2,2016• Inspiredbytheinternationalmovementtoputanendtofatalcrashes

• Data-drivenapproach• Focusesonreducingtrafficspeedsandreducingconflicts

• County’sTwo- YearActionPlandraftcompletedFall2017• Setsagoalfor“NoTrafficDeathsby2030inMontgomeryCounty”

Parallel&RelatedProjects

PublicInput

Constraints

Opportunities

Needs

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