Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Community Meeting- October 14, 2015
Luxmanor Elementary School
7:00-7:30 p.m: Background and recap of prior meetings
7:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m: Breakout sessions
Vision, Image and Character
Transportation and Connections
Parks and Open Space
Public Facilities
Land Use and Density
8:40 p.m.-9 p.m: Summary report outs
Top 3-5 topics from each table
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Tonights Agenda
June 25, 2015: White Flint 2 Open House
September 17, 2015: Walter Johnson Schools Meeting
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Public Meetings
Public Facilities: Schools
Cluster schools are already overcrowded.
Need another location for elementary and middle school within the WJ cluster.
Need plan for facilities and land payments (proportional payments) for all added school
enrollment.
Firm commitment to fund schools at all levels.
Transportation and Connectivity
Extend the White Flint 1 street network to White Flint II.
Smaller blocks-create more walkable connections.
Bike system to be coordinated.
Shuttle (free) connectors needed to tie commercial buildings with new residential.
It is difficult for pedestrian to cross the Pike (pedestrian signals dont work in places,long crossing
distances).
Railroad quiet zones at Randolph Road crossing and proposed Nicholson Court MARC Station.
Will the at-grade CSX railroad crossing at Randolph Road remain open to Randolph Road through
traffic? Has a decision been made?
Improve pedestrian connections across CSX tracks from eastern portion of WF 2 to WF1
Keep Montrose Parkway grade separated where it was intended and planned to be. Extend
Montrose Parkway to Veirs Mill and then to Connecticut Avenue in Aspen Hill.
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Public Meetings Summary
Public Facilities: Parks and Open Space
Need more public parks, not just reserved for specific development.
There is no element of green space connecting our area. Would love to be able to walk to a park
and rest, relax and play with my dog. Please help to make this very dense corridor have more
green, less heat island effect, and with your support, less energy use.
Turn excess Montrose Parkway Right-of-Way over to Parks to manage as public space.
Turn SHA Park/Ride lot into a park.
Address access to Luxmanor Local Park. Currently, it is only accessible through the school, Luxmanor
Elementary.
Land Use and Zoning
Supportive of the idea of repurposing office buildings for schools.
Nicholson Court-isolated by elevation issues. Not accessible from community.
Environment
Require property developments to address and mitigate stormwater run-off effects on neighboring
downstream residential properties.
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Public Meetings Summary
Infrastructure
Maintain the Garrett Park train station.
Can the infrastructure handle this development in terms of schools, traffic, Metro, green
spaces and parks?
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Residential
Development:
1,904 dwelling units
Non-Residential
Development
6.44 million [Link].
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Existing Land Use
Age of Population (2010)
Race & Hispanic Origin (2010)
65+
55-64
Other
3%
Black
9%
Study Area
Montgomery
45-54
35-44
Hispanic
13%
25-34
Asian
20%
20-24
White
55%
0-19
0%
25%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
White Flint 2 Study Area
HOUSEHOLD INCOME (2013)
White Flint 2
20%
Montgomery County
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Who Lives Here?
15%
10%
5%
0%
Less than
$15,000
$15,000 to $25,0000 to $35,000 to
$24,999
$34,999
$49,999
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$50,000 to
$74,999
$75,000 to $100,000 to $150,000 to $200,000 or
$99,999
$149,999
$199,999
more
JOB MIX BY INDUSTRY
White Flint 2 Plan Area and Montgomery County
JOBS BY WORKER EDUCATION
52%
Other
28%
60%
17%
23%
10%
15%
32%
14%
Montgomery County
Retail Trade
Health & Social
Services
Professional,
Scientific &
Tech
57%
31%
29%
36%
30%
Montgomery
County
White Flint 2
Bachelor's
degree or
higher
Some
college or
Associate
degree
High school
or less
JOBS BY ANNUAL EARNINGS
Less than $40,000
White Flint 2
Montgomery
County
31%
41%
$40,000 or more
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Who Works Here?
69%
59%
White Flint 2
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Montgomery County Office
Market Assessment (2015)
Forces shaping the office
market
Technology
Space Utilization
Federal Sequestration
PIKE AND ROSE
Strongest markets in
urbanized, mixed-use,
walkable communities
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Office Market Context
6130 EXECUTIVE BLVD
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Mainly along Executive
Boulevard
Lower rents and higher vacancies
than County
Three (3) buildings account for
70% of vacant space
Office Market
# of Buildings
Rentable Square
Under Construction
(square feet)
Vacancy Rate
Rent/square foot
per Month
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Montgomery
White Flint II
County
59
1,517
3,498,832
73,394,375
0
22.2%
$24.50
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White Flint II Office Inventory
400,021
15.0%
$27.82
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Retail along Rockville Pike and in
neighborhood centers
Plan area comprise 4% of retail
sales in the County
Healthy retail market: High rents,
low vacancies
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Retail Market
# of Buildings
Rentable Square
Feet
Under Construction
(square feet)
Vacancy Rate
Rent/square foot
per Month
Montgomery
White Flint II
County
41
2,326
1,407,309
0
2.4%
$27.44
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White Flint II Retail Space
39,913,783
68,742
3.9%
$27.33
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Montgomery County Industrial
Land Use Trends, 2015
Downcounty industrial land
important because of:
Proximity to customers
Service to businesses
Municipal Support
Entrepreneurship
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Industrial Space Insights
Parklawn/Twinbrook cluster
citied critical for preservation
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Industrial east of the rail tracks
Businesses include home building,
auto repair, landscaping,
catering, fitness
Industrial Market
Similar rent levels but higher
vacancies than County
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# of Buildings
Rentable Square
Feet
Under Construction
(square feet)
Vacancy Rate
Rent/square foot
per Month
Montgomery
White Flint II
County
22
623
716,054
0
14.4%
$11.28
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White Flint II Industrial Market
13,995,275
200,000
7.6%
$11.67
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White Flint 2
Existing Zoning
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Bikeway Network
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White Flint 2
Existing Transportation and Bikeway Network
Street Network
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Imperviousness: 56.79 %
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Tree Canopy: 28.1%
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White Flint 2
Environment
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Land Area: 91 acres
Existing Development: 2.3 million [Link].
Zone: Employment Office (EOF 0.75 H100)
Existing Vacancy Rate: 29.2%
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White Flint 2
Executive Boulevard Office Park
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Land Area: 38.36 acres
Existing Development
Residential: 230 dwelling units
Non-Residential: 465,[Link].
Zones:
CR 2.0 C0.5 R1.5 H220 T (Montrose Crossing)
CR 1.5 C1.0 R1.0 H75 (Pike Center)
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White Flint 2
Rockville Pike Corridor-East
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Land Area: 84.05 acres
Existing Development
Residential: 984 dwelling units
Non-Residential: 1.09 million [Link].
Zones: CRT 2.25 C1.5 R0.75 H75; CRT 0.75 C0.75
R0.25 H45; EOF 3.0 H100; R-20; R-200
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White Flint 2
Rockville Pike Corridor-West
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Land Area: 90 acres
Existing Development: 1.8 million [Link].
Zone: Light Industrial (IL)
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White Flint 2
Industrial Properties
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City of Rockville
Twinbrook
White Flint
Sector Plan
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Planning Context
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Metro
Core
Area
Technology
Employment
Area
Light
Industrial
Area
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Approved and Adopted (2009)
Twinbrook Sector Plan
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Twinbrook Sector Plan
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City of Rockville MD 355 Plan
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Approved and Adopted (2010)
White Flint Sector Plan
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White Flint 2
White Flint Sector Plan-Overview
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White Flint I Street Network
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White Flint Sector Plan (2010)
Share Use Path-Woodglen Drive
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White Flint Bikeway Network
Marinelli Road Bike Lanes
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
White Flint Bikeway Network
Draft Separated Bike
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Lane Network
Woodglen Drive Separated
Bike Lanes (Cycle Track)
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
White Flint I Public Facilities
White Flint Fire Station
(#23)-Maple Avenue and
Randolph Road-is in the
Capital Improvements
Program (CIP).
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White Flint I Open Space
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Maximize Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED).
Maximize use of on-site and off-site renewable energy sources.
Network of bikeways and sidewalks.
Use of incentives in the CR Zone for protection of the natural environment.
Include stormwater management along new streets as required by the Road Code.
Use environmental site design to manage stormwater, including green roofs, pervious
paving and other innovative features.
Increase the tree canopy for the Sector Plan from 10.5 percent to 20 percent through
streetscaping and tree plantings.
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White Flint I Environment
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Rockville Pike
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White Flint 2
BRT/RTS
Old Georgetown Road
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
White Flint 2
BRT/RTS
Randolph Road
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B
C
A
Vision, Image and Character
Transportation and Connections
Parks and Open Space
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Breakout Groups
Public Facilities
Land Use and Density
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