Twinbrook Sector Plan A New Community in the Technology Corridor S T A F F D R A F T Twinbrook Sector Plan A New Community in the Technology Corridor Twinbrook Sector Plan Title Slide Illustrate with Metro photo with stantion Montgomery County Department of Planning The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Planning and Outreach Process Residents and businesses beyond the Plan area Coordination with City of Rockville Varied forums Informal advisory group Informal advisory group because we didn’t have a CAC Illustrate with picture of people and pad

Plan Area and Location Near Metro Buffered by tracks, cemetery, major roads Adjacent to City of Rockville Point out

Twinbrook Station Meets goals of 2000 charrette: - Mixed uses - Pedestrian orientation - Access to Metro - Public open space Change agent 325,000 square feet of office space 220,000 square feet of retail 1,595 units

City of Rockville Plans                                                                                               Rockville Pike Corridor Plan Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan Shared vision of a Metro station area - Pedestrian connections - Revitalizing industrial - Creating active mixed communities Context City of Rockville Twinbrook station is now in city of Rockville, shared notion of redevelopment at Metro stations Aerial with boundaries of Twinbrook Sector Plan, Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan, and Rockville Pike Corridor Plan Put on Aerial??????

Plan Goals Create Twinbrook as a distinct place along the Metro Red Line Provide opportunities for housing Reduce the impact of development on the natural environment Create a connected road network Provide an improved system of pedestrian and bicycle connections Encourage high quality design features Establish a development envelope balanced with infrastructure capacity

Sector Plan Districts Metro Core Area Technology Employment Area Light Industrial Area Plan slide Districts intro: why and what Illustrate with with map of three areas Replace these drawings, they are just wrong. Instead use cuts from aerial photo or current photos

Metro Core Area What’s there now: Metro Station and parking lot JBG’s Twinbrook Station project Remaining county sites Plan slide Districts Metro Core: what’s there now

Metro Core Area Why and how it should change: Near Metro and Twinbrook Station project Continue the pattern and character established by Twinbrook Station - Housing - Mixed use - Retail - Main street pattern - Pedestrian connections Achieve through: TOMX-2/TDR and TOMX-2 Zones Redevelop with amenities and connections Plan slide Districts

Metro Core and Technology Employment Area

Technology Employment Area HHS Parking Lot Fishers Place USP What’s there now: Emerging technology center Large parking lots Parklawn Building Small but not walkable Near Metro and Rock Creek Park Plan slide Districts Tech Employment: what’s therenow

Technology Employment Area Why and how it should change: Build on technology uses Main street pattern Parklawn Building renovation Achieve through: TOMX-2 and TOMX-1/TDR Redevelop with amenities and connections Plan Slide Districts Tech Emplyment: why and how it should change (build on tech uses, main street pattern, parklawn building) Illustrate with photos and aerial photo zoom

Light Industrial Area What’s there now: Mixed lot sizes Mixed commercial uses Isolated but convenient Plan slide Districts Light Industrial: what’s there now Illustrate with photos Include fly though of topo along Twinbrook Parkway a la Jay Topo, Wash Ace (Mapmaker)

Light Industrial Area Why and how it should change: Boundary focuses redevelopment to the Parklawn streetfront Small sites have industrial value, but limited capacity Achieve through: I-4 amendments - lot size - parking setbacks - accessory housing Plan Slide Districts Light Industrial: why and how it should change Boundary justification Small site limits Industrial value Peglisi Property ** Chorvinski Sea Containers **

Environment Existing Conditions: Paving Streams Metro proximity 1950 1970 Plan slide Topics Existing: streams, metro proximity, paved Illustrate with photos, aerial, ? Find Aerials: 50’s, 70’s and 2001 1979 2000

Environment Benefits of redevelopment: Connections More pervious surface Open space Street trees Green building redevelopment Improved stormwater management Plan slide Topics Environmental Benefits of redevelopment: Connections More pervious surface Open space Street trees

Transportation Existing Conditions: Incomplete street grid, bike, and pedestrian connections Opportunities to make best use of Metro Impacted intersections M Plan slide Topics Transportation Existing: no grid, broken bike and ped connections with lots of opportunity and need Same base, animation (no grid, broken connections)

Estimated Trip Generation Transportation Transportation Proposals: Create grid Make bike, pedestrian, transit, and vehicle connections Metro-oriented, mixed-use development M Plan slide Topics Transportation Existing: no grid, broken bike and ped connections with lots of opportunity and need Same base, animation (no grid, broken connections) Estimated Trip Generation 10,593 12,118 12,592 10000 15000 5000 Existing and Approved Development 1992 Master Plan 2007 Recommendation

* Parks and Open Space Existing Conditions: Local parks outside the Plan area Near Rock Creek Park Plan Proposals: Add local amenities Make regional connections * Plan slide Topics Parks Illustrate with aerial photo showing surrounding area including rock creek park, maybe a google map inset

Actions: Set public hearing date Establish worksession schedule