Matthew Folden

Planner Coordinator, Area 1 Planning Division

[email protected]

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

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Transportation Agency Meeting

 Introductions & Meeting Agenda

Sector Plan Scope & Schedule
Existing Conditions
Agency Briefings
Agency Discussion
Public Questions & Open Discussion

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Agenda Transportation Agency Meeting

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Sector Plan Scope

The Role of the Sector Plan
Good planning is sustainable:
Land Use

Social equality

Economic vitality

Environment

Demographics

Environmental integrity
Transportation

Economics

Parks &
Open Space

Urban
Design
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Purpose:
Update 1982 Sector Plan
Vision:
Preserve smaller scale
Promote mixed-use
Goals:

Embrace the community character and improve the sense of place

Maintain and enhance neighborhood-oriented commercial character
Ensure infrastructure meets current and future needs
Address environmental issues and promote sustainable growth
Improve pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular traffic connections
Add public gathering spaces
Provide a variety of housing options

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Sector Plan Scope

Preserve 1982 Boundary

Reflects:
Natural boundaries
Separation of
Commercial and
Residential uses

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Sector Plan Scope

 Focus Area :
Anticipated changes
Areas not likely to
change

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Sector Plan Scope

 October 2014 Kick-off Presentations to Community and Planning Board

March 2015 Initial Staff recommendations

April 2015 Staff Draft sector plan

May 2015 Public Hearing Draft sector plan

Summer 2015 Planning Board Draft sector plan

Fall 2015 County Council Review

2016 Adopted Sector Plan

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Sector Plan Schedule

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Sector Plan Schedule

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Existing Conditions

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Existing Conditions: Proposed Bikeways

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Transit Ride On Route 23

Service between Friendship Heights Metro and Sibley Hospital

#1 Northbound: Friendship Heights Metro/ Willard Ave (170)

#5 Northbound: Westbard Avenue/ Westbard Circle (39)
#7 Northbound: Westbard Avenue/ 5401 Westbard (28)
# 10 Northbound: Ridgefield Road/ River Road (20)
# 11 Northbound: Westbard Avenue/ Crown St (19)

#1 Southbound: Friendship Heights Metro/ Bay G (362)

#8 Southbound: Ridgefield Road/ River Road (23)
#9 Southbound: River Road/ Landy Lane (22)
#10 Southbound River Road/ Little Falls Parkway (18)
#12 Southbound Westbard Avenue/ Westbard Circle (17)

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Existing Conditions: Vehicular Access & Mobility

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Transit Ride On Route 29

Service between Bethesda Metro and Friendship Heights Metro
#1 Northbound: Friendship Heights Metro/ Willard Ave (181)
#6 Northbound: Mass Avenue/ Westbard Avenue (27)
#1 Southbound: Friendship Heights Metro Bay F (210)
#7 Southbound: Mass Avenue/ 5600 Mass Avenue (26)
#14 Southbound: Mass Avenue/ Ft Sumner (14)

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Existing Conditions: Vehicular Access & Mobility

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Existing Conditions: Vehicular Access & Mobility

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Existing Conditions: Vehicular Access & Mobility

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Existing Conditions: Vehicular Access & Mobility

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Measures of Congestion
Peak Hour (Morning and Evening)
Critical Lane Volume (CLV)
The sum of traffic volumes that cross at a single point of an
intersection
Planning Tool
CLV Standard in the Bethesda Chevy Chase Policy Area: 1,600
Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)
Conducted if CLV exceeds 1,600
Intersection Volume/ Capacity (V/C)
V/C Standard in the Bethesda Chevy Chase Policy Area: 1.0

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Existing Conditions: Vehicular Access & Mobility

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Based on counts collected:

River/ Little Falls 10/28/14

River/ Brookside 10/16/14
River/ Willard 10/28/14
Mass / Westbard 10/14/14
Westbard / Ridgefield 10/16/14

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Existing Conditions: Vehicular Access & Mobility

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Existing Conditions: Vehicular Access & Mobility

50,000

Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT)

45,000
40,000

35,000
30,000

25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0

2002

2004

2006

Massachusetts Ave at Little Flower School

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2008

2010

River Road at Whole Foods

2012
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Existing Conditions: Vehicular Access & Mobility

Source: ICC-B Traffic Committee

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Future Research & Analysis: Traffic Forecasting

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Regional Model

Local Model

Inputs
Regional Road and Transit Network
Regional Land Use Forecasts
(Household and Jobs)

Inputs
Westbard Road Network
Westbard Traffic Volumes
Westbard Land Use Scenarios
(Household and Jobs)
Non Auto Driver Mode Share

Outputs
Regional Traffic Volumes

Outputs
Westbard Traffic Volumes at
Intersections

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Future Research & Analysis: Traffic Forecasting

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Land Use Scenarios

2040 Existing Master Plan
2040 Scenarios

Subdivision Staging Policy

Requires sector plan to conform to Bethesda /
Chevy Chase LATR Standard
If congestion exceeds the standard:
Evaluate transportation network changes
Evaluate land use changes

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Future Research & Analysis: Traffic Forecasting

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Opportunities:
Improve pedestrian crossing at River Road/ Landy Lane
Consider new street connection parallel to Westbard Avenue (Crown Street
Landy Lane)
Straighten Westbard Avenue at River Road to discourage through traffic on
Ridgefield Road

Constraints:
Regional traffic demand on Westbard Avenue (to be determined through
Model)
Regional traffic demand on River Road and Massachusetts Avenue
Many curb cuts along River Road
Steep grade across sector plan area (limits connectivity)

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Agency Briefings: M-NCPPC

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FY 2015 2020 Consolidated Transportation Plan Projects

Construction program projects: None
Development and evaluation program projects: None
River Rd/ Little Falls Pkwy traffic management
Advertised 04/03/2013
Signal modification, including changing the phasing of the traffic signal at MD
190/ Little Falls Pkwy to include a concurrent right turn green arrow for
southbound Little Falls Pkwy right turns during the eastbound MD 190 green
phase
Improvements completed June 2013
River Rd resurfacing improvements: Goldsboro Rd Western Ave
Candidate for FY 2017 System Preservation Program

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Agency Briefings: State Highway Administration

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System Preservation:
River Rd geometric improvements, Ventnor Rd Baltimore Ave
Advertised August 2014
Improvements include:
Resurfacing and widening;
Addition of eastbound MD 190 (River Rd) left turn lane to Willard Ave;
Upgrading pedestrian facilities including replacement of sidewalks, curb
and gutter, and ADA ramps and installation of accessible pedestrian
signals;
Upgrading traffic signal equipment;
Replacing drainage structures; and,
Replacing traffic barrier
Anticipated completion fall 2015

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Agency Briefings: State Highway Administration

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Opportunities:
Maximize access to Capital Crescent Trail
Improve River Road pedestrian crossing(s)
Improve dedicated/ unmaintained rights-of-way
Improve transit accessibility

LOCATION
MD 190 (River Rd), 0.3mi W of DC ln
MD 190 (River Rd), 1.0mi W of DC ln
MD 190 (River Rd), 0.2mi W of MD 614 (Goldsboro Rd)

2013 AADT

2013 AAWDT

20,120
31,560
43,620

21,730
34,090
47,110

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Agency Briefings: County Department of Transportation

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Agency Discussion

Matthew Folden
Planner Coordinator, Area 1 Planning Division
[email protected]

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Questions

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Ridgefield Road at River Road, looking westbound

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Ridgefield Road at Westbard Avenue, looking westbound

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Westbard Avenue at Ridgefield, looking southbound

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Westbard Avenue behind Giant, looking southbound

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Westbard Avenue behind Giant, looking southbound

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Westbard Avenue behind Giant, looking southbound

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Westbard Avenue behind Giant, looking southbound

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Westbard Avenue Pedestrian Signal, looking southbound

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Westbard Avenue behind Middle School, looking southbound

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Westbard Avenue at Massachusetts Avenue, looking southbound

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Westbard Avenue at Massachusetts Avenue, looking northbound

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Massachusetts Avenue at Westbard Avenue looking eastbound

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Massachusetts Avenue at Little Falls Parkway looking eastbound

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Massachusetts Avenue at Little Falls Parkway looking north

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Little Falls Parkway at River Road, looking northbound

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River Road at Little Falls Parkway, looking south

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River Road at Little Falls Parkway, looking westbound

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River Road east of Landy Lane, looking westbound

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River Road at Landy Lane, looking westbound

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River Road at Ridgefield Road, looking westbound

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CLV
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600

AM-CLV
1,062
940
867
558
747
1,366
1,215
1,498
1,483
1,235
1,130
1,051
1,160
688
1,596

AM - V/C
0.66
0.59
0.54
0.35
0.47
0.85
0.76
0.94
0.93
0.77
0.71
0.66
0.73
0.43
1.00

PM-CLV
834
909
911
531
594
1,834
1,241
1,457
1,536
1,219
1,045
983
1,019
683
1,883

PM - V/C
0.52
0.57
0.57
0.33
0.37
1.15
0.78
0.91
0.96
0.76
0.65
0.61
0.64
0.43
1.18

Count Date
2007
2004
Oct. 14, 2014
Oct. 16, 2014
2004
2011
Oct. 28, 2014
2011
Oct. 28, 2014
2009
Feb. 2014
Oct. 16, 2014
2006
2007
Sept. 2014

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Intersection
Little Falls Parkway & Massachusetts Avenue
Westbard Avenue & Massachusetts Avenue
Westbard Avenue & Massachusetts Avenue
Westbard Avenue & Ridgefield Road
Cromwell Drive & Massachusetts Avenue
Willard Avenue & River Road
Willard Avenue & River Road
Little Falls Parkway & River Road
Little Falls Parkway & River Road
Ridgefield Road & River Road
Ridgefield Road & River Road
Ridgefield Road & River Road
Springfield Drive & River Road
Little Falls Parkway & Dorset Avenue
Goldsboro Road & River Road