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THE 355/270 Corridor Project

The document presents a vision for the 355/270 technology corridor to guide future planning and development. It identifies preserving green space, enhancing communities like North Bethesda, and protecting areas like Hyattstown as goals. Corridor-wide principles include coordinating multi-jurisdictional planning, addressing future employment and housing needs, and fostering sustainable transit-oriented development. The vision is to transform the corridor into a connected hierarchy of livable, green communities centered around transit along 355 and 270. Implementation will occur through sector plans, capital projects, and regulatory changes over the short, mid, and long term.

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THE 355/270 Corridor Project

The document presents a vision for the 355/270 technology corridor to guide future planning and development. It identifies preserving green space, enhancing communities like North Bethesda, and protecting areas like Hyattstown as goals. Corridor-wide principles include coordinating multi-jurisdictional planning, addressing future employment and housing needs, and fostering sustainable transit-oriented development. The vision is to transform the corridor into a connected hierarchy of livable, green communities centered around transit along 355 and 270. Implementation will occur through sector plans, capital projects, and regulatory changes over the short, mid, and long term.

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THE 355/270

CORRIDOR PROJECT
A Vision for the Technology Corridor

October 29, 2007


Purpose

Purpose
355/270
• Preserve
- Green Mile

• Enhance
- North Bethesda

• Protect
- Hyattstown
Purpose

Purpose
Corridor-wide planning
principles:
i i l
• Guide planning for individual communities Germantown
in the Corridor
• Foster coordination of multi-jurisdictional Gaithersburg West
planning and development Shady Grove

• Address the needs of future employers


• Identify housing opportunities
• Foster transit-oriented development Twinbrook
• Ensure design excellence White Flint

• Ensure clean air and water


• Plan and design for science
Summary of Findings

Findings
Global Forces:
• Climate Change
• Globalization and Competition
g
• Technological Innovation
• Energy
Summary of Findings

Findings
Local Forces:
• Science, and Research and Development
• Population Changes
• Availabilityy of Land
• Need for Clusters
• Access

Financial/Law

Government
Private Sector

Universities
Support Services

Technology Industry Cluster


Vision

Vision
Transform the Corridor into a hierarchy of livable communities connected by
MD 355
355, II-270,
270 and transitways
transitways.

Themes
• Foster
F t sustainability
t i bilit and
d enhance
h the
th natural
t l environment
i t
• Create a hierarchy of centers
• Connect the centers
• Establish MD 355 as a boulevard
• Enhance mobility
• Augment
g the open
p space
p and recreation hierarchy
y
• Create green communities and buildings
• Emphasize civic design
Past

MD 355
Past
Today

MD 355
Today
The Future
CENTERS

The Future
Planning Opportunities:
• Create a hierarchy of livable centers and
connect the centers
• Establish MD 355 as a boulevard
• Enhance mobility
• Augment the open space and recreation
hierarchy
• Create green communities and buildings
• Emphasize civic design
The Future
BOULEVARD

MD 355 B
Boulevard
l d
Trees
Median
Transit
Sidewalks/Crosswalks
The Future
MOBILITY

Mobility
Facilities
Behavior
Land Use
Staging
The Future
OPEN SPACE HIERARCHY

Open
Space
Hierarchy
Region
Corridor
Community
Neighborhood
The Future
GREEN COMMUNITIES AND BUILDINGS

Green
Communities
and Buildings
Community Planning
Site Design
- Imperviousness
- Trees
Buildings
Landscaping
The Future
CIVIC DESIGN

Civic
Ci i
Design
Central Green
Plazas
Pocket Park
Streets
Implementation

Implementation
Short-Term: Transportation Facilities
• Metro Purple Line
• Shady Grove Sector Plan - Complete • Corridor Cities Transitway
• Woodmont Triangle Sector Plan - Complete • New Metro stations
• Expanded bus network
• Twinbrook - Work sessions • Improvements to MD 355 and I-270
• New parking districts
Mid-Term: • Pedestrian and bicycle connections
• Germantown Master Plan Amendment
Capital Improvements Program
• Gaithersburg Vicinity West
• Coordination between public facilities and
private development
Long-Term:
Master Plans Building Green Communities
• Gaithersburg East • Community Planning
• Regulatory Planning
•Phase II of White Flint • The Green Infrastructure Functional Plan
• North Bethesda/Garrett Park • The Water Resource Functional Plan
• The Environment and Energy Plan
•Federal facilities expansion

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