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Montgomery County Planning Board Presentation FEBRUARY 3, 2011

This document outlines the draft scope of work for the East County Science Center Master Plan. It will cover the areas around the FDA headquarters and surrounding communities. The plan will analyze land use, transportation, historic and environmental resources. It will include community outreach and coordination with other agencies. Transportation studies will examine bus rapid transit. The master plan schedule outlines milestones from 2011, including forming a citizen advisory committee, developing land use scenarios, traffic modeling, and draft plan recommendations.

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Montgomery County Planning Board Presentation FEBRUARY 3, 2011

This document outlines the draft scope of work for the East County Science Center Master Plan. It will cover the areas around the FDA headquarters and surrounding communities. The plan will analyze land use, transportation, historic and environmental resources. It will include community outreach and coordination with other agencies. Transportation studies will examine bus rapid transit. The master plan schedule outlines milestones from 2011, including forming a citizen advisory committee, developing land use scenarios, traffic modeling, and draft plan recommendations.

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east county science center master plan

DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

PLANNING BOARD

PRESENTATION

FEBRUARY 3, 2011
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DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK
Location
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DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK
Proposed Boundaries: Master Plan and Study Area
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FDA Headquarters at White Oak Federal Research Center
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FDA Headquarters at White Oak Federal Research Center (FRC)
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Natural Resources
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Existing Parks and Open Space
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Historic Resources

STUDY AREA
Master Plan Historic Sites:
• Shaw House
• Rachel Carson House
• Conley House
• Julius Marlow House
• Robert B. Morse Complex

Locational Atlas Site:


• Springbrook Estates Historic District

MASTER PLAN AREA


Potential Historic Sites:
• Naval Ordnance Historic District
• Hillandale Recreation Center
• Hillandale Fire Station #12
• Hillandale Historic District
• Crest Park Historic District
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Potential Historic Resources
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Master Plan of Highways & US 29 Grade-Separated Interchanges

Existing Interchanges:
• US 29/New Hampshire Avenue
• US 29/East Randolph-Cherry Hill Road
• US 29/Briggs Chaney Road
• US 29/Spencerville-Sandy Spring Road

Under Construction: US 29 at ICC

Proposed Grade-Separated Interchanges


from 1997 White Oak and Fairland
Master Plans:
• US 29/Stewart Lane
• US 29/Tech Road/Industrial Parkway
• US 29/Musgrove Road-Fairland Road
• US 29/Greencastle Road
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Existing Retail Space: Nearly 2 million square feet
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Hillandale Community
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White Oak Community
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DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK
Cherry Hill Road Employment Area – Existing Retail Uses
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Existing Commercial: 2 million square feet

Cherry Hill Road Employment Area – Existing Commercial Uses


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DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK

Vacant Buildings
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New Development Potential: WAH, Site 2, Percontee
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DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK

Existing Zoning
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Master Plan Community Outreach

• Form Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) – all meetings open to the public

• Attend Civic Association meetings, as requested

• Inform community via e-mail contact list

• Post Plan progress and information on our website


http://montgomeryplanning.org/community/ecsc/index.shtm

• Hold periodic open houses for larger community


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Consultant Services and Coordination

• Interagency Coordination with Montgomery and Prince George’s County


agencies and departments

• Economic Consultant

• COG Transportation-Land Use Connection (TLC) Grant

• EPA Smart Growth Implementation Assistance Grant

• Countywide Bus Rapid Transit Study


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Countywide Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Study
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COG TLC Grant

Council of Governments (COG) Transportation Land Use Connections (TLC)


• Technical assistance to local governments
• Emphasis on transportation and land use “connection”
• Assistance by consulting firm - working with local staff and stakeholders
• Contains an outreach element

Specific Role of TLC Work in ECSC Master Plan


• Build on Countywide BRT Study
• Develop early “macro” look at higher land use intensities and corresponding
types of transit (BRT, rail, etc.)
• Build on the early look by developing conceptual land use scenarios for
refined testing

Work Underway
• Interagency work group has been organized and is meeting regularly
• Work group has defined the scope, reviewed schedule, pipeline
development, and comparable cases across the country
• Effort to be completed by June 2011
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Master Plan Schedule

2011 MAJOR MASTER PLAN MILESTONES

• Scope of Work Approval February

• Form CAC; Begin Meetings March - April

• Engage and work with consultants January – July

• Prepare development scenarios Feb. – April

• Run traffic model; analyze results May – September

• Hold CAC and Community Meetings Ongoing

• Develop draft preliminary Plan recommendations Oct. – December

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