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Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan: An Amendment To The Germantown Master Plan Technical Appendices 116 Planning Board Draft February 2009

This document discusses trail connections in the Germantown area and makes recommendations. It notes that trails are integral to connectivity between urban centers, parks, and other destinations. The key issues are assuring connectivity through an integrated pedestrian and bike system. It recommends creating a park trail system and bicycle beltway to link neighborhoods. Specific proposals include linking the Town Center to surrounding parks and the greenbelt via a "greenway", and providing a bicycle beltway to connect the area to the north, south, and east via parks and trails. If certain roads are not built, alternate alignments are needed.

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Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan: An Amendment To The Germantown Master Plan Technical Appendices 116 Planning Board Draft February 2009

This document discusses trail connections in the Germantown area and makes recommendations. It notes that trails are integral to connectivity between urban centers, parks, and other destinations. The key issues are assuring connectivity through an integrated pedestrian and bike system. It recommends creating a park trail system and bicycle beltway to link neighborhoods. Specific proposals include linking the Town Center to surrounding parks and the greenbelt via a "greenway", and providing a bicycle beltway to connect the area to the north, south, and east via parks and trails. If certain roads are not built, alternate alignments are needed.

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GERMANTOWN EMPLOYMENT AREA SECTOR PLAN: AN AMENDMENT TO THE GERMANTOWN MASTER PLAN TECHNICAL APPENDICES 116

PLANNING BOARD DRAFT ± FEBRUARY 2009


APPENDIX 17: TRAIL CONNECTIONS

Park Planning and Stewardship, Department of Parks, 2008

Trails are integral to the Germantown pedestrian connectivity between urban centers, parks, Policy Guidance
network. Connect trails, bikeways and sidewalks community facilities, and local and regional
through all districts promoting an alternative to bikeways. The proposed pedestrian and bike The 1998 Countywide Park Trails Plan proposed a
vehicle use and improving access to destinations V\VWHPZLOOVXSSRUWWKHSODQ·VYLVLRQRID 250-mile interconnected system of hard surface
such as transit stations, schools, commercial pedestrian-oriented environment, with linkages and natural surface trails in eight greenway
services, parks and natural areas. The trail into open spaces, regional trail systems, and other corridors throughout Montgomery County. The
recommendations in this document will update the destinations. (See also Appendices 17, 19 and 20, Germantown Planning Area is located in two of the
2005 Park, Recreation, & Open Space (PROS) Bikeways, Recreation Needs and Parks and Open eight corridors:
Plan. Spaces.)
Corridor 2: Seneca Greenway Corridor, a
Key Park Trail Planning Issues . natural surface trail corridor that stretches
Assure connectivity by creating a park trail from the Potomac to the Patuxent and utilizes
New visions for the Germantown study area system that in combination with the bike paths a portion of the Germantown Greenbelt.
include a more compact and walkable provides an integrated, interconnected
environment within each of several distinct mixed- pedestrian network throughout the Corridor 8: Upcounty Corridor, a hard surface
use neighborhoods that are clustered around the community, and links neighborhoods to the trail corridor that features a proposed hiker-
transit stations of the Corridor Cities Transitway. larger community by trails, sidewalks, and bike biker trail to link the communities of
The key issue for trail connections will be to assure paths Germantown, Clarksburg and Damascus.

Table 1 Summary of Proposed Trail Recommendations, Germantown Corridor Area

Facility Status Issues Recommendations

M-83 Segment of Germantown Countywide Park Trails Road might not be built due Identify alternate alignment(s)
Bicycle Beltway Plan to environmental issues
Crystal Rock Greenway In existing ROW Create linear recreation corridor between Town Center
and Black Hill Park, with hiker/biker path, seating,
landscaping.

GERMANTOWN EMPLOYMENT AREA SECTOR PLAN: AN AMENDMENT TO THE GERMANTOWN MASTER PLAN TECHNICAL APPENDICES 117
PLANNING BOARD DRAFT ± FEBRUARY 2009
As recommended by the Countywide Park Trail Recommendations
Trails Plan we have developed an extensive
natural surface trail system that will surround The Trail Concept both links the study area to
the Planning Area and will have a hard surface nature, parks, and community destinations and to
bicycle beltway with connections to the north regional trail systems. Specifically the Plan
and south. The Countywide Park Trails Plan proposes to:
identifies the need for a more comprehensive
look at how park trails and bike paths can be Link the Town Center to the greenbelt parks to:
integrated in the upcounty area and stresses
WKHQHHGIRUD´ZHOO-thought out trail concept &UHDWHD´JUHHQZD\µWKDWLQWHJUDWHVWKH7RZQ
to guide both private and public Center entertainment district, public parks,
GHYHORSPHQWµ%RWKWKHGermantown and private open space and features easy
Employment Area Sector Plan and the larger access from transit This is a linear green
MD 355 corridor study will help assure space that connects Black Hill to the Town
enhanced connectivity along the entire length Center (via Crystal Rock Drive road narrowing).
of the I-270 Corridor. If possible and through work with private
developers, this plan proposes a cultural walk
Trail Connection Needs that could build upon one or more of the
historical themes identified in this Plan.
Connectivity to park trails, existing and proposed
parks, and community facilities is essential. Provide a Bicycle Beltway that connects the
Closing the gap in the North Greenbelt proposed Study Area to the north, south and east to
trail is important between Seneca Crossing Local parks and trails. If M-83, Midcounty Highway,
Park and Great Seneca Stream Valley Park. The M- and its related bikeway are not built, an
83 segment of the Germantown Bicycle Beltway alternate bikeway alignment must be
will provide this function, however if M-83 is not identified.
built, an alternate alignment must be provided.
Trail head parking is needed at the Waters house.
New trails planned for Black Hill Regional Park will
add to recreational opportunities.

GERMANTOWN EMPLOYMENT AREA SECTOR PLAN: AN AMENDMENT TO THE GERMANTOWN MASTER PLAN TECHNICAL APPENDICES 118
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