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Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan March 12 Community Design Workshop What We Heard

The document summarizes feedback from a community design workshop about the Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan. There were several key themes discussed. First, future development in the commercial area should maintain a local character and identity as a low-to-medium scale village center rather than a destination. Second, traffic along Connecticut Avenue is a major concern, and the plan should improve traffic flow while also enhancing the pedestrian experience. Third, access from surrounding neighborhoods to the commercial area and trails needs to be improved, including wider sidewalks in new developments.

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Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan March 12 Community Design Workshop What We Heard

The document summarizes feedback from a community design workshop about the Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan. There were several key themes discussed. First, future development in the commercial area should maintain a local character and identity as a low-to-medium scale village center rather than a destination. Second, traffic along Connecticut Avenue is a major concern, and the plan should improve traffic flow while also enhancing the pedestrian experience. Third, access from surrounding neighborhoods to the commercial area and trails needs to be improved, including wider sidewalks in new developments.

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Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan

March 12 Community Design Workshop


What We Heard

Future development in the commercial area of Chevy Chase Lake should remain “local” in character and
identity, not a destination. Existing residential areas should be left alone. The commercial area should
be a low- to medium-scale village center with expanded affordable housing, a diversity of community-
serving retail and restaurants, and a central green space.

Traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian, along Connecticut Avenue is a major concern. The plan should
look at improving vehicular flow, while at the same time enhancing the pedestrian experience along and
across the avenue. Future development at Chevy Chase Lake should be tied in some way to
transportation/transit improvements.

Access, primarily pedestrian and bicycle, from the surrounding residential neighborhoods to both the
commercial area and nearby trails should be improved and expanded. New development should feature
wide landscaped sidewalks. Transit opportunities and facilities should be similarly improved and
expanded.

Chevy Chase Lake should feature a diverse network of open spaces, centered on a space in the
commercial area that could accommodate community events, such as a farmers’ market, and should
include links to the surrounding residential neighborhoods.

Land uses should focus on expanded affordable housing and community-serving retail, restaurants,
services, and entertainment. New office space should be limited to small-scale professional and/or
doctor and dentist uses. Any new hotels should be small, at the scale of an inn. Community-oriented
civic and arts uses, including a farmers’ market, community center, and new library were suggested.
Parking in the commercial area should be structured and hidden and should feature easily accessible
short-term parking. Increased opportunities for recreation, primarily playgrounds, should also be
considered.

Preserve
 Existing neighborhood character and “community feel”
 Community-serving retail, particularly a supermarket
 Existing affordable housing (e.g., HOC property, garden apartments, townhouses)
 Convenient parking
 Environmental identity (e.g., Coquelin Run, trees)
 Existing residential neighborhoods

Enhance
 Open space network
 Selection of community-serving retail and restaurants
 Connectivity, particularly pedestrian and bicycle
 Walkability, especially pedestrian safety
 Affordable housing
 Transit service (e.g., bus and Bus Rapid Transit) and accessibility of the Purple Line station
 Coquelin Run
 Recreation opportunities
 Traffic management on Connecticut Avenue

Create
 Open space network centered on the commercial area
 Community Center
 “Circulator” shuttle
 Arts and entertainment events and/or facilities
 New recreation opportunities
 New library
 Safe and attractive sidewalk network
 Activities for teenagers
 Better traffic flow on Connecticut Avenue
 Lake

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