status report on the plan
may 26, 2011
outline
status report on the plan
introduction
neighborhood planning scope
regional context
burtonsville today
challenges and opportunities
neighborhood plan
outreach
vision - corridors and focal points
planning elements
- connectivity
- design and land use
- environment
design guidelines
implementation
managing expectations
schedule
introduction
neighborhood planning scope
authorized by county council
small area
known issues
targeted outreach
reduced scope
small core team of planners
less labor-intensive
short list of topics to examine
completed in a 12-month timeframe
managed expectations
first in a series
introduction
regional context
Baltimore
burtonsville and other 30 minutes
places in the region
Columbia 20
north eastern gateway minutes
highway access Laurel-
Ft. Meade
Rockville 20 minutes
25 minutes
park and ride- bus FDA
15
minutes
near multiple housing,
Silver Spring
transit and employment 20 minutes
centers:
- montgomery county
- howard county
- prince george’s
introduction
burtonsville today
introduction
challenges and opportunities
SHA’s md 28/md198 corridor
improvement study (2016+)
anchor + ten vacancies at the c-1
zoned burtonsville crossing site
vacancies in “see through” office
buildings in o-m zoned land
e/w traffic on md198 and the future
impacts of the federal base
realignment and closure (BRAC)
at fort meade in laurel.
icc/md200
future bus rapid transit along us29
east county science center plan/fda
introduction
challenges and opportunities
major highways variety of streets
198 can be transform into a main create an expanded range of street
street with street trees and lighting. types .The streets range from three
old us 29 or burtonsville boulevard lane retail streets (one parking
can be narrowed and a linear park lane) to a two-way retail street.
can be planned.
traffic intersections
establish a grid of interconnected create intersections with
Grid of Streets streets that will provide better crosswalks to improve pedestrian.
connections. The grid system require substantial streetscaping
should improve access for with street trees, street lights, and
vehicles, pedestrians, and street furniture to establish an
bicyclists. urban environment for
pedestrians.
long blocks short blocks
establish a system of short blocks Establish a system of short
to expand the pedestrian access blocks to expand the
in the crossroads area. The short pedestrian access throughout
blocks will create a foreground for the commercial area. The short
street oriented buildings blocks will create a foreground
for street oriented buildings
neighborhood plan
neighborhood planning scope
the burtonsville plan will
address:
specific land uses
street right-of-way and
connections
zoning issues
neighborhood plan
outreach
january – may 2011 provided regular
status reports to the
eccab land use
subcommittee at their
monthly meetings and
held meetings with
business owners and
stakeholders
february 2011 conducted a charrette
with the eccab
march 2011 held a workshop with
residents, meetings
with property owners
may 2011 held an open house
on plan highlights
neighborhood plan
vision
burtonsville will be…
… a mixed-use, rural village
BURTONSVILLE
in upper east county filled BOULEVARD
DISTRICT EAST
with neighborhood retail,
restaurants, housing and
BURTONSVILLE
employment. the
BOULEVARD
DISTRICT WEST
The burtonsville crossroads
area will continue to offer a
mix of ethnic restaurants and
community-friendly
convenience retail as a
connected and walkable
village center.
neighborhood plan
planning elements
connectivity (infrastructure, access, health)
improving connectivity within the commercial area
integrating the md 198 and access road
improvements
recommending other transportation infrastructure
improvements
design/land use (economy, knowledge, social)
advancing the goals of sustainability
addressing the character of the streets, open
space and buildings
improving quality of place
environment (ecology, energy, food)
improving the natural environment through
redevelopment
neighborhood plan
planning elements
connectivity
md 98 as main street (120’ row) connectivity
new median
sidewalks/crosswalks/hiker/ biker trail
street trees
pedestrian-scaled lighting
stormwater management)
access road/retail service road (60’ row)
on-street parking, special paving
plantings
stormwater management
closure for special events
pedestrian and vehicle connections
street grid
park/trail connections to fairland park
narrow burtonsville boulevard/old 29
neighborhood plan
planning elements
land use and design
housing and commercial mixed land use and design
uses (not to exceed 1997 zoning)
redevelopment on the burtonsville BURTONSVILLE
BOULEVARD
crossing site DISTRICT EAST
- prominent open space
- civic focal point BURTONSVILLE
- park-and-ride BOULEVARD
DISTRICT WEST
landscaped gateways and intersections
- md 198 and old us 29
- old columbia pike/school access road
pocket park in the main street district
open space/park in burtonsville
boulevard west with any future
redevelopment of the town square
shopping center site
neighborhood plan
planning elements
environment environment
design large and small green
spaces into redevelopment in
each district to reduce
imperviousness
remove the northbound lane of
old us 29 and replant as a
linear park
protect and restore the existing
stream and stream valley buffer
maximize tree canopy cover
Design Guidelines Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan
May 26, 2011
Design Guidelines Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan
Master Plan Zoning Road Subdivision Environmental
Ordinance Code Regulations Regulations
Design
Guidelines
Vision Districts Elements
Plan Review
Neighborhood Locate Design Streets
Character Elements Sketch Plan/
Open Space Project Plan
Buildings Site Plan
Board Approval
Design Guidelines Community Patterns
Middleburg:
Route 50
1740
Chevy Chase:
Connecticut Avenue
1891
Germantown Town Center:
Century Boulevard
1990
Design Guidelines Community Patterns - Streets
Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase
Main Street, Germantown
Main Street, Middleburg
Streets:
Main Street: 4 - 6 lanes
Local Streets: Narrow, 2 lanes
and on-street parking
Design Guidelines Community Patterns - Open Spaces
Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase
Main Street, Germantown
Main Street, Middleburg
Open Spaces :
Open Space focal points
Open space between buildings
Varied streetscape
Design Guidelines Community Patterns - Buildings
Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase
Main Street, Germantown
Main Street, Middleburg
Buildings:
2 - 4 Story Main Street
Variety of building heights
Street oriented buildings
Retail and Institutional Buildings
Design Guidelines Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan
Spencerville Road (MD 198)
Old Columbia Pike
Retail Connector Street
Local Streets
TC
Public Open Spaces/
Focal Points
Intersection enhancement
ES
TC Transit Center
ES Elementary School
Design Guidelines Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan
Main Street/MD 198 District
Design Guidelines Burtonsville Crossroads Neighborhood Plan
Boulevard District
implementation
managing expectations
short term expectations
mixed use everywhere
private and public money into site upgrades
- buildings along the north side targeted by dhca
- landscaping/tree canopy
- burtonsville crossing site, phase I
- ground floor retail in office park
- additional access into burtonsville town square
shopping center
retail access road back on county’s cip and redesigned
long term expectations
reconstruct md198 with intersection improvements
retail access road built with pocket park(s)
burtonsville boulevard gets narrowed north w/ linear park
retail street grid with redevelopment
mix of land uses (retail, services, employment , housing)
full-scale redevelopment of burtonsville crossing site
implementation
schedule
planning board briefing may 26, 2011
completion of the staff draft september 2011
planning board public hearing october 2011
county executive and county council fall 2011
http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/burtonsville
