Twinbrook Sector Plan: A New Community In The Technology Corridor

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S T A F Sector F D R A FPlan T Twinbrook

Twinbrook Sector Plan A New Community in the Technology Corridor

Montgomery County Department of Planning The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Planning and Outreach Process • Residents and businesses beyond the Plan area • Coordination with City of Rockville • Varied forums • Informal advisory group

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Plan Area and Location • Near Metro • Buffered by tracks, cemetery, major roads • Adjacent to City of Rockville

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Twinbrook Station • Meets goals of 2000 charrette: - Mixed uses - Pedestrian orientation - Access to Metro - Public open space • Change agent 325,000 square feet of office space 220,000 square feet of retail 1,595 units

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City of Rockville Plans • Rockville Pike Corridor Plan • Twinbrook Neighborhood Plan • Shared vision of a Metro station area - Pedestrian connections - Revitalizing industrial - Creating active mixed communities

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Plan Goals • Create Twinbrook as a distinct place along the Metro Red Line • Provide opportunities for housing • Reduce the impact of development on the natural environment • Create a connected road network • Provide an improved system of pedestrian and bicycle connections • Encourage high quality design

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Sector Plan Districts Metro Core Area

Technology Employment Area

Light Industrial Area

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Metro Core Area What’s there now: • Metro Station and parking lot • JBG’s Twinbrook Station project • Remaining county sites

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Metro Core Area Why and how it should change: • Near Metro and Twinbrook Station project • Continue the pattern and character established by Twinbrook Station - Housing - Mixed use - Retail - Main street pattern - Pedestrian connections Achieve through: • TOMX-2/TDR and TOMX-2 Zones • Redevelop with amenities and connections

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Metro Core and Technology Employment Area

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Technology Employment Area  What’s there now: • Emerging technology center

HHS Parking Lot

• Large parking lots • Parklawn Building • Small but not walkable • Near Metro and Rock Creek Park USP

Fishers Place

HHS Parking Lot

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Technology Employment Area Why and how it should change: • Build on technology uses • Main street pattern • Parklawn Building renovation Achieve through: • TOMX-2 and TOMX-1/TDR • Redevelop with amenities and connections

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Light Industrial Area What’s there now: • Mixed lot sizes • Mixed commercial uses • Isolated but convenient

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Twinbrook Sector Plan

Light Industrial Area Why and how it should change: • Boundary focuses redevelopment to the Parklawn streetfront • Small sites have industrial value, but limited capacity Achieve through: • I-4 amendments - lot size - parking setbacks - accessory housing

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Environment

Existing Conditions: • Paving • Streams • Metro proximity

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Environment

Benefits of redevelopment: • Connections • More pervious surface • Open space • Street trees • Green building redevelopment • Improved stormwater management

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Transportation

Existing Conditions: • Incomplete street grid, bike, and pedestrian connections • Opportunities to make best use of Metro • Impacted intersections

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Transportation

Transportation Proposals: • Create grid • Make bike, pedestrian, transit, and vehicle connections • Metro-oriented, mixed-use development

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Estimated Trip Generation 15000 12,118

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Existing and Approved 1992 Master Plan 2007 Recommendation Development

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Parks and Open Space Existing Conditions: • Local parks outside the Plan area • Near Rock Creek Park Plan Proposals: • Add local amenities • Make regional connections

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Actions: • Set public hearing date • Establish worksession schedule

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