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RockvilleCity, Suburb, or What?
Presentation toMakeover Montgomery
May 9, 2014
www.rockvillemd.gov
David B. LevyChief of Long Range Planning and Redevelopment
City of Rockville, Maryland
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www.rockvillemd.gov
Metropolitan Washington Region
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www.rockvillemd.gov
Rockville
Gaithersburg
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Rockville in its Immediate Context
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Rockville Pike
Planning Area
Town Center Planning Area
Town Center Phase II
Town Square Development
Rockville Metro Station
Twinbrook Metro Station
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www.rockvillemd.gov
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Rockville’s Population Growth1860-2010
Source US Census
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660
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1568
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1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
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Rockville’s housing stock
Source: U.S. Census: 2008‐2010 American Community Survey. CPDS.
Detached: Attached: Others:
1990 62% 13% 24%
2010 47% 18% 35%
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Town Center Master PlanOctober 22, 2001
• Mix uses • Variety of densities and scales• Attractive pedestrian environment • Link to various transportation options,
including Rockville Station• Improve connections to
neighborhoods, while protecting neighborhoods
• Local and regional attraction• Focus on aesthetics and amenities
www.rockvillemd.gov
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Rockville’s Comprehensive Master Plan
Approved and Adopted 11/12/2002
“The City of Rockville’s comprehensive master plan is based on the following fundamental vision:
Rockville will continue to be a city that emphasizes the characteristics of a small town community, offers an excellent quality of life, provides a responsive government serving its citizens, and has a distinct positive identity tied to its history.”
www.rockvillemd.gov
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Phase I ImplementationRockville Town Square
The Development Partners• City of Rockville• Montgomery County• Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRIT)• RD Rockville• State of Maryland (financial support)
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Rockville Town SquareThe Project
• Town Square Plaza• New Streets – Maryland Avenue extended and Gibbs Street
• Residential – 644 Units• Retail – 185,000 square feet• Arts & Innovation Center
– VisArts: 26,000 sq. ft.– Rockville Innovation Center: 23,100 sq ft.– Rooftop event space: 5,900 sq ft.
• Parking – 1938 garage spaces. 973 are public.
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Twinbrook
Parkway
Richard Montgomery Drive
Rockville Pike Corridor
Planning AreaLast Plan: 1989
•410 Acres
•2.2 miles long
TwinbrookMetro Station
Rockville Metro Station
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Rockville Pike: The Present
• Uses are segregated…• Retail and offices dominate…• Public open space is non‐existent…• It is mostly pavement…• Block size is not conducive to
walking… • Long setbacks and low buildings…• It is neither pedestrian‐ nor transit‐
friendly, nor vehicle‐effective…
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Rockville Pike Today
www.rockvillemd.gov
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Rockville Pike Today
www.rockvillemd.gov
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Rockville Pike Plan
www.rockvillemd.gov
• Manage the transformation of the corridor• Make it a GREAT PLACE• Principles:
– Mix uses– Embrace transit, pedestrians and bikes
• Shift modal split, over time
– Activate sidewalks – on Pike and side streets– Make it green, with good public gathering spaces
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Rockville Pike Multiway BoulevardFormalizing the Access Roads as Complete Streets
Draft
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Draft Rockville Pike PlanLand Use
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ProposedRockville Pike CorridorStreet Plan
- Better pedestrian connections to transit and among uses
- Parallel streets- Extension of the grid- Smaller blocks- The Jefferson St.
extension
www.rockvillemd.gov
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Community Conversation
• Rockville is all of the following– Comfortable suburban bedroom community– Third largest city in Maryland, and urban– Very diverse population, with affluence and poverty
– Desirous of a slower pace than the broader region
– Desirous of staying connected with the region and the world
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Local vs. Regional
• Most people want both vitality and tranquility• Regional imperatives call for higher densities in 270/355 corridor
• School overcrowding and high levels of traffic affect citizens’ perceptions of the impacts of higher density.
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Rockville Schools Projected Enrollment/Capacity
Richard Montgomery Cluster
School 2015/16Beall ES 130%College Gardens ES 124%Ritchie Park ES 138%Twinbrook ES 105%
Julius West MS 118%
MCPS Projections – October 2013
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Infill May Be Cheaper….but it is not Free
• New and/or expanded and reconfigured schools• New community/recreation centers• More open space and parks• Retrofit and upgrade infrastructure – sewer, water, roads, bridges, etc.
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Advocates for Transit‐Oriented Development Must…..
• Advocate for more than just increased density near rail stations
• Support all of the services and infrastructure that creates a complete community
Otherwise, citizens will be justifiably skeptical and may react/reject
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Rockville Neighborhoods
www.rockvillemd.gov
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