r 3

w h i t e fa l irne tth i n k

redevelopment revitalization renewal

 o p p o r t u n i t y
background
directions
progress
next
 l a n d
u s e
c o n c e p t
Germantown
Shady Grove
Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg
West
West
Twinbrook
White Flint

background
t r a n s i t a c c e s s
re

background
c o n n e c t i o n s
background
 p u b l i c
advisory group
regional marketplace
multi use centre

p a r t i c i p a t i o n
background
 p u b l i c
land use
transit / mixed uses
density = activity

p a r t i c i p a t i o n
circulation
street hierarchy
alternatives
role of the pike

background
 p u b l i c
public space
hierarchy
c on n e c t i o n s
guidelines

p a r t i c i p a t i o n
background
 s t a f f
recent work
team effort
modeling

e f f o r t
massing
economic
transportation
design

progress
m o d e l i ng
progress
 m a s t e r
create a vision
what will this place be like
who will live there

p l a n
what can they do every day
how will they connect

vision
 m a s t e r
defining spaces
opportunities for people to meet
building relationships
built & natural environment

p l a n
buildings & spaces
cars & people
people & cars & alternatives
daily activities
area & region

vision
 m a s t e r
implementation
what comes first
who pays & how

p l a n
level of service

vision
 f o c u s
a clear design vision can create
positive action on a scale that can
define the character of an area

strategic
connection
create quality of place

vision
 r e l a t i o n s h i p s
design of urban areas is based
on the relationship between
mass / space / use

these relationships determine

the success of plans & designs–
defined through master plans /
guidelines

vision
 f o c u s
projections applied to past trends
surrender to an extrapolated future
which at best can be nothing more
than an extension of what existed
before

vision
f o r m + f u n c t i o n
vision
f o r m + f u n c t i o n
vision
f o r m + f u n c t i o n
vision
 v o l u m e
think beyond design & circulation
establish volume of space in scale
to future needs

o f
s p a c e
vision
 v o l u m e
zoning & guidelines
define the elements that create
the volume for design freedom &
establish the architectural

o f
vernacular

s p a c e
zoning
m a s s i n g
zoning
 m a s s i n g
Amount of Development
Existing 1992 Jan 2008 April
Plan Proposal 2008
Study
Dwelling Units 2,140 7,080 14,000 17,000
Residential 2.7M 8.8M 17.5M 17.8M
Square Feet
*
Non-Residential 5.5M 9.3 M 11.6M 18M
Square Feet
* Average DU Size Reduced from 1,250 to
1,050

zoning
h e i g h t
zoning
se t b a c k s
zoning
b u i l d i n g w a l l s
zoning
b u i l d i n g w a l l s
zoning
b u i l d i n g w a l l s
f ac i n g w a l s
zoning
p u b l i c s p a c e
zoning
p u b l i c s p a c e
zoning
a m e n i t y s p a c e
zoning
a c t i v e f r o n t a g e s
zoning
s c a l e
zoning
 p a r k i n g
Market Rate Units
Unit Number of Parking Provided Alternative Standard
Type Units

Efficiencies 37 1 space/ unit= 37 spaces .5 space/unit =19 spaces

One-bedroom 206 1.25space/ unit = 258 spaces .75 space/unit= 155 spaces
Two-bedroom 122 1.5 space/unit = 183 spaces 1 space/unit = 122 spaces
Three-bedroom 9 2 space/ = 18 spaces 1.25 space/unit = 11 spaces
Total Parking

s t a n d a r d s
Spaces (Market) 374 parking spaces 307 parking spaces

zoning
 q u a l i t y
quality of space
defining the space & animating it
t h r o u g h u s e, f o r m , l i g h t , t e x t u r e

o f
& colour is critical

p l a c e
design guidelines
 f o r m
buildings
height
setbacks
step backs
buildings
base
middle
exterior

design guidelines
 m a s s i n g
spaces
mid block
street eddies
open space
shadows
sky views
gateways
key sites / views

design guidelines
 p u b l i c
streets
boulevard
e / w main street
civic green lane

r e a l m
woodglen drive
alleys
pedestrians

design guidelines
 v i e w s
design guidelines
s t r e e t l a y o u t
design guidelines
s t r e e t l a y o u t
design guidelines
s t r e e t l a y o u t
design guidelines
a r c h i t e c t u r e
design guidelines
 open
connections

space
design guidelines
 open
hierarchy

space
public
private as public
private

design guidelines
i n t e r i o r s p a c e s
design guidelines
i n t e r i o r s p a c e s
design guidelines
f l a n k i n g s t r e e t s
design guidelines
l o a d i n g & a c c e s s
design guidelines
m i d b l o c k c o n n e c t i o n s
design guidelines
 i n f r a s t r a c t u r e
urban infrastructure

design guidelines
b i o b e t t e r
b i o b e t t e r
b i o b e t t e r
b i o b e t t e r
 f i s c a l
modeling
land use
implemenation

a n a l y s i s
feasibility
fiscal
financial
practical

economics
 f i s c a l
progress
cost / benefits
strategies

a n a l y s i s
financing
partnerships
administrative
testing

economics
 f i s c a l
factors
new development
existing structures

a n a l y s i s
infrastructure costs
absorption rates

economics
p h a s i n g
economics
 c o m m u n i t y
services
schools
libraries
recreation
health clinics
emergency services

s e r v i c e s
economics
 c a p a c i t y
mobility needs rise
with development
parking / tdm linkage
ongoing work
feasibility
alternatives

transportation
 s t r e e t s
what we know
street grid
interchanges
no nicholson
parkway

existing proposed

transportation
 o p p o r t u n i t y
alternatives

circulation
 f u r t h e r
working on
streets t o north / east
regional connections
staging priority

s t u d y
travel demand
marc location

transportation
 b u s
bus network
feeder / circulator

r a p i d
service changes
land use
network additions
sector plan

t r a n s i t
transportation
 n e x t
what‘s next
additional modeling

s t e p s
economic projections
phasing
writing
 n e x t
schedule
april 22 advisory group

s t e p s
april 24 planning board
june 08 advisory bd review
planning bd review
sept 08 draft - planning bd
oct 08 worksessions
dec 08 submit to council
 n e x t
winter 09 county review
summer 09 a m e n d m e n t s*

s t e p s
*budget conditional