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RockvilleCity, Suburb, or What?
Presentation toMakeover Montgomery
May 9, 2014
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David B. LevyChief of Long Range Planning and Redevelopment
City of Rockville, Maryland
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Metropolitan Washington Region
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Rockville
Gaithersburg
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Rockville in its Immediate Context
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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Rockville’s Population Growth1860-2010
Source US Census
365
660
688
1568
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1,18
1
1,14
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1,42
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2,04
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26,0
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61,2
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20,000
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70,000
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
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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.”
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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)
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.
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
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Rockville Pike Today
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Rockville Pike Plan
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• 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
Rockville Pike Multiway BoulevardFormalizing the Access Roads as Complete Streets
Draft
Draft Rockville Pike PlanLand Use
ProposedRockville Pike CorridorStreet Plan
- Better pedestrian connections to transit and among uses
- Parallel streets- Extension of the grid- Smaller blocks- The Jefferson St.
extension
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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
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
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