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December 9 Community Meeting for White Flint 2 Sector Plan Will Focus on Parks and Open Spaces in Area

 

Staff from Planning and Parks Departments will discuss existing open spaces and opportunities to introduce additional green areas and gathering places

SILVER SPRING, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, will hold a community meeting to discuss the White Flint 2 Sector Plan on Wednesday, December 9 at Luxmanor Elementary School (6201 Tilden Lane, Rockville) from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Staff from the Planning and Parks Departments will make a presentation about existing parks and open spaces in the area, and where additional facilities may be needed. Following that discussion, attendees will be invited to provide feedback on ideas about parks and amenities in the White Flint 2 area to help steer the planning process.

Learn more about the White Flint 2 Sector Plan.

Background on the White Flint 2 Sector Plan

The White Flint 2 Plan aims to close the gaps between the 2010 White Flint Sector Plan, the Twinbrook Sector Plan and the pending City of Rockville plan for Rockville Pike (MD 355). Its land use, zoning and transportation recommendations will apply to properties in a bow-tie-shaped area between the boundaries of the already established Plans. White Flint 2 will link common elements between the Plan areas, including Rockville Pike and the proposed network of bike lanes and public open spaces.

Planners will be looking at parcels along Executive Boulevard, west of Old Georgetown Road; east of the CSX rail tracks, between Randolph Road and Nicholson Lane; and north of Montrose Parkway along Rockville Pike to the city limits of Rockville. Nicholson Court, which was a part of the 2010 White Flint Sector Plan, will also be included in the proposed plan area.

Challenges of the plan include improving the transportation network, including the redesign of Rockville Pike into a more pedestrian-friendly tree-lined boulevard; integrating land uses on both sides of the CSX tracks and the proposed MARC station; and encouraging mixed-use, walkable developments.

For more information about the White Flint 2 Plan, contact the lead planners:

Nkosi Yearwood, tel. 301-495-1332, email Nkosi.Yearwood@montgomeryplanning.org
Andrea Gilles, tel. 301-495-4541, email Andrea.Gilles@montgomeryplanning.org

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