Table #4
Table #4
greatest height is at the Metro and it
VISION transitions down to surrounding
communities
White Flint will be a unique livable green ú Provide for flexibility of boundaries
community surrounded by established ú Construct new buildings closer to streets
residential communities. Pedestrian access into ú Increase residential uses
the Metro Station area and across the rail tracks ú Retain some industrial uses
will increase connectivity and reduce the rail ú Encourage small businesses
barrier between the residential neighborhoods · Provide all varieties of parks—design parks
and commercial uses. Land uses will consist of a la Central Park with restaurants
a mix of uses including: increased residential surrounding
density, commercial employment areas including · Community Character
light industrial and small business uses, high ú Livable communities
density mixed uses at the Metro Core, and a ú European style town center green space
variety of green spaces. like Prague and Paris
ú Make the area safe through design
CHARACTERISTICS ú Connect buildings with walkways
ú MD 355 character—a boulevard with
· Circulation trees and pedestrians
ú Provide transportation connectivity ú Build a 24hour development
within and around White Flint ú Need to consider urban schools that are
ú Expand connectivity 34 stories
ú Maximize rail crossing ú Maximize existing infrastructure
ú Use skywalks and bikeways · The Environment
ú Make more pedestrian friendly— ú Good Environment—green buildings,
convenient and safe with access to trees
Metro and crossing MD 355 ú Build good energy efficient buildings—
ú Provide grid or network of streets— use ventilation to make highrise
alternate routes to MD 355 buildings more efficient
ú Maximize railroad crossings—reduce as ú Green buildings
a barrier—air rights, perhaps ú Use trees to protect buildings from the
ú Provide for more usable green space – sun
parks, walkways
ú Provide a People Mover / light rail option PRESENTATION NOTES
ú Provide better connectivity between
schools, residential development and · Needs to be unique, livable and especially
Metro green—a Sustainable Green Development.
ú Use MARC to better expand the · Mix of light industrial and mixeduse
transportation network – relocate the development.
Marc station to White Flint consider the · Use the light industrial as a barrier between
light industrial areas and the area south the residential areas and the CSX railroad
near the residential neighborhoods tracks.
ú Construct a People Mover in North · Protect existing residential areas and create
Bethesda more parks and walkways to connect them.
· Land Use and Density · Easier access to the Metro and improve
ú Provide greater height and density at crossability.
Metro – transition to lower densities and · Relocate the MARC line and have green
height near surrounding communities barriers around it.
ú Reconsider light industrial uses
ú Keep light industrial core
ú Increase density on residential edge to
increase density
ú Protect and enhance existing
communities
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Table #5 · Make White Flint pedestrian friendly
· Provide a north entrance to Metro
VISION · Provide a sound barrier to offset the Marc
train noise
No Vision Provided. · Add more green, especially on Rockville
Pike
POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS · Construct buildings to the street (parking lots
in back/under)
· Close to Metro, Bethesda, I270 · Add smaller blocks
· Lots of businesses, restaurants · Provide alternate modes of transportation
· The North Bethesda Town Center · Provide connections to nearby communities
· Some of the development that is planned for · Concentrate density at Metro stations
the area · Be architecturally artistic
· Some of the new projects recently
developed PRESENTATION NOTES
· High rise neighbor at Wisconsin
· Create a sense of place.
CHALLENGES OF WHITE FLINT · A north entrance to Metro is very important
· Minimize the train noise for the residents.
· The lack of pedestrian connections · The neighborhood should be a green zone.
· The noise that the MARC train makes at late · Create smaller, walkable blocks with
hours of the night pathways to parks and between the
· The idea that tall buildings at North commercial and residential areas.
Bethesda will block the view of the “gallery” · Reduce the need to use an automobile to
buildings facing the Center get from one shopping center to another.
· The streetscape · Encourage walking by residents and others.
· Parking lots along Rockville Pike · Services and amenities should be near
where the users work and live.
GENERAL COMMENTS · Have designsensitive architecture;
aesthetics are key to the look and feel of
· Bring buildings close to the street with Rockville Pike’s future.
streetscape.
· Provide a north entrance to the White Flint
Metro Station. It does not have to be another
large entrance, but it should be accessible to
people living on the other side of Old
Georgetown Road.
· Encourage a treelined Rockville Pike with
side roadways similar to K Street in
Washington, D.C. Buildings lining Rockville
Pike would be closer to the street with
parking below and behind the buildings.
· Provide town centers along the
neighborhoods located behind Rockville
Pike, urban density toward Rockville Pike,
lowering as you move away west and east.
· Increase the dependence upon the Metro
system and walkability and decrease the
dependence on cars.
SUMMARY OF THE GROUP DRAWING
· Provide a sense of place
· Provide north and south gateways
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