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Appendix 20: Germantown Amenity Fund Projects Purpose: Town Center

1) The document outlines proposed amenity projects for different districts in Germantown to help establish identity, character, and enjoyment. 2) Projects include public art, streetscaping, signage, seating and lighting to highlight historic themes and create gathering spaces. 3) Specific projects proposed include an interactive art feature for the new urban park, restoring the scale at Liberty Mill, and considering adaptive reuse of the Cider Barrel building.

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Appendix 20: Germantown Amenity Fund Projects Purpose: Town Center

1) The document outlines proposed amenity projects for different districts in Germantown to help establish identity, character, and enjoyment. 2) Projects include public art, streetscaping, signage, seating and lighting to highlight historic themes and create gathering spaces. 3) Specific projects proposed include an interactive art feature for the new urban park, restoring the scale at Liberty Mill, and considering adaptive reuse of the Cider Barrel building.

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APPENDIX 20: GERMANTOWN AMENITY FUND PROJECTS

Purpose

*HUPDQWRZQ·Vtransformation into a more urbane incorporate artwork such as special seating, identified historic themes relating to
place must have a significant level of amenity to paving and lighting, where appropriate. *HUPDQWRZQ·VSDVW&RQVLGHULQFRUSRUDWLQJ
help enhance and establish identity and character 2. Create special artwork integrated into all interactive play equipment such as
in new public and private development. Amenities transit shelters similar to the artwork provided trampolines set at grade level, musical chimes
will provide residents and workers greater at the bus transfer station along Aircraft Drive. or other interactive facilities.
enjoyment of new development, open spaces and 3. Create a brochure for walking tour of historic 3. Renovate the Town Commons in front of
special areas such as the Town Commons in front sites. BlackRock Center for the Arts to create a more
of the BlackRock Center for the Arts. A greater 4. Create and install public art at urban parks useable and attractive gathering place.
number of amenities will help establish the Town and transit stops. Partner with the Include sculpture making use of existing
Center as the upcounty Cultural Arts district, and Montgomery Council on the Arts and ´EODFNURFNµWKDWLVLQVWRUDJHDQGSURYLGH
complement the entertainment uses and Humanities to find local artists. more interactive artwork.
restaurants that are coming to this area. 5. 3DLQW´JKRVWLPDJHVµRIKLVWRULF*HUPDQWRZQ 4. Provide streetscaping that includes artwork in
buildings that have been lost on newer the paving and along the sidewalks to help
A placemaking approach to providing amenities is facades and identify images as to what they establish the special character of Century
recommended integrating historic-, cultural- and were. Boulevard as the main promenade in the
nature-oriented themes. Design character should Town Center.
range from sophisticated to fun and playful. District Amenities 5. Add a statue of baseball great Walter Johnson
Participatory elements are encouraged such as along Century Boulevard, exact location to be
movable artwork, splash fountains and musical Town Center determined.
chimes. Most importantly, amenities should be 6. Design the Crystal Rock Greenway cultural
integral to the design of the space and not 1. Dedicate, design and build the new Urban walk with signed or brochure-guided
conceived as an afterthought. Park after land exchange based on the interpretive experience highlighting themes of
Department of ParNV·&RQFHSWDQG)DFLOLW\ *HUPDQWRZQ·VKLVWRU\
Area Wide Amenities Planning protocol.
2. Create a vibrant interactive art/play feature West End
1. Provide improvements to public streets with for Town Center to be located in new Urban
streetscaping in accordance with the Park. Consider using patterns or symbols in 1. Design transit station park improvements
Germantown Streetscape Plan and paving or structures that reflect any of the such as seating, special paving and lighting,

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landscaping and transit themed artwork. Such 2. Improve the trailhead at the Waters House
art work could feature historic photographs of Special Park with a kiosk, an interpretive
the B&O Railroad or the train crossing the exhibit on the Waters Family, and potentially
viaduct. restrooms in the retrofitted carriage house.
2. Employ then and now photographs around the
MARC train station to show the historic Seneca Meadows/Milestone
character of that area. Use 3-D stereoptics
side by side (where you look through 1. Provide artwork in the provision of the
telescopes) to see an image of what the area Recreation Center to achieve a place specific
used to look like versus today. FHQWHUWKDWUHIOHFWV*HUPDQWRZQ·VKLVWRU\DQG
3. Restore the scale at Liberty Mill. culture.
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historic district. Montgomery College District

Gateway 1. Consider the adaptive reuse of the Cider


Barrel. New uses could include a local wine
1. 6WDUWWKHLQWHUSUHWDWLRQRI*HUPDQWRZQ·V UHWDLOHUV·FRQVRUWLXPIDUPHUV·PDUNHW
themes in the neighborhood, then lead to concession, or local crafts and foods stand.
Seneca Creek trail signage, again highlighting
the cultural and natural history of the area. Fox Chapel

Cloverleaf 1. Provide seating, special paving, landscaping


and pedestrian scaled lighting incorporated
1. Provide artwork into the green common into the design of the shopping center.
provided as an integral part of the community.

North End

1. Work with the American Indian Heritage


Education Association to interpret the Native
American role in the establishment of the
master plan area through a public art project.

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