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Theme
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Community Preservation, Stability &
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Theme
Two:
Commercial and Institutional Centers
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- Theme Two: Commercial and Institutional
Centers
Vision
This
Plan recommends that the commercial centers
be upgraded to enhance and serve the needs of
local residents and those visiting the area.
Issues
Commercial
Revitalization
Institutional
Campuses
Highlights
Healthy centers are the heart of healthy communities.
Takoma Park residents value local businesses
in their community and much of their daily
shopping can be done in the immediate neighborhood.
The map shows the Commercial and Institutional
Centers for Takoma Park. Recommendations to
improve the overall economic health of commercial
centers are an important focus of this Plan.
Recommendations
Revitalize
the commercial centers of Takoma Park
to ensure they are safe, community-serving,
successful, convenient and attractive.
Enhance
the small town character of the area extending
from Takoma Junction to Takoma Old Town to
the Takoma Station area by providing improved
streetscaping.
Prepare
a new Neighborhood Retail Overlay Zone
to allow a few new neighborhood shops to serve
the residents of the Maple Avenue apartment
area.
Apply
a new Commercial Revitalization Overlay
Zone for the commercial centers in Takoma
Park. The zone would provide for site plan
review and permit flexibility in parking standards.
Support
revitalization of commercial centers along
University Boulevard by providing streetscaping
that reflects the international character
of many area businesses, in coordination with
various business and community organizations.
Form
task forces with the City of Takoma
Park and Prince George's County, and the District
of Columbia to coordinate commercial revitalization
and other improvements.
Prepare
concept studies in most commercial
areas to guide revitalization, including pedestrian
and safety improvements.
Prepare
a plan for any expansions of Adventist
services (hospital, college, and church)
on the existing campus along Flower Avenue.
Support
improvements to the Montgomery College
campus, including the Student Services building
as well as a pedestrian and vehicle bridge.
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