Staff from Planning and Parks Departments gained the public’s feedback about ideas for additional green areas and gathering places
SILVER SPRING, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, held 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. The event focused on existing parks and open spaces in the North Bethesda area, and where additional facilities may be needed.
Approximately 50 people attended the meeting to learn more about open spaces, including plans for a future park at Wall Local Park in White Flint. During the introductory presentation, staff explained the different types of parks that could be considered, including civic greens, urban parks, neighborhood greens and privately provided public-use spaces.
View the presentation from the December 9 White Flint 2 meeting.
After the presentation, participants were asked to choose their preferred amenities for new parks in the White Flint 2 area. They selected grass, trees and a place to run or bike as the most important features, followed by places to gather and attend concerts or movies, and areas for bouncing or throwing a ball. These suggestions will help planners determine open space recommendations for the new White Flint 2 Sector Plan as it is developed.
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 planner:
Nkosi Yearwood, tel. 301-495-1332, email Nkosi.Yearwood@montgomeryplanning.org
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