SILVER SPRING, MD – The Montgomery County Planning
Board will learn more about how its neighbor to the south transformed a
car-centric, aging community into a vibrant mix of homes, business, retail,
office and entertainment along Metro’s orange line at a 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 presentation.
The talk by Terry Holzheimer, the latest
expert in the board’s popular Growth
Management Speaker Series,
will focus on the innovative planning, funding and regulatory approaches that
resulted in the well-regarded Ballston and Clarendon communities. The speaker
series, which began last spring, informs the Planning Board on topical issues as
it grapples with how to shape the future of Montgomery County.
Holzheimer, Arlington County’s director of economic development, participated
in the effort to revitalize the Columbia Pike corridor, along which Ballston
and Clarendon are located. Beginning in 1998, city officials and interested
residents and business leaders worked on a long-range plan to improve the area,
including economic development, land use and zoning, urban design,
transportation options, and open space and recreation.
Holzheimer will discuss the county’s use of an innovative planning code that
emphasizes attractive public spaces and features simple, clear prescriptions
for developers about height and other building elements. Visitors to Arlington
today see a lively urban street filled with pedestrians, bicyclists and
transit-users, a mix of traditional homes and high-rise condos, and
complementary retail and office.
Before coming to Arlington, where he has
worked in various roles for the past six years, Holzheimer served as Loudoun
County, Virginia’s director of economic development from 1989 to 1996.
WHO:
Terry Holzheimer, director of economic development, Arlington County, Virginia
WHAT:
Presentation on the evolution of planning in Arlington,
Virginia
WHEN:
Thursday, October 25, 2007 – 7 p.m.
WHERE:
Park and Planning Headquarters
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD