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Welcome!
WestbardSectorPlanKickoff
September23,2014
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WestbardTeam
RobertKronenberg,Chief
MarcDeOcampo,Supervisor
JohnMarcolin,ProjectManager
FredBoyd,AssistantProjectManager
MelissaWilliams,Outreach
MattFolden,Transportation
BrookeFarquhar,Parks
RickLiu,Research
DavidAnspacher,FunctionalPlanning
KatherineNelson,Environment
MarcoFuster,Environment
ScottWhipple,HistoricPreservation
NationalCapitalParkandPlanningCommission
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SectorPlanBasics
Whatitcando
Defineacommunityvision
Analyzezoning,transportation,communityfacilities,environmental
assets,andhistoricstructures
Makerecommendationstopreserve,enhance,transformcertain
physicalelements
Serveasaguidewhendevelopmentprojectsaresubmitted
Encouragecooperationamongststakeholders
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Whatit cannotdo
Codeenforcement
Ensureimmediateredevelopment
Requireadjacentpropertyowners
toconsolidate
Fundcapitalimprovementprojects
Wearenotdevelopers
WearenotEquityOne
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Whereweregoing
OutreachOngoing
Staff workthroughFebruary2015
PlanningBoardDraftMarchAugust2015
CountyExecutiveReview& Councilnotice
periodSeptemberOctober2015
CouncilHearingNovember2015
CouncilReviewDecember2015March2016
CommissionAdoption,SMAJune2016
September2016
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BriefingBook
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BriefingBook
Whatitdoes:
Reviewstheleveloffulfillmentofthegoalsandvisionsofthe1982
SectorPlan
SummarizestheexistingconditionsoftheWestbardSector Planarea
Zoning
Transportation
Environment
Built environment
Parks, OpenSpaceandTrails
Business andEmploymentdata
Demographics
CommunityFacilities
Intendedtobeusedasareferenceforthecommunity
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Process
YouAre
Here
Oct30,2014
March19,2015
April 23,2015
May14,2015
June23,2015
July30,2015
Fall2015
2016
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AreasofExpertise
Environment
Transportation
UrbanDesign
Parks
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Westbard
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S E C T O R P L A N
EnvironmentalFeatures
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Westbard
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S E C T O R P L A N
EnvironmentalFeatures
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CompleteStreetsApproach
TransportationAnalysis
Walkability
Bikeability
TravelForecasting
Recommendations
SidewalkWidth
Bikeways
TransitFacilities
StreetNetwork
#ofTrafficLanes
RoadClassification
RightofWayWidth
Transportation
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UrbanDesign
UrbanDesignfocusesonthephysicalformofthecity,referredtobyurbandesigners
astheBuiltForm:
BuiltFormisoftenbroken
upintothreecategories:
Streets
Buildings
OpenSpace
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UrbanDesign
Theresultingbuiltformdeterminesthepedestrianrealm:
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Parks,Trails,andOpenSpaces:Whatdoyouliketodooutside?
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Demographics
PopulationandHousehold
Characteristics
Benchmarking
Forecasting
Informationaldivisioncollectingandanalyzingdatarelatedto
Demographics,Business/Employment,EconomicsandHousing.
Research
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Business/Employment
EmploymentData
LaborForceCharacteristics
UnderstandingBusinessComposition
Housing
HousingNeedsAnalysis
HousingCompositionStudies
Economics
CommercialRealEstateIntelligence
MarketStudies
EconomicFeasibilityAnalysis
Research
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1982Westbard SectorPlanBoundary
FocusArea
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NextSteps
October21,2014 ScopeofWorktocommunity WaltWhitmanCafeteria
October30,2014 ScopeofWorktoPlanningBoard
WeekofNovember10,2014CommunityPlanningCharrette WestwoodIICenter
November18,2014 PresentationofWestbardCharrettefindingstoCommunity Westland
MiddleSchool
December18,2014 PlanningBoardBriefingonCharretteandOutcomes
Spring2015 StaffDraft
Spring2016 Anticipatedcompletiondate
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CONTACTINFORMATION
ProjectManager:JohnMarcolin:3014954547,john.marcolin@montgomeryplanning.org
AssistantProjectManager:FredBoyd:3014954654,fred.boyd@montgomeryplanning.org
Outreach:MelissaWilliams:3014954642,melissa.williams@montgomeryplanning.org
www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/westbard
@PlanWestbard
Facebook.com/PlanWestbard
InformationHotline:3014954567
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