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The 2010 White Flint Sector Plan establishes a vision for transforming White Flint from an auto-oriented environment to a mixed-use walkable district served by multiple modes of transportation. Advancing the Pike District is a Planning Department initiative to accelerate the transformation of White Flint’s core into a vibrant urban core by identifying short- and medium-term implementation-focused solutions that build on the Sector Plan’s recommendations, enhance mobility, and promote economic development, urban design and placemaking.
This study is envisioned as a Planning Department work product, with a 12-18-month timeline. Following the presentation of the scope, staff will update the Planning Board in fall 2020 and deliver a final briefing in spring 2021. Area 2 staff will collaborate with staff from the Functional Planning & Policy and Research and Special Projects Divisions to release standalone deliverables as they are completed. These deliverables will identify solutions and equip county agencies and stakeholders with implementable projects that further the vision of the White Flint Sector Plan and respond to the community’s mandate to activate and transform the Pike District into a cohesive, livable district.
Summary
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENTTHE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
MCPB Item No. Date: 3-12-20
Advancing the Pike District: White Flint Sector Plan’s Metrorail Station Area - Ten-Year Check-Up
Walker Freer, Transportation Planner Coordinator, [email protected], 301-495-4651
Natasha Fahim, Planner Coordinator, [email protected], 301-495-4639
Atul Sharma, Supervisor, Special Projects Team, [email protected], 301-495-4658
Carrie Sanders, Chief, Area 2 Division, [email protected], 301-495-4653
Completed: 3/5/20
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Project Purpose
This project will build on the White Flint Sector Plan’s vision, focusing on four key goals:
• Provide an up-to-date Progress Snapshot: Summarize development patterns and trends todate, and identify challenges inhibiting development around the White Flint Metro Station area.Highlight successful planning and development practices and lessons learned since the SectorPlan’s adoption.
• Implement Vision Zero in White Flint’s core: Integrate Vision Zero concepts and principles toreduce conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians and create a safe environment for all modesof transportation around the Metro Station area.
• Position the White Flint Metro Station for success: Create an urban design developmentframework and common vision that maximizes the Metro site’s potential, advances countygoals, and enhances access alternatives to the Metro Station.
• Create an identity for the Pike District through Placemaking: Host a community placemakingevent in coordination with the Better Block Foundation and the Pike District rebrandingcampaign.
Scope
The areas of focus for this project are mobility and circulation, economic development and implementation strategies, and placemaking and urban design. Deliverables outlined below will be produced and released individually. The final report will compile these deliverables and serve as an implementation-oriented resource that will guide near-term development in the Pike District.
Mobility and Circulation
1. Examine mobility in White Flint with a Vision Zero perspective and identify opportunities forimproving pedestrian and transit access while prioritizing safety for all users equitably.
• Planning Department staff will conduct a Pedestrian Level of Comfort (PLOC) analysis toidentify sidewalk segments that are uncomfortable or unsafe due to inadequate orincomplete sidewalks and crossings and quantify how potential investments mayincrease connectivity.
• Planning Department staff will identify short- and medium-term improvements tostreets and sidewalks that connect major destinations.
2. Consider mobility and circulation alternatives that will enhance connectivity and movementwithin White Flint.
• Examine short-term improvements to facilitate bus rapid transit (BRT) on Rockville Pike(MD 355), in coordination with the Montgomery County Department of Transportation(MCDOT) and the Maryland Department of Transportation State HighwayAdministration (SHA).
• Consider impact of micromobility, on-demand transit, fixed-route circulators, orautonomous shuttles in White Flint.
• Analyze the use of commuter shuttles, such as operators, routes/destinations, ridership,and curbside management impacts.
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Deliverables:
• Active Transportation Strategy that identifies short-and medium-term improvements tostreets, sidewalks, and bikeways connecting major destinations.
• Evaluation of interim mobility and transit opportunities.
Economic Development and Implementation Strategies
3. Assess development progress since the implementation of the White Flint Sector Plan. Reviewcompleted and proposed development, evaluate performance metrics (e.g. absorption, rentalrates, etc.), and identify development limitations.
• Identify development achievements, lessons learned, and highlight gaps requiringimmediate attention to further the vision and implementation of the Sector Plan in theMetro Station area.
• Engage property owners with low-intensity development to understand theirrequirements for redevelopment.
• Engage property owners with entitled but stalled proposed development to understandchallenges to further growth.
• Identify specific public and private policies and strategies than can accelerate thepreferred development vision in the near- to mid-term.
Deliverable:
• Produce a Development Progress Report that complements the bi-annual monitoringreports and analyzes the current zoning and regulatory mechanisms in place andprovides key lessons learned.
4. Identify the major barriers limiting transformative development at the Metro Station site.Coordinate with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and keystakeholders to craft and communicate the vision for future development at the Metro Stationsite to maximize the potential of transit-oriented development.
Deliverable:
• Create an urban design development framework that establishes a commondevelopment vision for the Metro Station site.
5. Work with a consultant to provide an analysis of similar Metro Stations and peer developmentsites nationally that have achieved transformative developments in similar market conditions.
• Research and develop case studies of interim uses for transit-adjacent sites thatstrengthen the local market and enable additional development.
• Research and develop case studies that identify phasing strategies, economicdevelopment tools, and financing mechanisms employed at peer sites and similarmarkets to fund transportation and infrastructure improvements.
• Prepare a matrix summarizing the applicability of the tools evaluated, in relation toWhite Flint, for the county’s consideration.
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Deliverable:
• Report summarizing the case studies and lessons learned, and the evaluation of the economic development tools and financing mechanisms.
Placemaking and Urban Design
6. Develop an urban design vision for the Metro Station site in coordination with WMATA and key stakeholders that establishes the White Flint Metro Station as the multimodal hub for the White Flint Sector Plan, anchored by a transformative development.
• Evaluate the development considerations and design elements for the Metro Station site in coordination with WMATA to attract economic development opportunities.
• Create guidelines that clearly articulate the common vision for the site, provide flexibility, and streamline design review of proposed developments in the future.
• Evaluate the existing Development Plan and its binding elements, the site’s current zoning, and create a clear regulatory process for future development.
• Analyze existing urban form and functionality and identify potential improvements benefitting the public realm, including a review of open space hierarchy and distribution, streetscape elements, and pedestrian connectivity through large parcels.
• Create visually compelling imagery that showcases the development potential for White Flint’s core, highlights assets, and summarizes existing challenges.
Deliverable:
• Create an urban design development framework that establishes a common development vision for the Metro Station site.
7. Explore the creation of comprehensive streetscape standards in White Flint. Work with property
owners and County stakeholders to identify inadequate streetscape components impeding the creation of a walkable street network and vibrant public realm.
• Consider standards for landscaping, paving, lighting, access, and circulation, in coordination with the ongoing Pike District rebranding effort, MCDOT and the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center.
Deliverable:
• Report assessing existing streetscape components in White Flint and evaluating the creation of new standards or policies.
8. Support the creation of a clear framework to guide and implement placemaking activities in
White Flint by coordinating with the Pike District rebranding, engaging with key property owners, committees and advocacy organizations, and County/State agencies.
Deliverable:
• Plan and implement a placemaking activity in partnership with the Better Block Foundation and Maier Warner that reinforces the Pike District brand, supports Vision Zero, and enhances connectivity between sub-districts.
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Outreach and Engagement The project team is drafting a communications plan with the Planning Department’s Communications Division that will define the goals, audiences, approach, and strategies for the plan’s public outreach and community engagement. Outreach strategies grouped by concept are summarized below. Community engagement will be multifaceted and include outreach at the Plan area’s principal destinations. When feasible, engagement activities will be coordinated with planned or existing community events in White Flint. In addition to informing the deliverables, public feedback will refine the purpose and direction of the placemaking event, which is tentatively scheduled for fall 2020.
• Mobility & Circulation: Engage residents, commuters, businesses, and property owners through the use of intercept surveys, interviews, pop-up events, and online surveys.
• Economic Development & Implementation Strategies: Engage with WMATA, County stakeholders, advisory committees, major property owners, and residents to develop a cohesive vision and framework for redeveloping the White Flint Metro Station site.
• Placemaking & Urban Design: Engage community members and stakeholders through the Better Block placemaking event, tactical urbanism interventions, pop-up activities, online surveys, and social media.
Project staff will meet periodically with the Pike District’s advisory groups, including the Downtown Advisory Committee, the Implementation Advisory Committee, and the North Bethesda Transportation Management District. The project team is coordinating closely with the campaign rebranding White Flint as the Pike District, to avoid public confusion. Schedule Following the presentation of the scope, staff will update the Planning Board in fall 2020 and deliver a final briefing in spring 2021. As noted, the Advancing the Pike District project will deliver implementable, short-term solutions for the Pike District. Staff will release standalone deliverables as they are completed. These deliverables will identify solutions and equip county agencies and stakeholders with implementable projects that further the vision of the White Flint Sector Plan and respond to the community’s mandate to activate and transform the Pike District into a cohesive, livable district. Background for the Study Area Montgomery County’s planning policies have supported high-density, mixed-use development in White Flint since the 1970s, following approval of WMATA’s regional heavy rail system in 1968. The White Flint Metro Station subsequently opened in December 1984 as part of a seven-mile extension of WMATA’s Red Line from Grosvenor-Strathmore to Shady Grove. Today, White Flint is a significant commercial and residential hub in Montgomery County. Rockville Pike (MD 355) is a historic travel and trade route that links communities in Montgomery County to Washington, D.C., and Frederick County, and is the backbone of the newly formed Pike District.
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The 2010 White Flint Sector Plan establishes a vision for transforming White Flint from an auto-oriented environment to a mixed-use walkable district served by multiple modes of transportation. Mixed-use developments delivered in the last decade, including North Bethesda Market, Pike & Rose, and the North Bethesda Town Center, are starting to realize the Sector Plan’s vision. However, the grid street network envisioned by the White Flint Sector Plan is incomplete, isolating the District’s activated pockets and limiting connectivity. Infill development is incrementally enhancing the pedestrian and bicycle network, but the Pike District does not function as a coherent, walkable district. Major roadways such as Rockville Pike, Old Georgetown Road, and Montrose Parkway form barriers that discourage pedestrian movements between destinations. Likewise, walking and biking to the White Flint Metro Station is not a comfortable experience: access is constrained by the station’s proximity to Rockville Pike, limited secondary street network, and a lack of pedestrian and bike connections to local destinations. Additionally, transportation principles and mobility options have evolved since 2010. This initiative will apply Vision Zero principles to the Pike District and consider the impact of alternative mobility options such as ride-hailing, micromobility, and autonomous shuttles. District-wide transportation infrastructure improvements are programmed through the 2010 White Flint Sector Plan, the 2013 Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan, and the 2018 Bicycle Master Plan. The White Flint Special Taxing District, established following the adoption of the Sector Plan to fund transportation infrastructure improvements, is forward funded by approximately $26 million, limiting the county’s ability to finance and construct capital projects. Since the White Flint Sector Plan was adopted in 2010, most new and approved development in White Flint is multifamily residential. The White Flint 2 Sector Plan expanded the development capacities associated with the White Flint Sector Plan by adding 1,800 residential units and 750,000 square feet of non-residential development to the first two phases of the recommended staging plan in the 2010 Sector Plan. Still, significant residential and non-residential capacity exists in Phase 1 of the White Flint Sector Plan (Figure 1). Figure 1 – Status of White Flint Sector Plan Phase 1 Development
Despite these challenges, several policies, initiatives, and transportation services have been implemented since the Sector Plan was approved in 2010. These recent developments, briefly summarized below, present an opportunity for Montgomery County to creatively reevaluate how to successfully achieve the vision for White Flint, with a focus on near-term improvements that can accelerate the ultimate transformation of the area.
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• MCDOT is constructing the White Flint West Workaround, which will realign Old GeorgetownRoad, Executive Boulevard, and establish several new through-block connections.
• In 2017, MCDOT launched “Ride On extRa,” a limited-stop, peak-period bus service on RockvillePike.
• MCDOT is currently studying alternatives for FLASH BRT on Rockville Pike.• Montgomery County approved a Vision Zero Action Plan in 2017, with the goal of eliminating
severe and fatal traffic collisions by 2030.• WMATA terminated its Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with LCOR and is pursuing a blue-
sky approach to reimagine future development at the White Flint Metro Station.• WMATA completed the White Flint Metrorail Station North Entrance Feasibility Study in 2019.
The study evaluated three alternatives for a new station entrance, with projected constructioncosts of $32.7M to $34.8M.
• Montgomery County is rebranding White Flint as the “Pike District.”• In 2018, MCDOT installed eight Capital Bikeshare stations in White Flint and Twinbrook.• MCDOT and SHA have advanced district-wide transportation and infrastructure improvements,
chiefly new separated bike lanes and the construction of multiple secondary streets.• The County Executive’s 2021 Recommended Budget includes $2.9M to fund the preliminary
engineering and construction of access improvements to the White Flint Metro Station.
Figure 2 – Aerial view of the Pike District (2018)
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Previous Planning Efforts
White Flint is the focus of multiple previous planning and design studies. The 1992 North Bethesda/Garrett Park Master Plan recognized the need to transition from low-density, single-use development patterns that promote auto-dependency. More recently, the 2010 White Flint Sector Plan and the 2017 White Flint 2 Sector Plan accelerated the goal of transforming the district into a vibrant and sustainable urban center.
North Bethesda/Garrett Park Master Plan (1992)
The 1992 North Bethesda/Garrett Park Master Plan builds on the major principles and land use provisions of the 1978 Sector Plan for Nicholson Lane, supporting the County’s desire to create a mixed-use environment in White Flint. The plan recommends that White Flint become the main urban center for North Bethesda and proposes a “loop circulation street system” to provide additional capacity and to provide an alternative to Rockville Pike for short trips, and to connect the area’s activity centers. The Plan also recognizes the transformational impact of Metrorail by encouraging a shift to public transit, introducing floating zones that support higher residential densities and promote mixed-use development near the Metro station, and advocating for policies that ensure a “lively” pedestrian environment.
White Flint Sector Plan (2010)
The 2010 White Flint Sector Plan establishes the framework to transform primarily single-use commercial properties within the White Flint Sector Plan area into a mixed-use and urban environment that is supported by new public amenities, including parks and open spaces, a recreation center and a fire and emergency station. Creating an urban boulevard for Rockville Pike (MD 355) with BRT service is a major mobility goal of the Sector Plan, along with a new grid of streets and bikeways that promotes a multimodal environment (Figure 3). Unique to the implementation of the Sector Plan is a special taxing district that assesses an ad valorem tax on commercial properties to fund new mobility infrastructure.
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Figure 3 – White Flint Concept Sketch
Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan (2013)
The 2013 Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan recommends the implementation of 10 BRT corridors to support the County’s land use, environmental, and economic development goals and to provide a reliable alternative to driving in the County’s developed core (Figure 4). Two BRT routes may eventually provide service to the Pike District: the MD 355 South corridor and the North Bethesda Transitway.
The MD 355 BRT will connect Clarksburg with downtown Bethesda, via the Pike District. In the Pike District, BRT stations are proposed on Rockville Pike at the White Flint Metro Station and at Security Lane. MCDOT is currently evaluating conceptual alternatives to identify a recommended alternative for BRT on Rockville Pike; preliminary engineering is expected to be completed in FY23. The North Bethesda
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Transitway will provide BRT service to Rock Spring. There are two alternative routes for the easternmost portion of the route, connecting to either the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Station or the Pike District, with stations proposed at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road / Executive Boulevard and the White Flint Metro Station.
Figure 4 – Proposed Countywide BRT Network
White Flint 2 Sector Plan (2017)
The White Flint 2 Sector Plan envisions the future of the area between the 2010 White Flint Sector Plan area and the City of Rockville. The plan recommends opportunities for infill and transitional development at key locations and envisions the transformation of commercial properties and shopping centers along Rockville Pike into mixed-use urban places. The Plan also focuses on the residential and industrial uses located on the district’s periphery. The plan recommends retaining some existing multifamily residential development, to support a broad range of affordable housing options in the Plan area and supporting existing light industrial properties to provide needed services for down-county residents and incubation spaces for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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ents
. Th
e w
alka
ble
core
enc
ompa
sses
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
,
Rock
ville
Pike
, Exe
cu v
e Bo
ulev
ard,
Mar
inel
li Ro
ad, a
nd C
itade
l Ave
nue.
Med
ium
Term
Appr
oxim
ate
cost
: $
TBD
Tim
e fra
me:
5 y
ears
• Ex
tend
the
wal
kabl
e co
re n
orth
alo
ng R
ockv
ille
Pike
to R
ose
Aven
ue a
nd so
uth
alon
g Ro
ckvi
lle
Pike
to N
ichol
son
Lane
by
prov
idin
g su
itabl
e pe
dest
rian
amen
i es
.
• Im
plem
ent a
n in
terim
“BRT
” ser
vice
alo
ng R
ockv
ille
Pike
with
in th
e ex
is n
g rig
ht-o
f-way
that
also
impr
oves
the
wal
king
exp
erie
nce
in th
e ar
ea.
• Cr
eate
“Ba
rnes
Dan
ce” s
tyle
ped
estr
ian
cros
sings
at t
he in
ters
ec o
n of
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke a
nd O
ld
Geor
geto
wn
Road
and
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke a
nd M
arin
elli
Road
.
• Ad
d on
-str
eet p
arki
ng o
n O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad.
• Co
mpl
ete
desig
n an
d st
art c
onst
ruc
on
of th
e No
rthe
rn E
ntra
nce
at th
e W
hite
Flin
t Met
ro
Sta
on.
Long
Term
Appr
oxim
ate
cost
: $ T
BD
Tim
e fra
me:
10
year
s
• Im
plem
ent l
ong
term
infra
stru
ctur
e pr
ojec
ts in
cludi
ng b
us ra
pid
tran
sit a
long
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke
(Mar
ylan
d St
ate
Rout
e 35
5), t
he W
este
rn W
ork
Arou
nd th
at in
clude
s the
real
ignm
ent o
f
Exec
u v
e Bo
ulev
ard,
the
impl
emen
ta o
n of
the
plan
ned
grid
of s
tree
ts th
roug
hout
the
area
,
and
requ
ire p
edes
tria
n an
d bi
cycle
facil
i es
with
the
rede
velo
pmen
t of p
arce
ls as
wel
l as
unde
r-gro
undi
ng o
f u li
es.
5
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
SHO
RT T
ERM
IMPR
OVEM
ENTS
Crea
te a
wal
kabl
e co
re a
roun
d th
e W
hite
Flin
t Met
ro S
ta o
n ar
ea th
at c
onne
cts
high
den
sity
resid
en a
l are
as,
the
met
ro st
a o
n, a
nd lo
cal d
es n
a o
ns b
y ta
rge
ng
impr
ovem
ents
alo
ng O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad, C
itade
l Ave
nue,
M
arin
elli
Road
, & E
xecu
ve
Boul
evar
d.
Prio
ri ze
d Im
prov
emen
ts1.
Clo
sure
of “
hot r
ight
s” o
n Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike &
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
2. A
ddi
on o
f lan
dsca
ping
ele
men
ts su
ch a
s pla
nter
s, st
reet
tree
s or
shru
bs a
long
segm
ents
of R
ockv
ille
Pike
, Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
and
Exec
u v
e Bo
ulev
ard
to cr
eate
buff
er b
etw
een
road
way
and
pede
stria
ns:
--
Both
side
s of R
ockv
ille
Pike
bet
wee
n M
arin
elli
Road
an
d O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad
--
Nort
h sid
e of
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
bet
wee
n
Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike a
nd Tr
ade
Stre
et
--
Sout
h sid
e of
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
bet
wee
n Ro
ckvi
lle
Pi
ke a
nd G
rand
Par
k Av
enue
--
East
side
of E
xecu
ve
Boul
evar
d be
twee
n O
ld
Ge
orge
tow
n Ro
ad a
nd M
arin
elli
Road
3. W
ayfi n
ding
ele
men
ts a
t maj
or d
es n
a o
ns a
nd tr
ansi
on
poin
ts:
Met
ro st
a o
n, R
ockv
ille
Pike
& O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad in
ters
ec o
n,
Pike
& R
ose,
Wal
l Par
k, C
itade
l Ave
nue
& M
arin
elli
Road
, Old
Geor
geto
wn
Road
& C
itade
l Ave
nue
--W
ayfi n
ding
to in
clude
dire
c o
n, w
alki
ng/b
ikin
g
di
stan
ce, a
nd
me
to d
es n
a o
ns
6
3
3
1
4 25
6
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
Mar
inel
li Roa
d
Citadel Avenue
Rockville Pike
Exec
u ve Bl
vd
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
SHO
RT T
ERM
IMPR
OVEM
ENTS
Crea
te a
wal
kabl
e co
re a
roun
d th
e W
hite
Flin
t Met
ro S
ta o
n ar
ea th
at c
onne
cts
high
den
sity
resid
en a
l are
as,
the
met
ro st
a o
n, a
nd lo
cal d
es n
a o
ns b
y ta
rge
ng
impr
ovem
ents
alo
ng O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad, C
itade
l Ave
nue,
M
arin
elli
Road
, & E
xecu
ve
Boul
evar
d.
Prio
ri ze
d Im
prov
emen
ts (C
ontd
.)4.
Pro
vide
tem
pora
ry la
ndsc
ape
impr
ovem
ents
such
as fl
ow
er
plan
ngs
on
the
traffi
c is
land
on
nort
h sid
e of
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
.
5. A
djus
t sig
nal
min
gs to
pro
vide
fully
aut
omat
ed cr
ossin
g lig
ht a
t the
inte
rsec
on
of E
xecu
ve
Boul
evar
d an
d M
arin
elli
Road
.
6. C
lean
up
and
rem
oval
of o
verg
row
n ve
geta
on
and
enha
ncem
ent
of fe
ncin
g el
emen
ts a
long
side
wal
ks a
roun
d th
e W
MAT
A sit
e al
ong
Cita
del A
venu
e an
d O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad.
7
3
3
1
4 25
6
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
Mar
inel
li Roa
d
Citadel Avenue
Rockville Pike
Exec
u ve Bl
vd
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
MED
IUM
TER
M IM
PROV
EMEN
TSEx
tend
wal
kabl
e co
re n
orth
to in
ters
ec o
n of
Ros
e Av
enue
& R
ockv
ille
Pike
and
sou
th to
inte
rsec
on
of N
icho
lson
Lane
&
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke b
y pr
ovid
ing
suita
ble
pede
stria
n am
eni
es.
Prio
ri ze
d Im
prov
emen
ts
1. P
rovi
de la
ndsc
apin
g el
emen
ts a
long
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke to
crea
te b
uff e
r
betw
een
road
way
and
ped
estr
ians
:
--A
dd b
uff e
r bet
wee
n sid
ewal
k an
d tr
affi c
on
east
side
of
Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike b
etw
een:
- Nich
olso
n La
ne a
nd th
e st
art
of si
dew
alk
infra
stru
ctur
e in
fron
t of U
.S. N
ucle
ar
Regu
lato
ry C
omm
issio
n
- Ros
e Av
enue
and
the
entr
ance
to F
orum
Cond
omin
ium
com
plex
--A
dd b
uff e
r bet
wee
n sid
ewal
k an
d tr
affi c
on
wes
t sid
e
of
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke b
etw
een:
- Nich
olso
n La
ne a
nd M
arin
elli
Road
2. W
ayfi n
ding
ele
men
ts a
t maj
or d
es n
a o
ns a
nd tr
ansi
on
poin
ts:
Inte
rsec
on
of R
ockv
ille
Pike
& R
ose
Aven
ue, I
nter
sec
on
of R
ockv
ille
Pike
& N
ichol
son
Lane
.
--W
ayfi n
ding
to in
clude
dire
c o
n, w
alki
ng/ b
ikin
g
di
stan
ce, a
nd
me
to d
es n
a o
ns
3. I
mpl
emen
t an
inte
rim “B
RT” s
ervi
ce a
long
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke th
at a
lso
impr
oves
the
over
all w
alki
ng e
xper
ienc
e in
the
area
.
8
32
1
Shor
t-Ter
m “W
alka
ble
Core
”
4O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad
Mar
inel
li Roa
d
Citadel Avenue
Rockville Pike
Exec
u ve Bl
vd
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
Mar
inel
li Roa
d
Citadel Avenue
Rockville Pike
Exec
u ve Bl
vd
Rose
Ave
nue
Nich
olso
n La
ne
5 6
1
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
MED
IUM
TER
M IM
PROV
EMEN
TSEx
tend
wal
kabl
e co
re n
orth
to in
ters
ec o
n of
Ros
e Av
enue
& R
ockv
ille
Pike
and
sou
th to
inte
rsec
on
of N
icho
lson
Lane
&
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke b
y pr
ovid
ing
suita
ble
pede
stria
n am
eni
es.
Prio
ri ze
d Im
prov
emen
ts (C
ontd
.)
4. C
reat
e a
Barn
es D
ance
styl
e pe
dest
rian
cros
sings
at t
he in
ters
ec o
n
of R
ockv
ille
Pike
and
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
and
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke a
nd
Mar
inel
li Ro
ad.
5. C
ompl
ete
desig
n of
nor
ther
n en
tran
ce a
nd st
art c
onst
ruc
on
6. A
dd o
n-st
reet
par
king
on
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
9
32
1
Shor
t-Ter
m “W
alka
ble
Core
”
4O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad
Mar
inel
li Roa
d
Citadel Avenue
Rockville Pike
Exec
u ve Bl
vd
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
Mar
inel
li Roa
d
Citadel Avenue
Rockville Pike
Exec
u ve Bl
vd
Rose
Ave
nue
Nich
olso
n La
ne
5 6
11
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
LONG
TER
M IM
PROV
EMEN
TSIm
plem
ent l
ong
term
infr
astr
uctu
re p
roje
cts
in th
e ar
ea in
clud
ing
BRT,
Wes
tern
Wor
k Ar
ound
, nor
ther
n M
etro
en
tran
ce, s
tree
t grid
stru
ctur
e, a
nd a
ddi
onal
ped
estr
ian/
bic
ycle
faci
li e
s.
Prio
ri ze
d Im
prov
emen
ts
1. I
mpl
emen
ta o
n of
BRT
alo
ng R
ockv
ille
Pike
2. C
ompl
e o
n of
Wes
tern
Wor
k Ar
ound
3. B
uild
nor
ther
n en
tran
ce to
Whi
te F
lint M
etro
sta
on
4. C
on n
ued
impl
emen
ta o
n of
stre
et g
rid st
ruct
ure
(sel
ecte
d st
reet
s
inclu
ded
on m
ap to
the
right
from
201
0 W
hite
Flin
t Sec
tor P
lan)
5. A
ddi
onal
ped
estr
ian
and
bicy
cle fa
cili
es w
ith co
n n
ued
deve
lopm
ent
6. A
ddi
onal
wayfi n
ding
ele
men
ts a
s nec
essa
ry w
ith co
n n
ued
deve
lopm
ent
7. U
nder
grou
nd u
li e
s
12
4
Shor
t-Ter
m “W
alka
ble
Core
”Lo
nger
Term
Grid
of S
tree
ts
3Ol
d Ge
orge
tow
n Ro
ad Mar
inel
li Roa
d
Citadel Avenue
Rockville Pike
Exec
u ve Bl
vd
Towne Road
Nich
olso
n La
ne
Rose
Ave
nue
10
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
WAL
KING
TRI
P DO
CUM
ENTA
TIO
N
11
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
1:W
hite
Flin
t Met
ro S
ta o
n to
Pik
e &
Ros
e
PIKE
& R
OSE
WHI
TE F
LINT
ST
ATIO
N
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 1
1 m
inut
es
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
3 m
iles
• Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike a
nd O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad
inte
rsec
on
is a
signifi c
ant p
edes
tria
n ba
rrie
r
with
four
“hot
righ
ts”
• Cr
ossin
g th
is in
ters
ec o
n to
ok ~
3 m
in.,
15 se
c
(30%
of t
otal
trip
)
• Ge
nera
l wal
king
env
ironm
ent l
acks
ped
estr
ian
com
fort
s and
safe
ty:
─No
isy e
nviro
nmen
t fro
m tr
affi c
(com
fort
)
─St
rong
exh
aust
odo
r fro
m tr
affi c
(com
fort
)
─M
inim
al sh
ade
(com
fort
)
─M
inim
al b
uff e
r bet
wee
n ro
adw
ay &
sidew
alk
(saf
ety)
• No
wayfi n
ding
ele
men
t to
guid
e pe
ople
to
des
na o
ns
• Bi
kesh
are
and
bike
rack
s are
loca
ted
at th
e
met
ro st
a o
n bu
t the
re a
re n
o sa
fe b
ike la
nes
to a
cces
s the
sta
on
itsel
f
• Sh
ort c
ross
ing
mes
& la
ck o
f ped
estr
ian
refu
ge a
reas
in cr
ossw
alks
alo
ng O
ld
Geor
geto
wn
Road
and
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke
• De
velo
pmen
ts a
re in
tern
ally
focu
sed,
resu
l ng
in le
ss p
edes
tria
n fri
endl
y fro
ntag
es a
long
Rock
ville
Pike
• M
etro
Sta
on
entr
ance
doe
s not
hav
e a
“sen
se
of p
lace
”
Side
wal
ks a
long
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
at P
ike
& R
ose
prov
ide
buff e
r for
ped
estr
ians
Pede
stria
n cr
ossin
g ac
ross
Gra
nd P
ark
Aven
ue
is w
ell m
arke
d an
d sh
ort i
n di
stan
ce
Pede
stria
ns a
long
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke a
re e
xpos
ed to
fa
st m
ovin
g tr
affi c
Bus s
tops
alo
ng R
ockv
ille
Pike
pro
vide
wid
er
sidew
alk
area
s but
lack
land
scap
ing
& sh
ade
Whi
te F
lint M
etro
Sta
on
entr
ance
doe
s not
ha
ve a
sens
e of
pla
ce
Cros
swal
k ac
ross
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke a
re n
ot
wel
l str
iped
Mul
ple
lane
s of t
raffi
c cre
ate
long
cros
sing
dist
ance
s for
ped
estr
ians
Hot r
ight
s at t
he in
ters
ec o
n Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike &
O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad ca
use
pede
stria
n de
lays
12
WAL
KIN
G IN
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TE F
LINT
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r 201
9
TRIP
2:P
ike
& R
ose
to N
orth
Bet
hesd
a To
wn
Cent
er
PIKE
& R
OSE
HARR
IS T
EETE
R
Capi
tal B
ikesh
are
sta
on
at O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Rd
. is n
ot d
irect
ly
conn
ecte
d to
any
bike
lane
sM
any
child
ren
live
in th
e No
rth
Beth
esda
Tow
n Ce
nter
apa
rtm
ent c
ompl
ex a
nd u
se M
CPS
buse
s to
go
to sc
hool
Rock
ville
Pike
& O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Rd
. Int
erse
c o
n is
wid
e an
d diffi
cult
to cr
oss f
or p
edes
tria
ns
Pede
stria
n ro
u n
ely
cut a
cros
s WM
ATA
prop
er-
ty to
shor
ten
thei
r trip
sPl
aza
at th
e No
rth
Beth
esda
Tow
n Ce
nter
has
pe-
dest
rian
amen
i es
like
sea
ng
and
a bi
kesh
are
Publ
ic sp
ace
at N
orth
Bet
hesd
a To
wn
Cent
er
prov
ides
an
area
of r
efug
e fo
r wal
kers
New
cros
swal
ks a
t the
inte
rsec
on
of O
ld
Geor
geto
wn
Road
and
Neb
el S
tree
t
13
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 9
min
., 30
sec.
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
5 m
iles
• Tr
ip re
quire
s ind
ivid
uals
to cr
oss R
ockv
ille
Pike
whi
ch e
xten
ds th
e tr
ip
me
due
to m
ul p
le tr
avel
lane
s and
hig
h tr
affi c
volu
mes
• Si
dew
alks
cond
i on
s cha
nge
acro
ss
Rock
ville
Pike
: Wes
t sid
e ha
s few
er a
nd
smal
ler t
rees
; Eas
t sid
e ha
s ext
ensiv
e tr
ee
cove
r and
is q
uiet
er a
nd w
ider
• Ap
artm
ent c
ompl
exes
line
the
nort
h sid
e
of O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad, b
ut a
re se
t bac
k
and
buff e
red
from
side
wal
k cr
ea n
g a
less
ac
ve
front
age
• M
ul p
le C
apita
l Bike
shar
e st
a o
ns a
long
wal
king
rout
e, b
ut n
o bi
ke la
nes
• M
ost c
ross
wal
ks a
cros
s Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
and
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke a
re n
ot cl
early
mar
ked
and
cont
ain
smal
l or n
o pe
dest
ri-
an a
reas
of r
efug
e
• Pa
rk a
nd p
laza
in fr
ont o
f Har
ris Te
eter
are
wel
l lan
dsca
ped
with
sea
ng
op o
ns,
prov
idin
g an
are
a of
rest
and
refu
ge fo
r
wal
kers
Lack
of s
idew
alks
alo
ng th
e ex
is n
g Ex
ecu
ve
Boul
evar
d
Ther
e ar
e no
are
as fo
r ped
estr
ian
refu
ge a
long
Ex
ecu
ve
Boul
evar
d
Cros
swal
ks a
cros
s Exe
cu v
e Bl
vd. a
t Wal
l Par
k re
quire
ac
va
on
by p
edes
tria
nsCu
rb cu
t int
o th
e pa
rkin
g ga
rage
at P
ike a
nd
Rose
is w
ide
and
lack
s a cl
ear w
alki
ng a
rea
Hot r
ight
on
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
exp
oses
pe
dest
rians
to fa
st m
ovin
g tr
affi c
Side
wal
k al
ong
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
is w
ide
but l
acks
any
ped
estr
ian
buff e
r
New
ly co
nstr
ucte
d ro
ads a
s a p
art o
f the
Wes
t-er
n W
ork-
arou
nd p
rovi
de p
edes
tria
n am
eni
es
The
Wes
tern
Wor
k-Ar
ound
will
reco
nstr
uct t
he
inte
rsec
on
of O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Rd
. & To
wne
Rd.
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
3:P
ike
& R
ose
to B
ethe
sda
Nor
th C
onfe
renc
e Ce
nter
/ Wal
l Par
k
PIKE
& R
OSE
CONF
EREN
CE
CENT
ER
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 8
min
., 15
sec.
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
3 m
iles
• Ex
tens
ive
por
on o
f exi
s n
g Ex
ecu
ve
Boul
evar
d la
cks s
idew
alk
infra
stru
ctur
e
for p
edes
tria
ns
• Re
trofi
ed
grid
stru
ctur
e be
ing
inst
alle
d
betw
een
Exec
u v
e Bo
ulev
ard
and
Rock
ville
Pike
• La
rge
por
ons o
f Exe
cu v
e Bo
ulev
ard
have
no
tree
s or a
reas
for p
edes
tria
ns
refu
ge
• Cr
ossin
g Ex
ecu
ve
Boul
evar
d an
d
Mar
inel
li Ro
ad to
Wal
l Par
k to
ok
appr
oxim
atel
y 1
min
.
• Cr
ossw
alks
are
not
aut
omat
ed a
nd
requ
ire p
edes
tria
ns to
pre
ss b
u o
n fo
r a
wal
k sig
nal
• W
alk
signa
l too
k m
ul p
le tr
affi c
sign
al
cycle
s to
ac v
ate
• Th
ere
is m
inim
al to
no
wayfi n
ding
elem
ents
to g
uide
peo
ple
from
Pike
&
Rose
to th
e Be
thes
da N
orth
Con
fere
nce
Cent
er
14
Met
ro u
nder
pass
pro
vide
s acc
ess t
o th
e st
a o
n bu
t is
poor
ly li
t and
uni
nvi
ngPe
dest
rian
Cros
sing
Mar
inel
li Rd
. is w
ell m
arke
d an
d re
la v
ely
shor
t
Side
wal
k al
ong
Mar
inel
li Rd
. is w
ell l
ands
cape
d
Cros
swal
k ac
ross
Exe
cu v
e Bl
vd. n
eeds
ac
va
on
thro
ugh
the
pres
s of a
bu
on
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
4:C
onfe
renc
e Ce
nter
/ Wal
l Par
k to
Whi
te F
lint M
etro
Sta
on
WHI
TE F
LINT
ST
ATIO
N
CONF
EREN
CE
CENT
ER
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 6
min
., 30
sec.
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
25 m
iles
• Si
dew
alk
infra
stru
ctur
e fro
m C
onfe
renc
e Ce
nter
to W
hite
Flin
t Sta
on
is w
ide
and
lined
with
tree
s, an
d ha
s a la
rge
setb
ack
from
road
way
• Ge
nera
l wal
king
env
ironm
ent i
s ple
asan
t an
d re
laxi
ng•
Side
wal
k di
d no
t hav
e la
rge
num
bers
of
pede
stria
ns d
urin
g th
e da
y•
Sout
h sid
e of
Mar
inel
li Ro
ad h
as n
o sid
e-w
alk
buff e
r and
is n
ot li
ned
with
tree
s•
Pede
stria
ns ca
n cr
oss R
ockv
ille
Pike
to th
e W
hite
Flin
t Sta
on
at st
reet
leve
l or v
ia
the
pede
stria
n un
derp
ass
• St
reet
leve
l cro
ssw
alk
at R
ockv
ille
Pike
is
not a
utom
ated
and
ther
e is
no m
eani
ng-
ful a
rea
of re
fuge
in th
e ce
nter
of r
oad-
way
• M
id-b
lock
cros
sing
of M
arin
elli
Road
has
a
wel
l mar
ked
cros
swal
k w
ith a
ped
estr
i-an
refu
ge a
rea
• Si
dew
alk
mat
eria
l is b
rick
and
is cle
arly
de
linea
ted
in d
rivew
ays o
r oth
er cr
ossin
gs
Entr
ance
to th
e Co
nven
on
Cent
er is
dom
inat
ed
by a
veh
icula
r dro
p-off
are
a
Pede
stria
n ar
ea o
f ref
uge,
at t
he m
id-b
lock
cr
ossin
g on
Mar
inel
li Rd
. nea
r the
conf
eren
ce
cent
er h
otel
15
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
5:W
hite
Flin
t Met
ro S
ta o
n to
NoB
e M
arke
t
WHI
TE F
LINT
ST
ATIO
N
NoBe
MAR
KET
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 7
min
., 30
sec.
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
4 m
iles
• Ge
nera
l wal
king
env
ironm
ent l
acks
pe
dest
rian
com
fort
s:
─No
isy e
nviro
nmen
t fro
m tr
affi c
─St
rong
exh
aust
odo
r fro
m tr
affi c
─M
inim
al sh
ade
• Th
ere
is li
le to
no
buff e
r bet
wee
n Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike &
side
wal
k. e
xpos
ing
wal
kers
to h
igh
spee
d tr
affi c
• M
ul p
le v
ehicu
lar e
ntra
nces
to p
rope
r- e
s fro
m R
ockv
ille
Pike
crea
te in
terr
up-
ons
in si
dew
alks
•
Poor
ped
estr
ian
line
of si
ght w
hen
cros
sing
Exec
u v
e Bo
ulev
ard
• No
Be M
arke
t is i
nter
nally
focu
sed
and
does
not
crea
te a
ped
estr
ian
frien
dly
front
age
on R
ockv
ille
Pike
Min
imal
ped
estr
ian
refu
ge a
rea,
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke
Side
wal
k is
inte
rrup
ted
by m
ul p
le cu
rb cu
ts
alon
g Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike
Ther
e is
no b
uff e
r bet
wee
n th
e sid
ewal
k an
d fa
st
mov
ing
traffi
c a
long
Roc
kvill
e Pi
keNo
Be M
arke
t has
min
imal
com
mer
cial f
ront
age
dire
ctly
ope
ning
on
to R
ockv
ille
Pike
Exec
u v
e Bl
vd. c
ross
ing
at R
ockv
ille
Pike
NoBe
Mar
ket i
nter
ior c
ourt
yard
16
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
6:W
hite
Flin
t Mal
l Site
to W
hite
Flin
t Met
ro S
ta o
n
WHI
TE F
LINT
ST
ATIO
N WHI
TE F
LINT
M
ALL S
ITE
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 9
min
., 30
sec.
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
4 m
iles
• Ge
nera
l wal
king
env
ironm
ent l
acks
pe
dest
rian
com
fort
s:
─No
isy e
nviro
nmen
t fro
m tr
affi c
─St
rong
exh
aust
odo
r fro
m tr
affi c
─M
inim
al sh
ade
• Th
ere
is li
le to
no
buff e
r bet
wee
n Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike &
side
wal
k. e
xpos
ing
wal
kers
to h
igh
spee
d tr
affi c
• Si
dew
alk
alon
g th
e Nu
clear
Reg
ulat
ory
Com
miss
ion
build
ing
is bu
ff ere
d fro
m
road
way
by
larg
e pl
an n
gs, m
ul p
le
tree
s, an
d gr
eene
ry, b
ut h
as lo
w v
isibi
lity
from
Roc
kvill
e Pi
ke.
─Cr
eate
s a p
leas
ant w
alki
ng
envi
ronm
ent f
or p
edes
tria
ns•
Uses
like
gas
sta
ons
with
mul
ple
cu
rb cu
ts o
n Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike h
ave
a hi
gh
frequ
ency
of c
ars t
urni
ng in
to th
e pr
oper
es f
rom
fast
mov
ing
traffi
c off
the
Pike
, cre
a n
g a
pote
n a
l haz
ard
for
pede
stria
ns
Side
wal
k tr
ansi
oni
ng fr
om
alon
g ro
adw
ay n
ear N
ucle
ar
Regu
lato
ry C
omm
issio
n
Side
wal
k al
ong
Rock
ville
Pike
with
min
imal
buff
er
Side
wal
k al
ong
Nucle
ar R
egul
ator
y Co
mm
issio
n is
buff e
red
from
traffi
c o
n Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike
Side
wal
k al
ong
Nucle
ar R
egul
ator
y Co
m-
miss
ion
is pe
dest
rian
frien
dly
but i
t is
uncle
ar w
heth
er it
is p
ublic
ly a
cces
sible
17
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
7:W
hite
Flin
t Met
ro S
ta o
n to
Pik
e &
Ros
e (a
ltern
ate
rout
e)
WHI
TE F
LINT
ST
ATIO
N
PIKE
& R
OSE
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 1
0 m
inut
es
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
35 m
iles
• Al
tern
ate
rout
e fro
m W
hite
Flin
t Met
ro
Sta
on
to P
ike &
Ros
e vi
a th
e Ro
ckvi
lle
Pike
und
erpa
ss
• Si
dew
alk
wid
th v
arie
s alo
ng th
e ro
ute
• Pe
dest
rian
com
fort
s are
lack
ing
alon
g
Rock
ville
Pike
and
sout
h sid
e of
Old
Geor
geto
wn
Road
:
─No
isy e
nviro
nmen
t fro
m tr
affi c
─St
rong
exh
aust
odo
r fro
m tr
affi c
─M
inim
al sh
ade
• Th
ere
is li
le to
no
buff e
r bet
wee
n Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike &
side
wal
k, e
xpos
ing
wal
kers
to h
igh
spee
d tr
affi c
• W
hile
trip
is sh
orte
r tha
n W
alki
ng Tr
ip
1, in
divi
dual
s s ll
nee
d to
cros
s “ho
t
right
s” o
n O
ld G
eorg
etow
n Ro
ad
Inte
rior o
f Pike
& R
ose
is in
vi n
g an
d re
laxi
ng fo
r ped
estr
ians
Curb
cuts
thro
ugh
sidew
alk
alon
g Ro
ckvi
lle P
ike cr
eate
confl
icts
be
twee
n pe
dest
rians
and
veh
icles
turn
ing
onto
/ off
the
pike
.W
ide
sidew
alks
alo
ng R
ockv
ille
Pike
with
no
gree
n bu
ff er b
e-tw
een
road
way
and
side
wal
k
Min
imal
ped
estr
ian
area
of r
efug
e al
ong
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
crea
tes
unsa
fe co
ndi
ons
18
MO
NTRO
SE
PARK
WAY
&
TOW
NE R
D IN
TERS
ECTI
ON
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
8:P
ike
& R
ose
to E
. Jeff
ers
on S
tree
t
PIKE
& R
OSE
E. JE
FFER
SON
ST. &
M
ONT
ROSE
RD
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 1
6 m
inut
es
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
65 M
iles
• Pe
dest
rian
com
fort
s are
lack
ing:
─M
inim
al sh
ade
alon
g sid
ewal
ks
─M
inim
al b
uff e
r bet
wee
n ro
adw
ay
• M
ontr
ose
Road
lack
s ade
quat
e bu
ff er
betw
een
the
stre
et a
nd th
e sid
ewal
k
• Si
dew
alks
alo
ng To
wne
Roa
d ar
e se
t bac
k
from
the
stre
et b
ut la
ck a
ny la
ndsc
apin
g
buff e
r
• Cr
ossw
alk
at M
ontr
ose
Park
way
and
Tow
ne R
oad
is lo
ng a
nd ta
kes s
ignifi c
ant
amou
nt o
f m
e to
cros
s. Th
ere
is no
cros
swal
k on
the
east
side
of T
owne
Roa
d
at th
is in
ters
ec o
n.
• M
ontr
ose
Park
way
has
fast
mov
ing
traf
-
fi c. T
he si
dew
alk
is se
tbac
k, b
ut la
cks a
ny
land
scap
e bu
ff ers
.
• M
ontr
ose
Road
has
“hot
righ
ts” w
hich
pres
ent a
pot
en a
l haz
ard
to w
alke
rs
• Co
mm
ercia
l and
resid
en a
l are
as a
re se
t
back
from
Mon
tros
e Ro
ad a
nd se
para
ted
from
stre
et/s
idew
alk
by h
edge
s and
/or
fenc
es
Mon
tros
e Ro
ad “h
ot ri
ght”
crea
tes
safe
ty h
azar
d fo
r ped
estr
ians
cr
ossin
g th
e ro
adw
ay
Mon
tros
e Pa
rkw
ay cr
ossw
alk
is ve
ry w
ide
and
take
s sig
nifi c
ant
amou
nt o
f m
e to
cros
sM
ontr
ose
Road
cros
swal
k is
signa
led
and
has s
etba
ck
for p
edes
tria
ns
Side
wal
k al
ong
Mon
tros
e Ro
ad h
as g
reen
buff
er,
but n
o la
ndsc
apin
gCo
mm
ercia
l are
as a
long
Mon
tros
e Ro
ad a
re se
t bac
k fro
m ro
ad cr
ea n
g ba
rrie
r to
stre
et
19
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
9:E
. Jeff
ers
on S
tree
t To
Pike
& R
ose
PIKE
& R
OSE
E. JE
FFER
SON
ST. &
M
ONT
ROSE
RD
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 1
8 m
inut
es
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
75 m
iles
• Pe
dest
rian
com
fort
s are
lack
ing
alon
g
Mon
tros
e Pa
rkw
ay:
─No
isy e
nviro
nmen
t fro
m tr
affi c
─Tr
affi c
is h
eavy
and
fast
alo
ng
Mon
tros
e Pa
rkw
ay
• M
ontr
ose
Park
way
has
fast
mov
ing
traf
-
fi c. T
he si
dew
alk
is se
tbac
k, b
ut la
cks
any
land
scap
e bu
ff ers
.
• Pe
dest
rian
envi
ronm
ent a
long
por
ons
of E
xecu
ve
Boul
evar
d is
plea
sant
with
larg
e tr
ees,
buff e
red
sidew
alks
, and
min
imal
traffi
c
• Ca
pita
l Bike
shar
e st
a o
n lo
cate
d on
Exec
u v
e Bl
vd, b
ut n
o bi
ke la
nes
• Co
mm
ercia
l bui
ldin
gs a
re se
t bac
k
from
the
stre
et, i
nwar
dly
focu
sed,
and
sepa
rate
d fro
m si
dew
alk
by p
hysic
al
barr
iers
such
as l
ands
capi
ng, l
arge
park
ing
lots
, or f
ence
s
Path
alo
ng M
ontr
ose
Park
way
has
la
rge
buff e
r fro
m ro
adw
ay
Side
wal
k al
ong
Exec
. Blv
d. is
w
ell b
uff e
red
from
road
way
Capi
tal B
ikesh
are
Sta
on
alon
g Ex
ecu
ve
Blvd
.Si
dew
alk
alon
g Ex
ecu
ve
Blvd
. is s
et b
ack
from
road
way
, has
tree
bu
ff er,
and
is w
ell s
hade
d
Cros
sing
of E
. Jeff
ers
on S
t. &
Mon
tros
e Rd
has
no
ped
estr
ian
area
of r
efug
e an
d is
wel
l wor
n
20
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
10:
Pike
& R
ose
to W
hite
Flin
t Met
ro S
ta o
n
PIKE
& R
OSE
WHI
TE F
LINT
ST
ATIO
N
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e: 9
min
utes
• To
tal D
istan
ce: .
45 m
iles
• Pe
dest
rian
com
fort
s are
lack
ing
alon
g
Rock
ville
Pike
:
─No
isy e
nviro
nmen
t fro
m tr
affi c
─St
rong
exh
aust
odo
r fro
m tr
affi c
─M
inim
al sh
ade
─M
inim
al b
uff e
r bet
wee
n ro
adw
ay a
nd
wal
kers
• Si
dew
alk
wid
ths v
ary
alon
g ro
ute
• Gr
and
Park
pro
vide
s a p
ublic
spac
e al
ong
the
rout
e th
at is
ple
asan
t and
rela
• Ge
ng
acro
ss R
ockv
ille
Pike
at R
ose
Aven
ue ta
kes a
sign
ifi ca
nt a
mou
nt o
f
cros
sing
me
• M
inim
al si
dew
alk
ac v
a o
n al
ong
som
e
exis
ng
com
mer
cial d
evel
opm
ents
acr
oss
from
Pike
& R
ose
crea
tes b
lank
faca
des
and
less
a ra
c v
e w
alki
ng e
xper
ienc
e
Offi
ce b
uild
ing
by P
ike &
Ros
e is
loca
ted
on R
ockv
ille
Pike
, ac
va
ng
front
age
Gran
d Pa
rk, P
ike &
Ros
eLa
rge
sidew
alk
near
Met
ro st
a o
n in
cludi
ng b
uff e
r fro
m ro
adw
ay
Cons
truc
on
near
Met
ro st
a o
n
Side
wal
k w
ith m
inim
al b
uff e
r, Ro
ckvi
lle P
ikeBl
ank
spac
es/ e
mpt
y fa
cade
s al
ong
Rock
ville
Pike
Cros
swal
k by
Pike
& R
ose
at
Rock
ville
Pike
is w
ell d
efi n
ed
21
WAL
KIN
G IN
WHI
TE F
LINT
Dece
mbe
r 201
9
TRIP
11:
Whi
te F
lint M
etro
Sta
on
to R
ando
lph
Hill
s Sh
oppi
ng C
ente
r
RAND
OLP
H HI
LLS
SHO
PPIN
G CE
NTER
WHI
TE F
LINT
ST
ATIO
N
OBS
ERVA
TIO
NS•
Tota
l Trip
Tim
e:23
min
., 45
sec.
• To
tal D
istan
ce: 1
.1 m
iles
• Pe
dest
rian
com
fort
s are
lack
ing
alon
g
the
rout
e:
─No
isy e
nviro
nmen
t fro
m tr
affi c
─St
rong
exh
aust
odo
r fro
m tr
affi c
─M
inim
al b
uff e
r bet
wee
n ro
adw
ay
and
sidew
alk
• Si
dew
alk
wid
ths v
ary
alon
g ro
ute
• Pr
otec
ted
bike
lane
s alo
ng N
ebel
Str
eet
prov
ide
acce
ss b
etw
een
Mar
inel
li Ro
ad
& R
ando
lph
Road
• CS
X tr
ain
trac
ks a
re a
phy
sical
barr
ier s
epar
a n
g th
e Ra
ndol
ph H
ills
neig
hbor
hood
from
Whi
te F
lint M
etro
sta
on
area
• Dr
ivin
g be
twee
n th
e tw
o ar
eas i
s mor
e
conv
enie
nt th
an w
alki
ng
• Th
e w
alk
from
Ran
dolp
h Hi
lls to
Met
ro
sta
on
is to
o lo
ng fo
r mos
t wal
kers
• St
eep
slope
alo
ng N
ichol
son
Lane
mak
es w
alk
unco
mfo
rtab
le &
inac
cess
ible
for p
eopl
e w
ith li
mite
d
mob
ility
Bus M
aint
enan
ce F
acili
ty o
n M
arin
elli
Road
cr
eate
s bar
rier a
long
road
alo
ng si
dew
alk
Old
Geo
rget
own
Road
side
wal
k co
ndi
ons
Bike
lane
s alo
ng N
ebel
St c
reat
es b
uff e
r alo
ngsid
ewal
k
Bike
lane
s alo
ng N
ebel
St.
crea
tes b
uff e
r. Si
dew
alk
slope
crea
tes d
iffi c
ult e
nviro
nmen
t for
whe
elch
air
user
s
Side
wal
ks a
long
Nich
olso
n La
ne h
as n
o bu
ff er
betw
een
road
way
and
side
wal
kPl
acem
akin
g ne
ar R
ando
lph
Hills
Sho
ppin
g Ce
nter
Plac
emak
ing
near
Ran
dolp
h Hi
lls S
hopp
ing
Cent
er
Slop
e al
ong
Nich
olso
n La
ne cr
eate
s diffi
cul
t wal
k-in
g e
nviro
nmen
t
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