ParkPlanning&StewardshipDivision Park&TrailPlanningSection

East County Science Center Master Plan Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space- Issues and Opportunities

PARK PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP

MNCPPC,DepartmentofParks,MontgomeryCounty,MD CACDiscussion CAC Discussion October18,2011 BrookeFarquhar,Supervisor,ParkandTrailPlanningSection

M-NCPPC Park System in Montgomery County, MD County

410Parkson34,600acres 14,000,000AnnualVisitors 9,018DevelopedAcres
299athleticfields, 207basketballcourts, 291playgrounds, 106historicstructures, 76picnicshelters, 73 il 73milesofhardsurfacetrails, fh d f il 128milesofnaturalsurfacetrails, andmore

25,582UnprogrammedAcres
15,360acres(60%)SensitiveAreas 8,327acres(32.5%)BestNaturalAreas 10,138acres(39.6%)BiodiversityAreas
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M-NCPPC Department of Parks Mission:

Protectandinterpretourvaluablenaturalandculturalresources;balancethedemandforrecreation withtheneedforconservation;offeravarietyofenjoyablerecreationalactivitiesthatencourage healthylifestyles;andprovideclean,safe,andaccessibleplacesforleisuretimeactivities. h lth lif t l d id l f d ibl l f l i ti ti iti

STEWARDSHIP
Manage the county park system so it Managethecountyparksystemsoit bestmeetstheneedsofcurrentand futuregenerations'
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RECREATION
Offer a range of leisure activities that Offerarangeofleisureactivitiesthat strengthenthebody,sharpenthemind, andrenewthespirit

Montgomery Countys General Plan County s

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Existing Park and Recreation Facilities

ParksWithinStudyArea
MartinLutherKingJrRecreationalPark a u e g J ec ea o a a CalvertonGalwayLP GalwayDriveLP TanglewoodNP Tanglewood NP ValleyMillSP WestFairlandLP(220acres) PaintBranchSVP(300acres) Paint Branch SVP (300 acres) NorthwestBranchSVP(200acres)

ParksAdjacentToStudyArea Parks Adjacent To Study Area

FairlandRecreationalPark CannonRoadLP Meadowood LP MeadowoodLP Otherstotal:375acres
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Trail and Bikeway Network

RachelCarsonGreenway ICCTrail PaintBranchTrail AnacostiaTributaryTrailSystemandPG PaintBranchTrail OnroadBikeways
SLIGO CREEK TRAIL RACHEL CARSON GREENWAY TRAIL

PAINT BRANCH CREEK TRAIL

AnacostiaTributary TrailSystem

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Opportunities
MajorParkandRecreationDestinations
PaintBranchStreamValleyPark WhiteOakRecreationCenter MartinLutherKingRecreationalPark HillandaleLocalPark

MajorParkandRecreationUsers
Existinghighriseresidentsinareawestof g g PaintBranch(4,000existing) FDAemployees(9,000atbuildout) Futureresidents,employees,visitorsof Percontee,WashingtonAdventistHospital, Percontee Washington Adventist Hospital andCountySiteII FutureMixedUseatWhiteOakShopping Center HillandaleNeighborhood
Major Park and Recreation Destinations

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Major Park and Recreation Users

Constraints
StreamValleyParks:steepandsensitive PedestrianRestrictions
ColesvilleRoad/Rte29 NewHampshireAve/Rte650

FDA/GSA:nopublicaccess / p TrafficCongestion LackofTransit Lack of Street Connectivity LackofStreetConnectivity

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Preliminary Objectives
Provideparkandrecreationopportunities inareasofhighestdensity
FDA 9,000employees CherryHillRdEmploymentArea Redeveloping Shopping Centers RedevelopingShoppingCenters

CreateWalkingandCyclingConnectivity
LinktwosidesofPaintBranchstreamvalley y LinkPlanningAreatoMartinLutherKing RecreationalPark LinkPlanningAreatoregionaltrailsand bikeways bik Createloopsystemsinareasofhighest density

Major Park and Recreation Destinations

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Major Park and Recreation Users

Trail and Bikeway Objectives

LinktwosidesofPaintBranch LinktoMartinLutherKingParkandtrails LinktoCherryHillRoadbikeway

ICC ICC R.O.W. PAINT BRANCH TRAIL

RACHEL CARSON GREENWAY TRAIL

SLIGO CREEK TRAIL

AnacostiaTributary TrailSystem y

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Policy Guidance
1997WhiteOakandFairlandMasterPlans:Accomplishedor y Underway
RecreationCenterandAprilStewartLaneLocalPark. MartinLutherKingRecreationalPark OutdoorPool. Designate the Northwest Branch and Paint Branch stream valley parks as greenways DesignatetheNorthwestBranchandPaintBranchstreamvalleyparksasgreenways thatprovidecontinuousnorthsouthcorridorsforhumansandwildlife. EvaluatethepotentialtoexpandandimprovetherecreationfacilitiesatHillandale LocalPark. AcquiresecondbuildingandencouragerenovationandreuseofNorthwest Branch/MorseHistoricComplex(WSSCBuildinganditstwinatNorthwestBranchand US29) AcquireanddevelopStonehedgeLocalParkwithyouthsoccerfield,basketballcourt, andplayground.SeekdirectconnectionstoIndustrialareaandPaintBranch. ImprovethetrailnetworkintheNorthwestBranchstreamvalleysouthofRandolph Roadtoprotectthesensitiveandhighqualitynaturalresourcesintheareaandto Road to protect the sensitive and high quality natural resources in the area and to provideforrecreationuse.
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Meeting Spaces Near Hillandale Local Park

CHI CresthavenES FrancisScottKeyMS BurntMillsES Nix ES NixES WhiteOakRecreationCenter PinecrestParkActivity Building
CHI

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Policy Guidance
1997WhiteOakandFairlandMasterPlans:Stilltodo
Enhance the Paint Branch and Northwest Branch Stream Valley Parks trail system to EnhancethePaintBranchandNorthwestBranchStreamValleyParkstrailsystemto providebetteraccessandconnectiontotheadjoiningcommunitiesand neighborhoods. Expandrecreationalaccessbetweennaturalareasandneighborhoodswhile protectingandrestoringstreamvalleyhabitat. d ll h b ExtendPaintBranchtrailfromMartinLutherKingParktoOldColumbiaPike.An additionalspurconnectionfromthenewbridgetothepubliceasementoffofCedar HillDrive(RollingAcres).
Status AmendmenttoCountywideParkTrailsPlancurrentlyunderwaywilldevelop methodologyfordecidingwhentheneedforatrailisgreatenoughtooutweighthe environmentalandfinancialcostsoftrailconstructioninsensitiveareas.

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Policy Guidance
Vision2030StrategicPlan(2010)
EastCountyareahashigherlevelofserviceoverallthanNorthCentralandSouthCentralwhen normalizedforpopulation. Top10Prioritiestoadd,expandorimprove*:Trails,NaturalAreas,Playgrounds,Community RecreationCenters,Indoor&OutdoorAquaticCenters,FitnessSpace,PerformingArtsSpace,and AthleticFields. Athletic Fields AmenityRecommendations:
Considerrepurposingunderutilizedtenniscourts Maintainhighlevelofserviceforplaygrounds Strategic potential to add picnic shelters Strategicpotentialtoaddpicnicshelters, athleticfields,skateparks,dogparks,volleyball. Expandtrailsindenselypopulatedareas

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Park Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Service areas map

RecreationServiceAreas
Planning Areas PlanningAreas CommunityBasedTeamAreas Countywide

CommunityBasedTeamAreas PlanningAreas

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Team Area Athletic Fields

ParkRecreationandOpenSpace (PROS) 2005LandPreservation, Parks,andRecreationPlan(LPPRP)
EstimatedNeedsto2020
Countywide:21picnicshelters,2.3nature y p , centers,16skateparks,15dogparks,11.5 communityrecreationcenters,4aquatic facilities,trailsperCountywideParkTrails Plan TeamArea:4.8largemultipurpose rectangularfields Community:0basketballortenniscourts,0 playgrounds

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Paint Branch Stream Valley

Streamvalleyandtributarieserodedand steep

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Paint Branch Stream Valley

Existingoldroadbedapotentiallocation foranaturalsurfacetrail. Highflatgroundwithmeadowandsparse youngforestapotentialareafor picnickingandtrailhead.

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FDA Providing Onsite

RecreationandOpenSpace FacilitiesandPrograms Facilities and Programs
Fitnesscenter 10,000sf Picnicareasthroughout Landscapedcentralcommons Walkingpath Soccer/Softballfield Bicyclelockers,showers Clubs:softball,soccer,tennis, Clubs: softball soccer tennis basketball,bowling,flagfootball, kickball,volleyball. Bicyclecommutergroup F Farmersmarket k t

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Other Developing Areas

PotentialRecreationandOpen SpaceFacilities Space Facilities
Trails,walkingpaths,bikeways Picnicareas Centralgatheringareas Rectangularathleticfields Skateparks Dogparks Communitygardens Community gardens Volleyball

Major Park and Recreation Destinations

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Major Park and Recreation Users

Preliminary Trails and Parks Ideas

Enjoybutnotdestroy environmentallysensitiveareas environmentally sensitive areas
Locatehardsurfaceroutes
Outsideofsensitiveareas
MLKJRRECPARK

Locatenaturalsurfacetrails
Withloopsandspurs Inlessconstrainedareas Inexistingimpactedareas

WHITEOAK WHITE OAK RECCENTER

Connecttobikeways
Locally ToPGCountysystem

Locatenewparksandopenspaces
Adjacent to existing parkland Adjacenttoexistingparkland Centraltoareasofhighestdensity Wherethereareopportunities

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Thank You!

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