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Thrive Montgomery 2050 Community Chats ThriveMontgomery.com 1 How to Participate - Zoom This meeting will be recorded and shared on the website Everyone will be muted throughout the meeting If you have a comment or question, raise

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  • This meeting will be recorded and shared on the website
  • Everyone will be muted throughout the meeting
  • If you have a comment or question, raise your hand or type it in the chat
  • Unmute yourself, if you are called on

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Open participant panel, raise hand

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How to Participate - Zoom

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Be Before w we start rt… ho how i is e everyone t toda

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Goals of this conversation today: Check in with you

  • Discuss the overall idea of safe and efficient transportation in the General Plan
  • Discuss the Goals and key ideas of the safe and efficient transportation chapter
  • Get feedback from you!

A: Doing ok! B: Fired up C: Stressed D: Very tired E: Hopeful

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Sa Safe e and nd E Effici cient T Travel el

What do we mean when we say Safe and Efficient Travel?

Image from Project for Public Spaces: https://www.pps.org/services

Multimodal Equitable Sustainable Resilient

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What is Thrive Montgomery 2050?

  • Update to the General Plan, last comprehensively updated in 1969.
  • Long-range vision for the future of growth in the county.
  • Thrive Montgomery 2050 plan will help guide:
  • Countywide policies
  • Future initiatives
  • Land use planning infrastructure
  • Community amenities
  • Private development
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Vision

  • Complete communities: Individual and unique

centers of neighborhood activity and urban nodes

  • ptimize land use with a variety of housing types and

price points are located close to transit, workplaces, needed goods and services, public amenities and active park spaces.

  • Vibrant corridors: comfortable, safe corridors of

multimodal transportation and services; and corridors of green parks, stream valleys and trails.

In 2050, Montgomery County is a web of complete communities connected by vibrant corridors.

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Categories of Goals

Design, Arts Design, Arts and Culture and Culture Diverse Economy Diverse Economy Connectedness Connectedness Complete Complete Communities Communities Safe and Efficient Safe and Efficient Travel Travel Healthy and Healthy and Sustainable Sustainable Environment Environment Affordability Affordability and Attainability and Attainability Diverse and Diverse and Adaptable Growth Adaptable Growth

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Project Timeline

Issues Report Draft Vision and Goals Working Draft Plan Draft Policies and Actions Council Review + Approval

April 2021 - TBD

Planning Board Review + Transmittal

October 2020 – March 2021 September 2020 Will be presented to the Planning Board on June 11th Presented to the Planning Board on April 16th Presented to the Planning Board on February 27th

We are here

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Montgomery County Planning Department

Wedg edges es a and nd Cor Corridors Plan

  • 1964 General Plan established concept of

1964 General Plan established concept of “wedges and corridors” “wedges and corridors”

  • Concentrated development along north/south

Concentrated development along north/south corridors corridors

  • Focused growth at transit

Focused growth at transit-oriented districts

  • riented districts

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Sa Safe e and nd E Effici cient T Travel el

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Montgomery County Planning Department

What a are the G Goals ls of S Safe a and Effic icie ient Travel?

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Get people o e out of cars Goal 2.

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edesi sign downtown s stree eets t s to b be e peo eople-cen centric Goal Goal 3

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Manag age p e parking effectivel ely Goal Goal 4

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fatal alities es / sever ere i e injuries es Goal Goal 5

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Eradicate gree eenhou

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Montgomery County Planning Department

What a are the G Goals ls of S Safe a and Effic icie ient Travel?

Goal Goal 6. Crea eate a an equitab able t tran ansp spor

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system em Goal 7 l 7. C Convert a arteria ials ls into m multim imodal l corrid idors Goal Goal 8. Crea eate a an integ egrated ed r regi gional al t tran ansportation

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system em Goal Goal 9

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Increase r ase resilience of the t tran ansp spor

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Montgomery County Planning Department

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  • Policy 1.1: Change the function of streets to serve everyone
  • Policy 1.2: Plan and implement a high-quality transit network
  • Policy 1.3: Reduce single-occupancy auto use
  • Policy 1.4: Strengthen access from low-density areas to rail / BRT

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Montgomery County Planning Department

Goal 2: 2: Red edes esign d downtown s stree eets t s to b be e peo eople-centric

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  • Policy 2.1: Expand the street grid to create shorter blocks
  • Policy 2.2: Prioritize walking and bicycling

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3: M Mana nage e pa parking effec ectively

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  • Policy 3.1: Reduce public and private parking
  • Policy 3.2: Price parking at market rate

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4: E Eliminate e trans nsportation fatalities es

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  • Policy 4.1: Prioritize safety in planning and project

implementation

  • Policy 4.2: Proactively address high-risk locations
  • Policy 4.3: Harness technology to improve safety

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dicate gr e green eenhouse g e gas em emissions

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  • Policy 5.1: Incentivize transit use, walking, and bicycling
  • Policy 5.2: Use pricing to deter vehicle use
  • Policy 5.3: Facilitate mass adoption of zero emission vehicles

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6: Cr Crea eate e an equ n equitable e trans nsportation system em

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  • Policy 6.1: Prioritize projects for disadvantaged communities

Note: equity is built into many of the goals and policies in this chapter.

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Montgomery County Planning Department

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Conver ert a arter erials i into m multimodal cor

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  • Policy 7.1: Prioritize bicycle and pedestrian improvements
  • Policy 7.2: Build out the BRT network
  • Policy 7.3: Implement a grid of streets

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Goal 8: 8: Cr Crea eate e an an integ egrated ed reg egional t transp sport rtation system em

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  • Policy 8.1: Coordinate policy with neighboring jurisdictions

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Goal al 9: 9: Increas ease r e res esilience o ce of the e tran ansportation s system em

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  • Policy 9.1: Create and enhance redundancy
  • Policy 9.2: Promote climate-adaptive design
  • Policy 9.3: Ensure government can provide quick responses

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Stay involved!

  • Sign-up for the Thrive Montgomery 2050 e-letter at

www.ThriveMontgomery.com

  • Send your comments to Thrive2050@montgomeryplanning.org
  • Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
  • Participate in upcoming Community Chats – through June 30th
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Montgomery County Planning Department

June 23, Noon to 1 p.m. Complete Communities June 23, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bilingual Healthy and Sustainable Environment June 24, All day. Twitter Town Hall. Housing June 24, 5 to 6 p.m. Pints with a Planner on Housing with Casey Anderson June 29, Noon to 1 p.m. Culture and Design June 30, 7 to 8 p.m. Diverse and Adaptable Growth

Community C y Chat Schedule

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Montgomery County Planning Department

Steve Aldrich steve.aldrich@montgomeryplanning.org David Anspacher david.anspacher@montgomeryplanning.org Jesse Cohn jesse.cohn@montgomeryplanning.org Walker Freer walker.freer@montgomeryplanning.org

Thank ank y you! u!

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Di Discussion Qu n Questions ns

  • How does this plan address traffic? Does planning for people, rather than cars

mean more traffic or less?

  • How will this plan advance pedestrian safety?
  • How does this plan affect those who do not rely on a car?
  • Will it be easier to travel around the county without a car?
  • How does this plan address equity in the transportation?
  • How does this plan help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

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