Georgia Avenue Concept Study
Montgomery County planners are working to create a new vision for Georgia Avenue, one of the county's most important north-south corridors. The study provides a design framework for future master plans and projects from the District of Columbia to Howard County.
Georgia Avenue Study draft
Original Version (pdf, 18.5MB)
Fast-download version (pdf, 2.7MB)
Read the press release.
Georgia Avenue Corridor aerial view.Working with the community, planners developed a draft that covers pedestrian safety issues, urban design of the corridor and public transportation. The study analyzes the corridor by each neighborhood, from Silver Spring, Montgomery Hills and Wheaton, through Glenmont, Aspen Hill, Olney and the rural villages of the Agricultural Reserve. Among the staff's recommendations:
- Creating a development pattern of concentrated centers and residential communities
- Enhancing Georgia Avenue to be an attractive, walkable place
- Exploring the future of existing single-family houses
Background
View initial project presentation.(pdf, 16 MB)
Learn more about the people who live in the Georgia Avenue Corridor:
- Montgomery County demographics
- George Avenue Communities demographics
- Georgia Avenue Corridor demographics
Future of Georgia Avenue
Watch this slideshow to see how the Montgomery County Planning Department envisions the future of the Georgia Avenue corridor.
Schedule
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December 18, 5 p.m.: Staff presents draft Georgia Avenue Concept Study to the Planning Board - January 2009: Planning Board transmits final draft of Georgia Avenue Concept Study to the Montgomery County Council
Previous Actions
- May 7, 2008: Georgia Avenue Study community meeting
View meeting posters (pdf, 14MB) - February 14, 2008: Planning Board work session
View meeting presentation (pdf, 8MB) - February 5, 2008: Georgia Avenue Study community meeting
View meeting invitation to the community | View meeting presentation (pdf, 16MB) - November 27, 2007: Georgia Avenue Study community meeting
View meeting invitation to the community
M-NCPPC Staff Contact
Khalid Afzal, Community Based Planning
301-495-4650
Khalid.Afzal@mncppc-mc.org
Date of last update: December 17, 2008