Long Branch
Download a map depicting the sector plan boundary.Planners have begun work on a sector plan for Long Branch in East Silver Spring. Recommendations for the community of older, neighborhood-oriented commercial areas and a mix of single-family and multifamily housing, will become one in a series of land use plans that set design and development patterns in Purple Line station areas.
Background
Long Branch was covered in part of the East Silver Spring and City of Takoma Park Master Plans, which were approved and adopted in 2000. Both plans cited reinvestment in commercial centers and quality of life issues as important to this multicultural community.
Two groups appointed by the County Executive examined commercial reinvestment, pedestrian and public safety, and recreational opportunities. The Long Branch Sector Plan will build upon the recommendations of those groups. View the Long Branch Scope of Work (600KB).
View this video clip on Long Branch’s assets and opportunities excerpted from our Montgomery Plans cable show.
The Challenge
Planners will focus on land use and regulatory recommendations to create a mixed-use, transit- oriented community that enhances the attributes that make Long Branch unique and dynamic. The plan will:
- Ensure that Long Branch benefits from future reinvestment opportunities created by Purple Line stations
- Examine quality of life issues such as environment, design, open space, and the public realm to create a sustainable community
- Retain existing affordable housing and encourage new housing
- Provide incentives to retain diverse local businesses.
Project Schedule
Upcoming
- Summer/Fall 2011: Develop staff recommendations
Past meetings
- December 9, 2010: Staff presented preliminary recommendations(700 kb) to the Planning Board and community
Long Branch Library
View the staff presentation (6 mb) - May 11, 2010: Sector Plan office hours
Long Branch Library -
April 28, 2010: Community workshop, part 2
Long Branch Library
View the workshop presentation. (8 MB) | View presentation in Spanish (5 MB)
Send any comments on the presentation to MCP-Long Branch@mncppc-mc.org. - April 21, 2010: Community workshop, part 1
Long Branch Library - Sector Plan office hours
- Monday, March 29, 2010
- Tuesday, April 13, 2010
- February 24, 2010: Community Meeting
Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue - January 7, 2010: Planning Board reviewed the Long Branch Scope of Work (600 KB)
View the staff presentation(3.8 MB)
M-NCPPC Staff Contact
Jacob Sesker
301-650-5619
Jacob.Sesker@mncppc-mc.org
Date of last update: July 1, 2011
Montgomery County Planning Department