Long Branch
Planners have begun work on a sector plan for Long Branch, a community in East Silver Spring.
Recommendations for Long Branch, a 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).
The Challenge
Planners will focus on land use and regulatory recommendations to create a mixed use transit and pedestrian 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
- Spring/Summer 2010: Develop plan recommendations
Past meetings
- 7-9 p.m. 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
Kathy Reilly, Community Based Planning
301-495-4614
MCP-Long Branch@mncppc-mc.org
Date of last update: March 2, 2010
Montgomery County Planning Department