Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan
Approved and Adopted, 2000
Please be aware that the page numbering shown on each page does not apply to this media. The numbers shown at the bottom of each page do not correspond to the printed version of the Master Plan. The complete document is represented by the index below.
Table of Contents
What This Plan Accomplishes
Plan Introduction
The Vision - Silver Spring's Future
Recommendations
Next Steps
Council Approval Resolution
Maps
List of Figures
List of Tables
Appendix
What This Plan Accomplishes
Highlights & Summary
Plan Introduction
Revitalization Approach for the Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan
The Intent of this Plan
Planning Process for the Silver Spring CBD Sector Plan
Overview of the CBD
- Location
- Background
- The Evolution of Montgomery County's First Commercial Center
The
Vision - Silver Spring's Future
Themes
- Transit-Oriented Downtown
- Commercial Downtown
- Residential Downtown
- Civic Downtown
- Green Downtown
- Pedestrian-Friendly Downtown
Recommendations
CBD-wide
Revitalization Recommendations
- Land Use and Zoning
- Revitalization
Areas
- Core
- Ripley District
- South Silver Spring
- Fenton Village
- Other Areas of the CBD
- Revitalization
Areas
- Urban Design
- Circulation Systems
- Housing
- Historic Resources
- Environmental
Resources
- Vision
- Air Quality
- Noise
- Community Water and Sewer
- Building Standards to Meet Environmental Concerns
- Landscaping/Forest Conservation
- Water Quality/Stormwater Management
- Recommendations
Maps (to be accessed individually)
- Silver Spring/Takoma Park Community-Based Planning Area
- Regional Location
- Proposed Land Uses
- Proposed Base Zone Changes
- Existing Zoning Plan
- Proposed Zoning Plan
- Revitalization Areas
- Core Revitalization Area
- Urban Renewal Area
- Silver Spring CBD Core Plan
- Core Concept Plan
- Core-Proposed Zoning Plan
- Ripley District Revitalization Area
- Ripley District Concept Plan
- Ripley District-Existing Zoning
- Ripley District-Proposed Zoning Plan
- South Silver Spring Revitalization Area
- South Silver Spring Concept Plan
- South Silver Spring-Existing Zoning
- South Silver Spring-Proposed Zoning Plan
- Overlay Zones
- Fenton Village Revitalization Area
- Fenton Village Concept Plan
- Fenton Village-Existing Zoning
- Fenton Village-Proposed Zoning Plan
- Other CBD Areas
- Other CBD Areas-Zoning Plan
- Other CBD Areas Concept Plan
- Corridors and Gateways
- CBD Multimodal Transportation System
- Regional Bikeway Network
- CBD Bikeway Network Plan
- Location of County-Owned Parking Facilities
- CBD Rights-of-Way
- Residential Downtown
- Existing and Proposed Community Facilities
- Potential Siting Opportunities for an Urban Library
- Potential Site for an Urban Fire Station
- Proposed Site for the District Courthouse
- Existing and Proposed Parks and Open Spaces
- Potential Siting Opportunities for Urban Recreation
- Historic Resources
List of Figures (to be accessed individually)
- Views of Jesup Blair Park and Montgomery College
- Boulevard Streetscape Concept
- Promenade Streetscape Concept
- Georgia Avenue Street Section (included in text)
- Typical Commercial Street in Ripley District
- South Silver Spring-Eastern Avenue
- South Silver Spring-East West Highway
- Adopt-a-Block Concept
- Mixed Street Streetscape Concept
- Fenton Village-Typical Street Section (included in text)
- Urban Bikeway-Typical Sections
- Low-Rise, High-Density Housing Prototype (included in text)
- Jesup Blair Park Concept Plan (unavailable)
- South Fenton Gateway Park (unavailable)
List of Tables (included in text)
- Comparison of Land Use Scenarios
- Bikeways: Locations and Types
Appendix (under separate cover)
- Glossary
- Silver Spring/Takoma Park Transportation and Circulation Report
NOTE: Background Supplements are available separately from the information Section at The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Approved Purpose and Outreach Report
- Survey of Silver Spring and Takoma Park Residents
- Economic Assessment of Housing in Silver Spring
- Park and Open Space Concept
- Stormwater Management Options for Central Business Districts in Montgomery County, Maryland: A Technical Assessment
- Fenton Street Village: Existing Conditions and Recommendations for the Future
- Assessment of the Economic Health and Prospects for Class B and Class C Office Buildings in Montgomery County, Maryland Silver Spring Trail and Bikeway Plan.