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Stronger, Healthier and Happier Communities Access to Experiences, not Acres Q & A Slides

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Stronger, Healthier and Happier CommunitiesAccess to Experiences, not Acres

Q & A Slides

page 2E N E R G I Z E D P U B L I C S P A C E S F U N C T I O N A L M A S T E R P L A N F O R P A R K S

Existing Park policies

.guide this new analysis and implementation plan

to interact with existing and future master plans.

Role of EPS Plan

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Where Is This Plan Applicable?

1. Areas With Existing High Population

2. Areas Planned For Growth

3. Centers Suited To Creation Of Energized Public Spaces

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EPS Study Area Higher density of

people & jobs

Areas planned for growth

EPS Pilot Area Test application of

methodology

Silver Spring CBD

Where to Focus

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Study Area Residents have a Higher Need for Parks they can Walk To!

Where to Focus

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Why This Plan?

This Plan Defines a New Methodology to Help Ensure Adequate Parks and Open Spaces

in the Most Highly Populated Areas of the County

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Vision

In the EPS Study Area, everyone can

walk to a public space.

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How many people are served? Active Recreation Example

Supply of Park & Open Space Experiences

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Supply Analysis: Walkable Access to Experiences

A c t i v e C o n t e m p l a t i v e S o c i a l G a t h e r i n g

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Demand equals the sum ofResidential Population +

Daytime Job Population

Sample demand for one squareEstimated Daytime Jobs 18

Estimated Residents + 436

Total Demand 454

Demand Analysis

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Quantitative Analysis Identify Areas with a Lower Level of Service

SUPPLY DEMAND LEVEL OF SERVICE

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Where to

Activate?

Connect?

Renovate/repurpose?

Develop?

Create?

Outcomes Five Implementation Strategies

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Acorn Park Improvements to cross

Georgia Ave

Connect

Public Open Space

Public/Private Open Space

Proposed Pedestrian Node

Existing Crosswalk

Proposed Crosswalk/Pedestrian

Improvement

Proposed Park Pedestrian

Connection

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The former courtyard plaza was underutilized.

A dog park was needed in the area.

Repurpose: Ellsworth Urban Park

Visibility and access improved

Successful and popular dog park

Increased park usage

BEFORE AFTER

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Develop: Western Grove Urban Park

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Create New Open Spaces

Building Roof POPS Parking Garage Roof

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Cristina Sassaki, EPS Plan Project Manager & Lead [email protected]

Christopher McGovern, GIS [email protected]

Brenda Sandberg, Acting EPS Plan Supervisor

[email protected]

Montgomeryparks.org

Thank you

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