Burtonsville Community Legacy Plan
Montgomery County, MD
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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 3
Overview and Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 3
Community Legacy Program ........................................................................................................................... 3
Public Participation ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Work Completed ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Report Organization ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Section 2. Existing Conditions .............................................................................................. 6
Demographics ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Economic Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Land Use ...................................................................................................................................................... 12
Commercial / Industrial .................................................................................................................................. 13
Neighborhoods and Housing .......................................................................................................................... 15
Parks and Recreation .................................................................................................................................... 17
Transportation and Circulation ....................................................................................................................... 18
Section 3. Assets & Issues .................................................................................................. 20
Assets .......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Issues ........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Section 4. Legacy Plan ........................................................................................................ 24
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
Elements ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
Section 5. Implementation ................................................................................................... 32
Short-Term Recommendations Sorted by Element Area ................................................................................... 33
Long-Term Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 37
Implementation Matrix ................................................................................................................................... 38
Cost Benefit Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 51
Intangible Benefits ......................................................................................................................................... 56
Summary of Costs and Benefits ..................................................................................................................... 57
Appendix A: Charrette Presentation and Community Feedback ............................................... 58
Constraints ................................................................................................................................................... 58
Scenarios ...................................................................................................................................................... 59
Scenarios Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................... 67
Qualitative Benefits by Scenario ..................................................................................................................... 69