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Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee meets virtually on Wednesday, Dec. 9

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 8, 2020

ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 8, 2020—The Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Committee review can be viewed here. The Committee meeting schedule may change from time to time. The current Committee agendas can be viewed here.

Committee: Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED)
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 9
Time: 9:30 a.m.
PHED Committee: Councilmembers Hans Riemer (chair), Andrew Friedson (lead for parks) and Will Jawando
Topic:
Policy Area Review in Master Plans
The PHED Committee will review and provide feedback to the Montgomery County Planning Board regarding how future master plans should be evaluated for transportation adequacy. In master and sector plans adopted during the past three decades, the Council has generally checked for transportation adequacy by determining whether a quantifiable balance was achieved between the plan’s proposed land use and its proposed transportation network and services. Over these years this balance has been defined as what would be needed to meet the then-current adequate public facilities requirements as described in the County’s Growth and Infrastructure Policy (formerly Subdivision Staging Policy). With the adoption of the new 2020-2024 Growth and Infrastructure Policy, the Planning Board proposes five metrics for evaluating transportation adequacy in future master planes: accessibility, travel times, vehicle miles of travel per capita, non-auto-driver mode share and low-stress bicycle accessibility.

The individuals expected to participate in this meeting include the following: Jason Sartori and Eric Graye, Planning Department; Alex Rixey, Fehr & Peers DC; Christopher Conklin, Gary Erenrich and Andrew Bossi, Montgomery County Department of Transportation.
The Council staff report can be viewed here.

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Release ID: 20-490
Media Contact: Nicholas Triolo 240-777-7932, Juan Jovel 240-777-7931