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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The University Boulevard Corridor (UBC) Plan will build on previous initiatives, such as the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan, Thrive Montgomery 2050, and Vision Zero. The UBC Plan focuses on a three-mile stretch of University Boulevard (MD 193), with the aim to understand community needs in relation to traffic safety, regional connectivity, environmental sustainability, and economic development. The plan explores opportunities for new development, bikeways, and bus rapid transit (BRT), as well as the creation of a complete street with wider sidewalks, comfortable public transportation stops, and safe access. Community involvement is key to the success of the process, and Montgomery Planning is offering virtual and in-person opportunities for feedback. The University Boulevard Corridor Plan is part of a larger vision for compact growth, supported by an excellent transit system and a safe, appealing network for walking, biking, and rolling.

Where are the low-income residents supposed to go once this all gets upzoned?[/quote]

In some of the corridor they will get priced out, but luckily, the remainder will be a sea of lower income rental units that they can move in to.  No one really knows for sure because the plan doesn’t seem to involve much in the way of planning.

Let us remember that the important part is that some white people will be able to ride their bikes to some “third place” coffee shop to pat themselves on the back.[/quote]
Looking at the boundary and it’s pretty clear what’s going to happen. The Kemp Mill shopping center gets redeveloped with townhouses, like Cabin John Mall. Everything south of University is rezoned “missing middle”, which means that the preexisting SFHs that are predominantly rented by middle class immigrant families will get broken up into smaller apartments. Not building new housing, just cheaply and dangerously chopping up existing houses like a college town. The roadway changes will turn traffic into a disaster. Planning will submit applications to the APA for professional awards by hitting all the buzzwords, “walkable”, “missing middle”, “complete streets”. These are the most cynical, self-serving people you could ever meet. [/quote]

A+ for fear-mongering, PP.[/quote]

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