Draft Master Plan Published

The Comprehensive Planning team is pleased to announce that a draft of the 2024 Town Center Master Plan is now available for public review and comment. You can view the Plan here - it is a large document, so it may take a couple of minutes to load. The Plan includes 59 recommended actions that address the goals laid out within the Plan:

Target appropriate areas for higher density residential developments to reach 2,000 new residential units by 2040. Provide a variety of development types to adapt to marketplace demands and to address missing-middle housing.

Amend parking requirements to be reflective of a transit-oriented neighborhood and to provide a more seamless, accessible, and user-friendly experience when parking.

Create pedestrian-oriented building and site design standards for Town Center.

Make transportation-related improvements that enhance safety and user experience for all who drive, bike, walk or roll.

Work with WMATA and MCDOT to enhance the bus system to increase accessibility, improve ridership, and expand systems.

Implement wayfinding signage to provide clear direction and awareness of Town Center and its attractions.

Strengthen visual and physical connections between Town Center and adjacent neighborhoods.

Increase the number of affordable homes in Town Center.

Cultivate Town Center to be an exciting, fun, and innovative place where people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds want to be.

Document and retain Town Center’s history and capitalize on the historic aspects of Town Center to promote heritage tourism.

Activate existing retail spaces, including anchor or destination uses, and support retail growth.

Encourage sustainable and resilient building practices to prevent, withstand, respond to and recover from climate change impacts.

The Draft Plan Feedback Form is now live on the Engage Rockville site. After you’ve had an opportunity to read through the draft plan, please let us know your thoughts through that feedback form. Additionally, we will be scheduling a series of public meetings to review and gather feedback on the draft plan’s recommendations in early June. We are also working on scheduling the Planning Commission public hearing on the draft plan, which provides yet another opportunity for feedback. This will most likely take place in July. We will update the Engage Rockville page once all of these meeting dates are confirmed.

We are so appreciative that you’ve stuck around for this master planning process, but we’re not done yet. Your feedback is essential to make sure this draft is on the right path, or if any modifications are necessary before we bring the plan before the Mayor and Council. Have questions or want to set up some time to chat with staff? You can reach Comprehensive Planning staff at any time by emailing comprehensiveplan@rockvillemd.gov.