Brookside Gardens Entrance, Parking & Access Improvements
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Project Description
This project includes improvements to the Brookside Gardens visitor's entrance, parking area and garden access, located at 1800 Glenallan Avenue, in Wheaton Regional Park. These improvements will provide a welcoming arrival atmosphere that sets the tone for a beautiful and unique garden experience.
Background
The 2005 Brookside Gardens Master Plan identified these projects as the first phases of a long range plan for the renewal of Brookside Gardens. The project includes additional parking, improved pedestrian and vehicular circulation, and better connections between the parking lot and gardens. In addition to the functional improvements, it creates a greatly enhanced arrival space for the gardens. This plan will be combined with entrance improvements so that the two projects are designed and constructed together. The plan incorporates green design features such as permeable paving, recycled materials for decking and boardwalks, and rain gardens.
Status/Project Update
Construction is scheduled in the adopted FY11-16 CIP.
Calendar and Meeting Notes
Links to review meeting notes and Planning Board memos will be attached to each applicable calendar event as it is scheduled and completed.
DATE TIME |
DISCUSSION AND MEETING NOTES |
LOCATION |
| February 25, 2010 | Planning Board Meeting - Facility Plan approved | M-NCPPC - MRO 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD |
| January 7, 2010 | Community Meeting - Feedback | Brookside Gardens Visitors Center 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD |
| January 6, 2005 | Planning Board Meeting - Master Plan approved | M-NCPPC - MRO 8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD |
M-NCPPC Staff Contacts
Kimberly Paniati, Project Manager
Kimberly.Paniati@MontgomeryParks.org
301-495-2465
Ching-Fang Chen, Project Manager
Ching-Fang.Chen@MontgomeryParks.org
301-495-2557
Date of last update: December 2, 2011
Montgomery County Department of Parks