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A number of points:

1. Yes, Kentlands is inside Gaithersburg city limits.

2. They actually have a pretty darn good adopted master plan for Old Town.

3. Old Town Gaithersburg is geographically smaller than Silver Spring, Bethesda, Wheaton or Rockville. There is less opportunity for large development there. Also, since it's closer to residential neighborhoods, NIMBYs show up all the time.

4. There was a fairly sizable redevelopment in the 1990s.

5. There are actually 1 or 2 projects under construction.

6. Old Town Gaithersburg has MARC, but unlike Silver Spring, Bethesda, Wheaton and Rockville, there is no Metro. That is a big deal.

7. On top of the master plan, there is/was a fully approved, large scale redevelopment (considering the location). If it's not currently under construction, the recession is the main culprit.

... Now, all that having been said, the fundamental problem that Gaithersburg doesn't understand is that Old Town isn't a destination, and the only way to make it one is with much higher density. The problem is there aren't many places in Old Town to put much higher density, especially without Metro.

by BeyondDC on Apr 13, 2009 4:29 pm • link • report

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