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Cavan,

Excellent post. I think that Old Town Gaithersburg is perhaps the only place in the DC area where a standalone MARC station accommodates decent TOD. Much higher density (a la Silver Spring or Bethesda) might cripple that, even if the ACT alignment of the Corridor Cities Transitway gets built there.

I think perhaps better models would be old Takoma Park (the area around Carroll and Philadelphia) or downtown Hyattsville (the EYA Arts District and vicinity), neither of which are *directly* served by a Metro station. Riverdale Park might also be a good model, as it is served by MARC and may get a future light rail (Purple Line) like the CCT in Gburg. In MoCo, Kensington is a good model of doing the best you can with MARC and no Metro, however it's a bit highway heavy.

by Dave Murphy on Apr 14, 2009 12:43 am • link • report

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