Submitted by the United States Department of the Navy

Commission Review

Project Synopsis

Naval Support Facility Carderock

Draft Master Plan Update and Transportation Management Plan

West Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland_______________

Project Information

Project summary:The Navy has submitted its draft 2013 Master Plan Update and Transportation Management Plan for their Naval Support Facility Carderock (NSFC) installation located in West Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. The installation houses multiple tenants on 186 acres of land, between 80 buildings (totaling 1.9 million square feet), situated between MacArthur Boulevard and the Clara Barton Parkway and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park. The mission of the facility is to serve as a “full-spectrum” research and development, test and evaluation (RDT&E), engineering, and Fleet support organization for the Navy’s ships, submarine, military watercraft, and unmanned vehicles, with expertise that spans more than 40 disciplines, from electrical and mechanical engineering to computer engineering and physics.

The purpose of the Master Plan is to define the real property assets that will support the execution of the programs housed at the NSFC installation, and to guide future development in support of the installation’s research mission. The Master Plan will update the existing 2004 Master Plan, with a maximum potential of 14 projects (7 projects are currently funded) during the next 20 years, to accommodate a maximum 109 employee increase, which would increase the on-campus population to 2,293 employees. The Plan will add a maximum total of 547,000 square feet of new construction, demolish a maximum total of 329,000 square feet, renovate 3,800 square feet of space, and add 125 net new parking spaces. The Master Plan is supported by a draft Transportation Management Plan (TMP), which shows how the installation will minimize its traffic impact, conserve energy, and improve air quality through single occupancy vehicle (SOV) trip reductions and/or shortening SOV trips during the workday commute.

Commission meeting date: January 9, 2014

NCPC review authority: Advisory – Federal Project in the Environs

Applicant request: Approval of Draft Master Plan and Transportation Management Plan Comments

Delegated / consent / open / executive session: Open Session / Consent Calendar

NCPC Review Officer: Michael Weil

NCPC File number: MP98

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Project Location

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Existing Development

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Existing Land Use

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Existing Natural Features

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Existing Cultural Resources

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Building Ages Map

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Building Heights Map

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Surrounding Roadway System

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Surrounding Transit, Walking, and Biking

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Existing Internal Transportation System

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Existing Internal Sidewalk System

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Existing Parking Inventory

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Existing Commuter Mode Splits

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Existing Transportation Demand Management

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Guiding Framework Planning Principles

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Future Circulation & Parking

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Future Development Areas

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Future Activity Hubs

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Future Multimodal Transportation System

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Future Open Space / Pedestrian System

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Future Renewable Energy Production Areas

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Future Stormwater Management Plan

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Proposed Long-Range 2035 Framework Plan

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Proposed Short-Term and Long-Term Projects

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Proposed Short-Term and Long-Term Projects

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Proposed Future Parking Program

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Constrained Long Range Plan Projects

NSFC

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Proposed Future Mode Split Goals

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Proposed Future Mode Split Goals