Loudoun in Transition
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Loudoun County has experienced rapid population growth, increasing from under 19,000 residents in 1790 to over 383,000 residents today. This has led to problems with congestion and loss of rural landscapes. The county developed a growth management strategy in 2001 to concentrate growth in suburban and transition areas and protect rural areas. A partnership of community groups is now advocating for a "Green Reserve" vision for the transition area that would protect over half of the area's land for drinking water, recreation, and habitat. They are providing input into the county's comprehensive plan update to guide future growth around metro stations and existing development while conserving environmentally sensitive lands. Residents are encouraged to get involved in the planning process to shape L
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Loudoun in Transition
- 1. Loudoun InTransition You’re the key to its future Gem Bingol May 20, 2017 Annual Meeting The Piedmont Environmental Council
- 2. 1790 population: 18,962 1960 population: 24,549 29.5% increase in 170 years 2017 population: 383,948 1,464% increase in 57 years Source: US Census & Loudoun County Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Growth has boomed
- 3. Loudoun residents are well-acquainted with problems of growth: Source: Loudoun CountyGem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 4. Loudoun’s Growth Management Strategy 2001 Comprehensive Plan Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 5. Rural Area: 227,904 acres 100 acres Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 6. 100 acres Suburban Area: 60,000 acres Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 7. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Transition Area: 22,813 acres
- 8. • • Protect drinking water sources • Protect historic & cultural resources • Preserve important habitat & prime soil • Keep 50-70% open space • Provide spatial transition between suburban and rural policy areas Transition Policy Area Objectives Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 9. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 In 2004: A partnership among groups and individuals to stand up for residents’ interests.
- 10. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Still have a very large housing pipeline
- 11. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 1. Comprehensive Plan Update 3. Planned Development- Town Center Ordinance Amendments 2. Silver Line CPAM
- 12. Where to focus growth? Transition Area 6,761 acres of scattered size and location for development Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Here?
- 13. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Scattered mixed- use centers with or without planned transit Lansdowne Here?
- 14. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Silver Line – high density focus for 4,275 acres Here?
- 15. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 ? Preserves resources More transportation options Efficient use of infrastructure More resilient & sustainable Less costly to develop Enhanced quality of life Fewer & shorter trips Loss of habitat Lack of roadsPollutes drinking water sources Loss of historic resources Fewer options for travel More destructive and polluting Less sense of place Transition Area Silver Line Area
- 16. Transition Area:The Green Reserve The Green Reserve vision for theTransition PolicyArea affirms and permanently protects more than half of its 22,813 acres for the long-term benefit of all county residents and visitors… …With careful planning and targeted conservation, we can protect vital drinking water sources, connect recreational open spaces with hiking and bike trails, preserve historical and cultural sites, enhance wildlife habitats and utilize prime agricultural and working lands. This vision sustains our quality of life and contributes to the unique sense of place that is Loudoun County,Virginia.
- 17. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Once again, residents have come together - community groups & individuals.
- 18. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 19. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Protecting drinking water
- 20. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Protecting drinking water
- 21. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Goose Creek & Beaverdam Reservoirs
- 22. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 More Dense Less Dense Historic roadways through an area rich in history
- 23. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 More Dense Less Dense • Rich in habitat- wide bird species diversity • Prime soils and rural enterprise opportunities
- 24. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Photo by vastateparksstaff
- 25. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Lansdowne More residential likely in the future of some of these projects
- 26. [ss1]Link Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Village at Leesburg
- 27. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 One Loudoun
- 28. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Silver Line Area Development Plans
- 29. Rosslyn- Ballston Corridor 5 stations within 2 miles Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 30. Silver Line Area compared to Rosslyn-Ballston corridor Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 31. Silver Line Area Rosslyn-Ballston corridor in regional context Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 32. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Focal points for Loudoun’s development
- 33. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 A street grid can be put in place cost- effectively.
- 34. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Transit can easily service the area
- 35. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Photo by Green Lane Project Photo by Green Lane Project
- 36. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Sample Silver Line area development patterns Source: Silver Line CPAM Public Hearing Report
- 37. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Loudoun Gateway Station limitations Airport noise contours Broad Run floodplain
- 38. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Michael Rivera Locate parking garages at Loudoun Gateway to support: • Metro riders who drive to the station, • Local businesses and activity uses.
- 39. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Broad Run Linear Park: • A unique Metro amenity • Trail Connections • Expanded byond floodplain
- 40. Where are transportation funds best spent? Source: Envision Loudoun Foundations Report
- 41. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 But this is being championed once again.
- 42. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 43. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Envision Loudoun Public input -- round two 6/5 Harper Park MS 7pm 6/7 Cascades Sr Ctr 7pm 6/12 Broad Run HS 7pm 6/13 Harmony MS 7:30pm 6/15 Mercer MS 7pm Seeking input on: • Vision, Goals, Objectives • Areas for change • Register at envision-Loudoun.org
- 44. What do you think is best for Loudoun’s future? It’s time to speak up and get involved! Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017
- 45. Gem Bingol gbingol@pecva.org The Piedmont Environmental Council Annual Meeting 2017 Questions?
Editor's Notes
- Population virtually the same for 170 years, then we’ve had explosive growth for the last 50 years making Loudoun one of the nation’s fastest growing counties. It’s grown in a way that has made traffic a real problem and constant school redistricting an issue, while putting at risk the rural qualities, “Loudoun’s Brand” as the County’s Economic Development Director put it, which has made it so attractive in the first place.
- Loudoun County has been one of the nation’s fastest growing counties. It’s grown in a way that has made traffic a real problem and constant school redistricting an issue, while putting at risk the rural qualities that made it so attractive in the first place. EXCELLENT! Last time public weighed in on the guiding direction of Comp Plan was in 2000-2001 with last Comp Plan update, and 2004-2006 when Loudoun got 22 proposals for Comprehensive Plan Amendments--CPAMS. Luckily, the majority of those were turned down after a coordinated effort between PEC, CSG and other Loudoun organizations and individuals determined to stay the course defined in the Comp Plan. SS -- In addition to the two slides on the negative impacts on growth, I would insert a slide showing the old Campaign for Loudoun’s Future to show that this has been a long debate and that as growth ramps up again, we need to be involved to shape the future. Last time public weighed in on the guiding direction of Comp Plan was in 2000-2001 with last Comp Plan update, and 2004-2006 when Loudoun got 22 proposals for Comprehensive Plan Amendments--CPAMS. Luckily, the majority of those were turned down after a coordinated effort between PEC, CSG and other Loudoun organizations and individuals determined to stay the course defined in the Comp Plan.
- Clustered subdivisions, large lots, farms, forests, prime agricultural soils & rural business. As with any strategy, it’s important to revisit and see how it’s working, if it eeds adjustments. With the success of marketing Loudoun as D.C.’s Wine Country, and booming wedding and event industry, the impact of multiple event centers and influx of crowds is starting to be uncomfortable for residents. We’re working with the Coalition to understand the issues and be able to identify potential tweaks to the regulations to avoid increasing conflicts, and yet still encourage the many home-based businesses that are peacefully co-existing with their neighbors.
- It is this Transition Area that we are going to focus on… we are a critical decision point, one that will require your involvement, etc., etc. There is pressure on the BoS to allow a higher level of development than what the community wants; pressure to ignore that plan and even, we expect, to simply revise it….
- By 2004, developers had launched a massive campaign to change the plan. With a new Board of Supervisors came a new attitude and 23 CPAMS were initiated. The Campaign for Loudoun’s Future was launched. Ashburn Citizens United Audubon Naturalist Society Catoctin Conservation District Association Citizens for a Better Leesburg Citizens to Save the Transition Area Coalition for Smarter Growth Concerned Citizens of Sugarland Run Eastern Loudoun School Association Goose Creek Association Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy Mosby Heritage Area Association Mount Zion Church Preservation Association Northwest Loudoun Citizens Network Piedmont Environmental Council Preservation Society of Loudoun County River Creek Regional Homeowners Association South Riding Residents for Reasonable Growth Sustainable Loudoun (LCCSS)
- DO YOU MEAN THE STARK CHOICE BETWEEN MORE TRAFFIC/LOSS OF RURAL LANDSCAPES and a SMART GROWTH FUTURE? Our future is: Silver Line connecting Loudoun to the regional economy, Metro station development and a Central Park to attract companies and next gen employees, better east-west commute options (express bus on Route 7, Route 50?), neighborhood centers, safe routes to schools and stores (walk/bike), transition area protecting drinking water supplies, rural landscape and economy...
- What’s not on the table? Rural area not being considered for changes, but we know that there are problems in executing the vision of the plan to keep it intact and not vulnerable to inappropriate commercial development or residential sprawl. What is up for discussion and reconsideration? The Transition Area Current growth picture--map of the 29k approved but unbuilt units--and new SilverLine area development proposals--timing is key to preserve value of Silver Line and metro investment. Transition Area not needed Silver Line planning for Metro and urban development Other growth potential in the Suburban Area
- Issues: Missing transit connections Retail glut PD-TC amendment changes Land use and transportation must be planned simultaneously. Loudoun does not need more mixed use development where no transit plans exist. Will Metro flourish with so much competition?
- Village at Leesburg—incorporates apartments over retail, office mixed in and at periphery. Definitely destination, but lots of street furniture signal a community gathering place also. Several retail spaces are oriented to children’s activities.
- More stations means higher density
- Larger land mass, less walkable, but biking and circulator bus options make it more viable.
- At the end of the line, would expect lower density and intensity of development.
- In Silver Line priority development areas?
- Biking to work or Metro fits into a busy schedule
- Biggest bang for the buck—east/west congestion relief Best invested locally Info on the trips/directions limited $, will bring more traffic to Loudoun
- Key take-aways from resident meetings: (will add shortly)
- I WOULD RETITLE TO BE ABOUT POTOMAC RIVER BRIDGES. YOUR POINTS ARE ALL GOOD. IN FOCUSING ON THE E_W TRAFFIC PRIORITY AND INTERNAL CIRCULATION NEEDS, I WOULD CITE OUR Loudoun CTP TRANSPORTATION STUDY. ALSO, CAN ADD A POINT ABOUT THE DATA ON LOUDOUN/MONTGOMERY/FREDERICK TRIPS -- I’ll SEND SEPARATELY. Note that the Envision Loudoun process is supposed to be integrating the land use and transportation at the same time instead of serially as in the past. Note that the Envision Loudoun process is supposed to be integrating the land use and transportation at the same time instead of serially as in the past.
- DO YOU MEAN THE STARK CHOICE BETWEEN MORE TRAFFIC/LOSS OF RURAL LANDSCAPES and a SMART GROWTH FUTURE? Our future is: Silver Line connecting Loudoun to the regional economy, Metro station development and a Central Park to attract companies and next gen employees, better east-west commute options (express bus on Route 7, Route 50?), neighborhood centers, safe routes to schools and stores (walk/bike), transition area protecting drinking water supplies, rural landscape and economy...