The document discusses plans for developing a town center in Montgomery Township, New Jersey. It outlines goals of establishing a sense of place and community through creating a cohesive mixed-use development with public spaces, active streets, and preservation of natural areas. Sustainability is also a priority, with plans for LEED-certified buildings, green roofs, permeable paving, and stormwater management.

1. Town Planning Research & Analysis Elizabeth Burns, Christopher Kearney, Gwendolyn Johnson, Anna Lavinia Schmitz LA4198 LA Design Studio VI • Spring 2009 • Professors Stuart Appel and Bess Wellborn M O N T G O M E R Y T O W N S H I P C E N T E R

32. Typical Office Parks Montgomery Commons Office Park and Medical Center located off of Route 206 Strip development along Route 206 with very wide setback and obscured view from road

33. Typical Commercial Strip development along Route 206 with very wide setback and obscured view from road Isolated buildings housing a few businesses with parking in front located along Route 206 One of many car dealerships along Route 206

34. Typical Residential Apartment complex along Princeton Avenue New high-end development house Duplex along Route 518 in Rocky Hill

35. Opportunities & Constraints M O N T G O M E R Y T O W N S H I P C E N T E R

54. Master Plan and Center Green Design Elizabeth Burns, Christopher Kearney, Gwendolyn Johnson, Anna Lavinia Schmitz LA4198 LA Design Studio VI • Spring 2009 • Professors Stuart Appel and Bess Wellborn M O N T G O M E R Y T O W N S H I P C E N T E R

66. Route 206 Corridor Section Elevation of Route 206 Corridor

67. Route 206 Streetscape View of Streetscape looking south along Route 206 North

68. Secondary Road & Greenway Corridor Section Elevation of Greenway Corridor

70. Pedestrian Walkways Section Elevation of Pedestrian Walk Pedestrian walkway in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

72. Master Plan Detail: Center Green

73. Spatial Comparisons Independence Hall Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nassau Street between Chamber & Vandeventer Princeton, New Jersey

75. Amphitheater Section Elevation of Amphitheater at North End of Center Green Columns at entrance of Playa Vista Great Planned Communities, ed. Jo Allen Gause The Urban Institute Stage Performance www.gettyimage.com Grassy Slope Sitting Area of Amphitheater

76. Solar Sculpture Solar sculpture at Zwickau University of Applied Sciences http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/Copped_version_of_Zwickau_Solar_Panel_Installation.PNG/ Sculptural solar panels at Adelaide Festival Hall, Australia http:// http://www6.worldisround.com/photos/29/295/346_o.jpg

77. Center Oval View of Center Oval from outside the Civic Building

79. Crescent Plaza & Roof Garden Supple Structures in Step with The Wind by Makoto Sei Watanabe Amidon, Jane. Radical Landscapes: Reinventing Outdoor Space Roof Garden Osmundson, Theodore.Roof Gardens. New York: Newton 1999/

81. Site Materials Brick eco-paver Light grey pea gravel Cobblestone Belgium block curbs Ornamental crosswalks

82. Site Furnishings Bike rack http://www.flickr.com/photos/16nine/573578232/ Sitting Bench Sitting Bench Trash can adorned with art http://www.on6thave.com/publicart/ann_meersman.jpg

86. Appendices

87. Plant Palette Quercus phellos http://www.huntersville.org/interactive%20ordinance/IMAGES/WillowOak.jpg / Acer rubrum http://extension.osu.edu/~news/files/AB.jpg Street Trees Latin Name Acer rubrum Fraxinus pennsylvanica Quercus bicolor Quercus phellos Quercu rubra Common Name Red Maple Green Ash Swamp White Oak Willow Oak Red Oak Notes Wet soil tolerant Salt and wet soil tolerant Salt and wet soil tolerant Salt tolerant Salt tolerant

88. Plant Palette Cornus sericea http://www.flickr.com/ photos/noelzialee/3 91233201/ Bio-infiltration Gardens Latin Name Amelanchier laevis Betula nigra Magnolia virginiana Calycanthus floridus Clethra alnifolia Cornus sericea Cephalanthus occidentalis Ilex glabra Ilex verticillata Lindera benzoin Myrica pensylvanica Viburnum dentatum Asclepias incarnata Athyrium felix-femina Caltha palustris Eupatorium maculatum Helenium autumnale Helianthus angustifolius Juncus effusus Lobelia cardinalis Matteuccia struthiopteris Monarda didyma Panicum virgatum Rudbeckia fulgida Thelypteris palustris Common Name Serviceberry River Birch Sweet Magnolia Sweetshrub Summersweet Red Osier Dogwood Buttonbush Inkberry Holly Winterberry Holly Spicebush Bayberry Arrowwood Swamp Milkweed Lady Fern Marsh Marigold Joe-Pye Weed Sneezeweed Swamp Sunflower Common Rush Cardinal Flower Ostrich Fern Bee Balm Switch Grass Black-eyed Susan Marsh Fern Notes Salt and wet soil tolerant Salt and wet soil tolerant Salt and wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Salt and wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Salt and wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Salt and wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Moist soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Moist soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Cephalanthus occidentalis http://www.flickr.com/photos/28950980@N05/2784759671/

89. Plant Palette Matteuccia struthiopteris http://www.flickr.com/photos/plussed/503819132// Bio-infiltration Swales Latin Name Caltha palustris Carex lurida Juncus effusus Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Matteuccia struthiopteris Onoclea sensibilis Osmunda regalis Scirpus cyperinus Common Name Marsh Marigold Shallow Sedge Common Rush Cardinal Flower Great Blue Lobelia Ostrich Fern Sensitive Fern Royal Fern Woolgrass Notes Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Wet soil tolerant Juncus effusus http://www.flickr.com/photos/nandoonline/2585481572/ Infiltration along roadways http://www.asla.org/awards/2006/06winners/341.html

90. Plant Palette Sedum alba http://www.westernpawildflowers.com/html/Species.asp?SPID=904&LET= Extensive Green Roofs Latin Name Allium schoenoprasum Allium cernuum Sedum alba Sedum divergens Sedum gracile Sedum griseum Sedum lanceolatum Sedum oreganum Sedum reflexum Sedum sarmentosum Sedum sexangulare Sedum sieboldii Sedum telephioides Talinum calycinum Talinum parvifolium Talinum rugosperum Common Name Wild Chives Nodding Onion Stonecrop Stonecrop Stonecrop Stonecrop Stonecrop Stonecrop Stonecrop Stonecrop Stonecrop Stonecrop Stonecrop Fame Flower Fame Flower Fame Flower Notes Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Drought tolerant Sedum telephioides http://nouveaufauves.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/allegheny-stonecrop-sedum-65.jpg Sedum gracile http://www.greenroofplants.com/ Talinum calycinum http://www.banwnursery.co.uk/images/Allium%20cernuum%202.jpg

92. Data Calculations Impervious Area Pre-development -Buildings 836,325 sq. ft. -Streets 2,100,525 sq. ft. Total 2,936,850 sq. ft. Pervious Surface Area Pre-development -Open Space 8,387,125 sq. ft. Total 8,387,125 sq. ft. Impervious Area Post-development -Buildings 1,797,592. sq. ft. -Streets 844,371 sq. ft. Total 2,641,963 sq. ft. Pervious Surface Area Post-development -Parking 1,515,667 sq. ft. -Open Space 7,166,335 sq. ft. Total 8,682,012 sq. ft.

93. Data Calculations Building Uses Post-development -Commercial/Parking Structure 344,660 sq. ft. -Commercial/Office 1,605,071 sq. ft. -Commercial/Residential 541,424 sq. ft. -Commercial Only 319,441 sq. ft -Office Only 578,008 sq. ft -Residential Only 55,236 sq. ft Total 3,443,840 sq. ft.

97. Spot Elevations