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Description

This project provides for planning, design, permitting, and construction of a parking garage and other improvements at the Burtonsville Park and Ride Lot in support of FLASH service on the US 29 corridor and to facilitate reactivation or redevelopment of the adjacent commercial property. The County is partnering with a private developer who will design and construct a shared parking garage which will be partially funded by the County. The Burtonsville Station is the northernmost FLASH station in Montgomery County and is well-situated for park-and-ride access with direct ramps to US 29 and strong east-west connections via Maryland 198. With this strategic location, the park-and-ride can serve residents of Montgomery, Prince George's and Howard County, increasing transit ridership and lowering traffic demands on US 29 through Montgomery County. Expansion of this park-and-ride is needed to accommodate future ridership at this station and is part of longer-term plans to extend FLASH service into Howard County and to provide all-day service in Burtonsville. The location can also serve as a hub for interconnecting local services to nearby communities like Cloverly, Ashton, Laurel and Maple Lawn. Expansion of public parking capacity at this location may also facilitate a more compelling development vision for County, State and privately owned properties in this part of Burtonsville. The redevelopment will reserve space for an additional parking garage to be constructed by the County at a later date.
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Phase

Planning Stage

Status

Active
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Budget Snapshot
$6M Total
Expenditures/Funding
$5.5M 6 Year Total
Expenditures/Funding
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Location

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Estimated Schedule

The Department of General Services issued an RFP for development of the site in FY21 and is in the process of working on a developer agreement. Design and permitting of the garage will start in FY23 and is expected be completed in early FY24. Construction will start in FY24 and be completed in FY26.
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Cost Change

Cost increase to reflect additional State Aid funding.
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Justification

It is estimated that by 2040 there will be a need for 1,000 park-and-ride spaces at the Burtonsville Park-and-Ride to serve the FLASH service and the current capacity of the park-and-ride lot is only 475 spaces. This parking also serves Metrobus and MTA bus services and supports County employee commuting. The park and ride lot has strong access to US 29, but access from Old Columbia Pike and Maryland 198 relies upon connections through adjacent commercial development. The Burtonsville Crossing Shopping Center is immediately adjacent to the park-and-ride lot and the rear of the center faces the FLASH station. The Burtonsville Crossing Shopping Center has struggled to retain and attract tenants since the opening of the Burtonsville Town Center, directly across Old Columbia Pike, and the completion of the Burtonsville overpass on US 29. Due to low occupancy, the shopping center has become a source of community concern. Reconfiguration of the park-and-ride lot and its access routes, may be an important element of reactivating or redeveloping the Burtonsville Crossing Shopping Center and better integrating development on the approximately 36 acres of land between Old Columbia Pike, US 29, Maryland 198 and the Pepco transmission lines.
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Fiscal Note

State aid reflects State grants for capital projects in Montgomery County programmed or preauthorized during the 2020, 2021, and 2023 State General Assembly Sessions.
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Disclosures

A pedestrian impact analysis will be performed during design or is in progress. The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
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Coordination

General Services, Intergovernmental Relations, Office of the County Executive, Community Engagement Cluster.
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Budget Snapshot
$6M Total
Expenditures/Funding
$5.5M 6 Year Total
Expenditures/Funding
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Project Details
Project NumberP502203
Date Last Modified04/13/23
Administering AgencyTransportation
CategoryTransportation
SubCategoryMass Transit (MCG)
Planning AreaFairland-Beltsville and Vicinity
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Total Expenditures by Cost Element (000s)
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Total Funding by Source (000s)
EXPENDITURES (000s)
Cost ElementsTotalThru FY22Rem FY22Total 6 YearsFY 23FY 24FY 25FY 26FY 27FY 28Beyond 6 Years
Planning, Design and Supervision6000050055000550000000
Land00000000000
Site Improvements and Utilities00000000000
Construction00000000000
Other00000000000
Total Expenditures6000050055000550000000
FUNDING (000s)
Funding SourceTotalThru FY22Rem FY22Total 6 YearsFY 23FY 24FY 25FY 26FY 27FY 28Beyond 6 Years
G.O. Bonds00000000000
State Aid6000050055000550000000
Total Funding Sources6000050055000550000000
APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE DATA ($000s)
Appropriation FY 23 Request0
Year First AppropriationFY22
Appropriation FY 24 Request5500
Last FY's Cost Estimate500
Cumulative Appropriation500
Expenditure / Encumbrances0
Unencumbered Balance500