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Downtown Silver Spring application
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Item sets: 2005 Rudy Bruner Award cycle; Rudy Bruner Award places

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Downtown Silver Spring

Description

2005 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal

The Downtown Silver Spring in Silver Spring, Maryland, is a 22-acre mixed-use suburban downtown revitalization initiative. Developed from Maryland’s Smart Growth policies, the project represents the ideal “first ring” suburb. It is the result of a public-private partnership and the creation of retail, entertainment, office, and public spaces and multi-family housing units, as well as four vibrant, revitalized main streets downtown that are safe and attractive for pedestrians.

Totaling $1.3 billion in investment, the revitalization has resulted in more than one million square feet of retail space including movie theaters and restaurants in a restored historic Art Deco building. The American Film Institute and the world headquarters for Discovery Communications are housed in newly developed office spaces. Located adjacent to a Metro stop, the project provides a transit-oriented model of redevelopment in a suburb serving a diverse population.

Coverage

Silver Spring, MD

Date

2003

Subject

central business districts

public-private sector cooperation

mixed-use developments

retail development

public spaces

transit-oriented development

Contributor

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Contributor: en Public Agency

RTKL Associates

Contributor: en Architect

PFA Silver Spring

Contributor: en Developer

SmithGroup

Contributor: en Professional Consultant

Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce

Contributor: en Community Group

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