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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2015top

TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST 

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GENERAL NEWS GenNews

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Bike Portland:
 
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SOUTHERN MARYLAND SomdNews

SoMdNews:

Community mulls future of Pomonkey's past: Area under consideration as historic district

 

St. Mary's commissioners hesitant to allow marijuana farming

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UPPER SHORE MARYLAND UESnews

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LOWER SHORE MARYLAND LESnews

The Daily Times:

William Neville new OC Planning and Zoning Director

 

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WESTERN MARYLAND WMDnews

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CENTRAL MARYLAND CMDnews

Baltimore County Now:

Baltimore County's Rural Legacy Land Preservation Program Earns State Recertification and Funding

 

The Baltimore Sun:

Columbia solar business expands headquarters

 

The New Towson: Emerging cosmopolitan hub or chaotic patchwork of developments?

 

Arbutus Station sets opening date for summer of 2016

 

Baltimore Business Journal: 

Spec distribution center to be developed near BWI

 

The Frederick News-Post: 

Thurmont continues efforts to revitalize downtown

 

Myersville Town Council discusses facilities user agreement, Memorial Park

 

Citizens Care and Montevue home case will stretch into October

 

Capital Gazette:  

Transit hub at Maryland Live axed 

  

Bethesda Magazine: 

Capital Bikeshare Expansion Will Include Seven New Montgomery County Stations

 

Rockville Nears Decision on New Street Name after Plenty of Suggestions

 

Bethesda-Based Citizens Group Presses Leggett for School Projects, Money to Buy School Land

 

First Baptist Church Demolition Underway in Silver Spring: The demolition will make way for a large mixed-use development across from the new Silver Spring library

 

The Washington Post:

New mini-Target in College Park hailed as a sign of what's coming

 

Hyattsville Life:

City council considers Joe's Movement Emporium after-school transportation

 

WashCycle:

Capital Bikeshare had its 10 millionth ride earlier this summer 

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UPCOMING Eventsevents

 

 

Check MDP's Events Calendar Regularly

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FYI... Items of Interest FYI

 

Smart Growth Toolbox

More than 100 federal and state programs support infill, redevelopment and community revitalization in Maryland.  MDP developed the Smart Growth Toolbox, a searchable database, to point you to the right programs. Pick among seven categories, such as "downtown improvements"...for more information.

 

The Maryland Scenic Byways Program Advisory Committee has published a strategic plan to integrate Maryland's Scenic Byways to the surrounding landscape. Maryland Scenic Byways: Moving Forward Toward Sustainability guides and supports the system of scenic byways as an integral part of Maryland's transportation network.  As part of the plan, the State Highway Administration (SHA) is installing new signs for the state and national routes to meet modern traffic standards. For local agencies and advocates, the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) and SHA developed the Scenic Byways Resource Protection Application, a GIS-based mapping tool to inventory protected, vulnerable and threatened resources along Maryland's Scenic Byways.

 

To stay abreast of comp plan reviews throughout Maryland, check MDP's Local Comprehensive Plans Online regularly.

Recent Reports & Publications  Reports

 

The report from the Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission sets forth dozens of recommandations to help communities across Maryland improve their downtowns, strengthen their economies, add needed housing and even provide a streetscape facelift.
  
How do you attract jobs to your area? Where should those jobs be located? What resources, incentives and best practices are available to guide local governments? Placing Jobs, an online resource from MDP, outlines how Maryland jurisdictions can plan for strategically placed economic development using the local comprehensive plan process.
  
Tools for Transit Oriented Development  MDP's comprehensive online planning and implementation resource offers tools for planners, developers, elected officials and residents to advance transit-oriented development in their jurisdictions.
  
To address community infrastructure needs and attract development projects that further local goals, local governments can consider Tax Increment Financing (TIF), a method that capitalizes on an increase in property tax receipts from new development to pay for public improvements that promote economic development. Learn more about how to use this financing tool following the 2013 Maryland law enhancing the ability of local governments to use TIF.   

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