Awards for Sustainable Growth Leadership

February 22, 2013

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Trophy presented to awardees

The Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission held its first annual Sustainable Growth Forum & Awards Ceremony on February 5, 2013 in Annapolis, MD. The focus  of this first forum was economic opportunities created by smart growth.

Christopher B. Leinberger,  noted speaker and author on sustainable growth and “walkable urban places” delivered the keynote address uinder the theme “Economic Growth through Smart Growth: How Smart Growth Makes Economic Sense for Maryland.” Mr. Leinberger is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

View the videos and pictures from the 2013 Sustainable Growth Forum & Awards Ceremony at http://bit.ly/sgforum13.

Smart Growth is Not New to Maryland, Part 1

April 4, 2011

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Brief History of Planning in Maryland

PlanMaryland is not the first attempt to more wisely manage growth, development, preservation and quality of life in Maryland. The evolution of planning in Maryland begins with the State Planning Commission.

The Maryland State Planning Commission was created by a special session of the General Assembly in 1933 – the first state planning commission in the country.  More

How has Maryland been growing?

April 1, 2011

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Growth Trends

The total acreage of developed land in Maryland nearly doubled in the past three decades, resulting in large losses of farms and forests. It took three centuries to develop the first 650,000 acres of land in Maryland and a mere 30 years to develop the next 650,000 acres. More

What Are We Trying To Accomplish?, Part 2

March 23, 2011

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Goal 1

Concentrate development and redevelopment in towns, cities and rural centers where there is existing and planned infrastructure. More

Introduction to PlanMaryland, Part 2

March 7, 2011

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Guiding Visions

State planning and growth decisions are to be undertaken in accordance with and in furtherance of the State Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Policies. Codified in Title 5 of the State Finance and Procurement Act under subtitle 7, the policies were originally drafted in 1992. Originally known as the State Planning Visions, these policies represent More

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