2022 Maryland Statewide Brownfield Conference a Thorough Success!

Planning Assistance in Action

by Sylvia Moser, AICP, Resource conservation Planner and Kristen E. Humphrey, Local Assistance and Training Planner

Images 1-4 – Photos and renderings of the Packing House renovations, courtesy Jason Dubow.

The Maryland Department of Planning (Planning) would like to extend its sincerest thanks to the many participants, presenters, brownfields site tour leaders, and advisory committee members who made our 2022 brownfields conference a terrific success!

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Maryland 2022 Statewide Brownfield Conference: A Walk in the Park for All

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Planning in Progress

Maryland’s Second Statewide Brownfield Conference is being held on Wednesday, November 16 and will provide a forum for local governments, consultants, attorneys, developers, and non-governmental/community organizations to learn and share information about brownfields.

Fig 1 – Photo collage showing Leonardtown Warf, a revitalized brownfield. source: public domain.

The group will delve into how revitalizing land through brownfield cleanup and redevelopment/reuse can bring improvements in equitable access to recreational spaces in Maryland’s communities and serve as A Walk in the Park for All.

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Save the Date! Coming this November, Maryland’s 2022 Statewide Brownfield Conference

Brownfields: A Walk in the Park for All

Planning in Progress

Please join the Maryland Department of Planning (Planning) on Wednesday, November 16 for our 2nd statewide brownfields conference for local governments, consultants, attorneys, developers, and non-governmental organizations to learn and share information about brownfields.

Fig 1 – Photo collage showing Leonardtown Warf, a revitalized brownfield. source: public domain.
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Maryland’s Inaugural Statewide Brownfield Conference a Resounding Success

Planning Assistance in Action

By Kristen E. Humphrey, MLA, Local Assistance and Training Planner

The Maryland Department of Planning (Planning) would like to extend its sincerest thanks to the many participants, presenters, brownfields site tour leaders, and advisory committee members who made our first foray into the brownfields conference arena a terrific success!

Figure 1 – Photos taken during the Frederick City tour of brownfields, both developed and ready for redevelopment. Kristen E. Humphrey, 2021.
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Reminder! Register Now for Maryland Statewide Brownfield Conference

Planning to Host Inaugural Conference, Toward Beneficial Reuse, November 16-17

Planning in Progress  

by Kristen E. Humphrey, MLA, Local Assistance and Training Planner  

Figs 1-4 – The former McCord Laundry builing in Easton, MD, once a brownfield, is now a LEED building housing the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy.

Over two half-days in November, the Maryland Department of Planning (Planning) will host the Inaugural Maryland Statewide Brownfield Conference – Toward Beneficial Reuse. The conference is part of Planning’s ongoing commitment to the principles of smart growth, which encourage brownfield redevelopment.

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