In February 2021, the community of Seat Pleasant requested an analysis from different real estate developers to propose potential developments in the existing shopping districts along a main traffic artery, Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway. Related Development, Inc.’s proposed development plans to enable the City of Seat Pleasant to pursue funding sources to bring the […]
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New Windsor, Maryland is seeking to install upgrades to town infrastructure; accomplishing this would have significant costs. Based on preliminary projections, there is potential for growth over the next 20-30 years, and it is important to consider that this growth could bring in new revenue. New Windsor has commissioned seniors in the University of Maryland’s […]
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The project was divided into two teams, education/entrepreneurship and marketing team. The education/entrepreneurship team provided awareness to Baltimore County by testing the level of residents’ awareness of the existing community gardens, identify the major reasons for lack of participation and develop informational resources on gardening to facilitate education and learning. The marketing team determined optimal […]
The Patapsco Heritage Greenway (PHG) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) help preserve Maryland’s natural resources along the Patapsco River. PHG oversees volunteers who take on various roles ranging from litter cleanup to identification, while DNR works in conjunction with PHG in clean-up efforts. Both PHG and DNR seek to enhance their data […]
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Through their work with the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland (UMD), the Prince George’s County Planning Department commissioned this report from the university’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). PALS works with local jurisdictions throughout Maryland to identify projects and problems that can be taught through university courses where […]
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What is Tactical Urbanism? Arts and urban consultant, Cara Courage, describes tactical urbanism as making small but impactful changes to the cultural and physical fabric of a city or town to improve the “urban lived experience.†These improvements can involve elements of art, nature, or community, among others. The elements are planned and introduced as […]
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The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources seeks to to raise awareness of and stimulate conversations about sustainability, food security, and food supply within the University of Maryland and is pursuing the creation of an Agroecology Corridor. This project would connect the network of green spaces and sustainability projects on campus to maximize their use […]
This collaborative project between PALS students, and representatives from M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Prince George’s County began as a data analysis effort. We were to analyze existing data from M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation for insights into how hosted events and rental facilities impact the economics of Prince George’s County as […]
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Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning (M-NCPPC), which operates under Prince George’s County (PGC) Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), is responsible for approximately 194 stormwater management systems (SWM) throughout the county that range in scale, complexity, and type. The management of these assets is currently overseen by the Maintenance and Development Division, however, their staff […]
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The group of students provided recommendations to M-NCPPC Parks to develop a pollinator plant selection guide for three stormwater management facilities: a parking lot island, a building foundation planting, and an open field. The selection guide included site information for three types of plantings (proper use of stormwater control measures and viewpoints) and plant use […]