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Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Rolls Out Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund:  Read More    

 

Submit a conference proposal to the APA National Conference in Chicago on April 13-17, 2013. 

 

Join planners from Maryland and Delaware in Columbia, Maryland on October 17th, 18th & 19th at the 2012 MD-DE APA Regional Conference. The conference theme, "What makes a complete community?," will place attendees on a journey together that will explore the qualities that all great places share. Plan on attending with your colleagues across the region to join this adventure.
 

Th 2012 conference offers AICP members an opportunity to earn up to 15 Certification Maintenance (CM) credits, including law and ethics.

 

Join the Columbia Association for a stimulating evening as we hear from the world's greatest architects, policy makers, builders and thinkers in "Urbanized" - the Columbia Association's latest Community Building Series event. This special screening of this feature-length documentary explores urban design projects from around the world, and uncovers the issues and strategies behind these designs. "Urbanized" will be shown in conjunction with the Howard County Library at the East Columbia, 50+ Center on September 18 from 7:00-9:00pm.  

 

MDP's latest yearbook is now available! MDP's Yearbook 2012/2011 is a look at 2011's achievements AND a peek ahead into 2012. It also includes three important smart growth reports. Read it today! 

WEDNESDAY, September, 5, 2012

CENTRAL MARYLAND 

Councilman's final approval for zoning changes in Catonsville, Arbutus, The Baltimore Sun

  

Challenge to Howard government goes to Maryland's high court, The Baltimore Sun

 

State, CSX consider four sites in Baltimore for new terminal, The Baltimore Sun

 

New state law limits development rights on rural land, The Baltimore Sun

 

Rockville Planning Commission to study potential areas for city expansion, The Gazette  

 

Smart growth a driving factor in proposed Montgomery zoning code rewrite: Traffic, obesity also prompted changes , The Gazette  

SOUTHERN MARYLAND 

Charles County government announces committee vacancies , SoMDews.com   

 

Survey says county split on growth, SoMDNews.com

UPPER SHORE MARYLAND 

MDE working on offset policy to aid bay restoration, MyEasternShore.com

 

Incorrect rating leads to increased cost for homeowner's insurance in parts of northern QAC, MyEasternShore.com

 

BULLETIN: Cecil County Commissioners Blasted on "Tier" Land Limits; Broomell Attacks Hodge, 'Patriots', The Cecil Times

LOWER SHORE MARYLAND 

Hotel may again face bulldozers, The Daily Times 

 

Thrift Travel Inn Back on Discussion Table in Salisbury, WBOC 16 

WESTERN MARYLAND 

GENERAL NEWS 

Cutting dependence on cars isn't anti-car, it's common sense, Greater Greater Washington

 

World's Biggest Wind Farm Planned for Waters Off Scotland, Planetizen

 

L.A. River Access Bill Signed by Governor Brown, KCET  

 

BWI set single-month passenger record in July, The Washington Post  

 

The Tri-County Parkway is looking like a done deal for Loudoun, Prince William counties, The Washington Post

 

Beyond the Parking Lot: The Change and Reassessment of our Modern Landscape, The Washington Post

 

Transit-oriented Development Outlook, Urban Land/ULI 

 

Linchpin of the West: Denver Union Station is being transformed into a model multimodal transportation hub through a series of cooperative planning decisions, well-timed opportunities, and leaps of faith, Urban Land/ULI 

  

DC Planning Director Harriet Tregoning on Smartly Bridging the Anacostia River, The Planning Report

 

The Joys of Urban Tech: Goodbye, office parks. Drawn by amenities and talent, tech firms are opting for cities, The Wall Street Journal

UPCOMING Events

 

 

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