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PlanMaryland - Background Documents
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PlanMaryland Background Documents
The following background documents were used in creating the April 28, 2011 draft plan for PlanMaryland.
The links below will open the PlanMaryland blog. These documents are not the plan but were developed from our outreach activities over the past 3 years.
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Contents of this PlanMaryland Documents website
This PlanMaryland documents website is a tool to bring stakeholders up-to-date on the progress of PlanMaryland and to introduce preliminary findings of the State's analysis and recommendations for moving forward.
Introduction to PlanMaryland, Part 1
The Maryland General Assembly in 1974 authorized the Secretary of Planning to prepare a State Growth Plan "to promote the general welfare and prosperity of the people of the State through the coordinated development of the State." The intent of the legislation was clear.
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Introduction to PlanMaryland, Part 2
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. Originally known as the State Planning Visions, these policies represent the general course of growth and development in the State.
Introduction to PlanMaryland, Part 3
Public participation in the preparation of PlanMaryland is an important aspect of the planning process. PlanMaryland is not only guided by law, but also by input from stakeholders across the State. Online surveys, meetings with local planning officials, stakeholder interviews and public forums have been used to inform PlanMaryland.
What Are We Trying To Accomplish? Part 1
PlanMaryland has three overarching goals: Concentrate development and redevelopment; Preserve and protect environmentally sensitive and rural lands and resources; and Ensure a sustainable and high quality of life.
What Are We Trying To Accomplish? Part 2
Goal 1: Concentrate development and redevelopment in towns, cities and rural centers where there is existing and planned infrastructure.
What Are We Trying To Accomplish? Part 3
Goal 2: Preserve and protect environmentally sensitive and rural lands and resources from the impacts of development.
What Are We Trying To Accomplish? Part 4
Goal 3: Ensure that a desirable quality of life in Maryland's communities and rural areas is sustainable.
How has Maryland been growing? 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.
Smart Growth is Not New to Maryland, Part 1
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.
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