Going Green Downtown: publication promoting sustainable growth

DNR Environmental Resources Management’s Local Government Planning Group is pleased to announce the publication of Going Green Downtown, a sustainability guide for Maryland’s downtowns.  This document was prepared by ERM for the Maryland Departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Housing and Community Development (DHCD), and describes strategies for integrating sustainability into local planning and economic [...]

An invitation to explore bike, foot and transit options for MD 355/85 corridor

Frederick County Government has undertaken a study, funded by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Transportation and Land Use Connections Program, to explore short-term bicycle, pedestrian and transit improvements and long term land use recommendations to improve safety and access throughout the MD 355/MD 85 corridor.

Promoting Local Economic Growth

(This text was written in response to recent Frederick City annexations and plans for big box store development versus local business development.)

Land Value Taxation: what is it, how has it worked elsewhere, and how would it work in Frederick City?

Guest Speaker:    Josh Vincent of The Center for the Study of Economics, http://www.urbantools.org/

Insurers offer rewards for going green

The insurance industry has responded to the issue of global warming by adopting mandatory risk disclosures and introducing products to help reduce energy use. The $16 trillion industry has begun offering lower rates on auto, homeowners and property insurance to policyholders who drive less, own hybrid cars or build green houses. In March insurance regulators [...]

2008 OURcommonWEalth sustainability programs online

County residents are taking a close look at our quality of life now and for future generations.