The Hidden Costs of Sprawl Radio Show
February 16, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Curbing Municipal Sprawl, Distribution Material, Reading Material, Spread the Word!, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
Click here to access and listen: The Environment Report: HIDDEN COSTS OF SPRAWL
Source: theenvironmentreport.org
Municipal Growth Element Fact Sheet
February 9, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under Brunswick, Burkittsville, Distribution Material, Emmitsburg, Frederick, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Middletown, Mount Airy, Municipal Growth Element, Myersville, New Market, Reading Material, Rosemont, Spread the Word!, Thurmont, Walkersville, We Draw the Line: Comprehensive Plan, Woodsboro
County’s Role in the Development of “Municipal Growth Elements”
Going Green Downtown: publication promoting sustainable growth
December 19, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Reading Material, Urban Revitalization and Infill
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 [...]
Learn about the impacts of junk mail on our environment
November 1, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Reading Material, Spread the Word!
Greenhouse gases created each year by junk mail are the annual equivilent of…
Poem about conservation
October 29, 2009 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms, Protecting our Waterways, Reading Material
How many residential units can be built in Linganore before roads fail?
February 7, 2008 by FofFC
Filed under New Market, Reading Material, Roads, Share your Opinion on Policy, Write a Letter
The Revised (December 2007) Traffic Study for the New Market Region concludes that, even if reduced by 1000 residential units, development authorized in the April 2007 Draft Region Plan would result in widespread failure and near failure of critical roadway links throughout the Region.
the Journey through Hallowed Ground
November 4, 2007 by FofFC
Filed under Preserving Farms, Protecting our Waterways, Reading Material
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground, an area of historically significant sites within parts of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, has been designated by an act of Congress to become the 38th National Heritage Area. The Journey’s corridor, which stretches 175 miles along U.S. 15, from Gettysburg to Monticello, Va., includes nine [...]
Monocacy River polluted with bacteria and sediments
July 1, 2007 by FofFC
Filed under Protecting our Waterways, Public Health, Reading Material, Spread the Word!
Growth brings rise in county crime rates
July 5, 2005 by admin
Filed under Police, Fire and Rescue, Reading Material, The Hidden Costs of Sprawl
“New housing developments, shopping malls and improved interstate access in and out of the county have made it easier for individuals to commit crimes” (Frederick County Sheriff James W. Hagy). From 2004 to 2005 burglaries jumped 13%, thefts 4% and motor vehicle thefts 17% (Uniform Crime Report, 2005).
How many residential units can be built in Linganore before roads fail?
March 11, 2010 by FofFC
Filed under New Market, Reading Material, Share your Opinion on Policy, Write a Letter
The Revised (December 2007) Traffic Study for the New Market Region concludes that, even if reduced by 1000 residential units, development authorized in the April 2007 Draft Region Plan would result in widespread failure and near failure of critical roadway links throughout the Region.