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Media and Announcements Archives 2012
- MDP launches “Smart Impact,” a video series focusing on people and places where smart & sustainable growth is happening on the ground in Maryland
- Please view the MDP staff presentations which were given at the MD/DE American Planning Association Regional Conference 2012
- MDP and DNR announce 5 regional PlanMaryland Natural Resources Mapping Workshops to demonstrate the use of state data tools to local planning partners
- Sandy recovery
- Information on reporting hurricane damage to old and historic properties and to archeological sites
- Local planning contacts
Media Resources
- MDP releases latest Models and Guidelines on Food Policy and Planning
(Visit the Library to view our other publications) - (September 24, 2012) PlanMaryland progress reported to Governor O’Malley
- Nominations requested for the new Maryland Sustainable Growth Awards
- MDP unveils new logo and slogan
- Secretary Hall on planning and Columbia in the Baltimore Sun
- Secretary Hall on $2 million federal grant to complete C&D Canal trail in Chesapeake City
- MDP launches Webpage for Septics Bill Implementation – Implementation Guidance Version 2.0 & Online Guidance Map
- State Data Center publishes new blog – The DATA MINE – blog will feature news and analysis on Census, demographic trends
- Supreme Court rules Maryland can count inmates at their home addresses, Washington Times
- High court affirms Maryland's redistricting map, Baltimore Sun
- One river, eight words, MDP-Smart Growth Maryland blog
- Wading" for Political Will — Fowler Hosts 25th Event, BayNet.com
- Former Md. state Sen. Bernie Fowler holds 25th wade-in, event highlights Patuxent restoration, Associated Press
- Bernie goes deep in 25th Patuxent wade-in, Baltimore Sun
- 25 years on, Bernie's still looking for his feet, Baltimore Sun
- Secretary Hall Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun on Senator Fowler’s Wade-In
- New Video: “A Conversation with Bernie Fowler on the Occasion of the 25th Annual Patuxent River Wade-in." The 25th Annual wade-in is being held on Sunday, June 10, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at the Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
- State again condemns county's land-use plan, Frederick News-Post, June 1, 2012
- An “Animation Revelation” of suburban development challenges on Smart Growth Maryland
- O’Malley signs flush tax, septic regulation bills, Associated Press
- Environmental, health insurance bills become Md. law, Washington Times
- O'Malley signs environment, social media bills, Baltimore Sun
- Gov. O'Malley, Senate President Miller, Speaker Busch hold bill-signing focused on more sustainable future for Maryland, Water World
- Secretary Hall on “The Marc Steiner Show” about PlanMaryland on WEAA 88.9 FM, April 25, 2012
On growing smarter
On state and local planning - Gov. Martin O'Malley given National Planning Leadership Award by American Planning Association (Planning Magazine, April 2012)
- “La Plata Tornado 10 Years After: A Testament to Planning” – A new webpage launched on MDP site
- “Maryland Takes the Lead for Sustainable Growth Planning,” Regional & Intergovernmental e-Journal of the American Planning Association
- La Plata’s tornado: Testament to planning – Part 1
- La Plata’s tornado: Turning adversity into opportunity – Part 2
- “Environmentalists praise assembly session,” Baltimore Sun
- The Era of Suburban Sprawl Has to End. So, Now What?, Urbanite
- Maryland pursues next phase in smart growth strategy, Partnership for Sustainable Communities
- MDP participates in "Reading Across Maryland"
- MDP’s Jenny King receives Certificate of Appreciation for service to state Commission, March 26, 2012
- MDP Secretary Richard Eberhart Hall and Director of Planning Services Richard Josephson on septic bill, WYPR, Feb. 22, 2012
- MDP Secretary Richard Eberhart Hall and Director of Planning Services Richard Josephson on septic bill, Bay Daily, Feb. 21, 2012
- Gov. Martin O’Malley discusses the Chesapeake Bay “pollution diet” and PlanMaryland on WYPR’s “Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast”
Chesapeake Bay “pollution diet”
PlanMaryland - PlanMaryland Stirs Opposition on the Eastern Shore, Secretary Hall talks with Don Rush on Delmarva Public Radio WSDL 90.7FM Salisbury, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
- Secretary Hall talks PlanMaryland with Kojo on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5FM, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
Click here to listen - Op-Ed by Secretary Hall: Pollitt's leadership displays why Maryland is No. 1, The Daily Times, Jan. 28, 2012
- Frederick County Fights Over The "S" Word, WAMU 88.5FM, January 20, 2012
- Secretary Hall in Baltimore Sun on UM smart growth study, Jan. 20, 2012
- MDP’s “SmartGrowthMD” blog on UM smart growth study, Jan. 20, 2012
- Baltimore Sun op-ed: “A war on pollution, not rural Maryland,” Jan. 17, 2012
- Governor Martin O'Malley Honored by American Planning Association
- Counting voters fairly, New York Times editorial, Jan. 16, 2012
- O’Malley receives planning award, Annapolis Capital, Jan. 12, 2012
- “PlanMaryland” in Maryland Juice blog, Jan. 3, 2012
- Baltimore Sun editorial on PlanMaryland and Bay cleanup, Jan. 2, 2012
- Maryland Governor Outmaneuvers Foes To Adopt New Master Plan, Planetizen
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