National Center for Smart Growth

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The National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) works to advance the notion that research, collaboration, engagement and thoughtful policy development hold the key to a smarter and more sustainable approach to urban and regional development. NCSG is based at the University of Maryland, College Park, housed under the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, with support from the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, the A. James Clark School of Engineering, the School of Public Policy, and the Office of the Provost.

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    Small-Scale, Local Production in Prince Georgeʼs County, MD
    (Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2020) Brinley, Anna; Murnen, Lily; Nye, Kari; Boone, Bobby
    Through their work with the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland (UMD), the Prince George’s County Planning Department commissioned this report from the university’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). PALS works with local jurisdictions throughout Maryland to identify projects and problems that can be taught through university courses where students focus on developing innovative, research-based solutions. Small-Scale Local Production is the result of a graduate urban planning and studies seminar initiated with the intent to evaluate the manufacturing and maker ecosystem in Prince George’s County. Building upon insights gained from previous studies in Prince George’s County, Washington, DC, Montgomery County, and Baltimore City, the course evolved to focus on zoning policy, programmatic support, and real estate analysis. This report centers small, production-based businesses as part of an inclusive economic development strategy for the County.
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    A Long Life for Long Branch: Tools to Preserve Independent Retailers
    (2019) Anderson-Watters, Carrie; Brinley, Anna; Duggan, Will; Kortesoja, Ellen; Murnen, Lily; Nye, Kari; Boone, Bobby
    Through their work with the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, the Montgomery County Planning Department commissioned this report from the university’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). PALS works with local jurisdictions throughout Maryland to identify projects and problems that can be taught through university courses where students focus on developing innovative, research-based solutions. Long Life for Long Branch: Tools to Preserve Independent Retailers is the result of a graduate urban planning and studies class initiated under the course heading, “Preserving Community Value of Ethnically Diverse Retailers in Long Branch.” Long Branch, Maryland is a neighborhood at the threshold of rapid change with the construction of the Purple Line transit rail. Preserving the community value of businesses ultimately comes down to preserving opportunity for the businesses themselves. Building upon previous studies and ongoing community- and County-led efforts, the course evolved to focus on an inclusive economic development strategy that would make use of zoning, financing, technical support, and real estate development to retain and grow Long Branch businesses into the future.
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    Destination Harford County: Visualizing Tourism and Points of Interest in Harford County, Maryland
    (Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2018) Brinley, Anna; Ottalini, Russell; Wong, Brittany; Peng, Binbin; Zhou, Frank
    This report details work conducted by urban studies and planning graduate students in the Planning Technologies course at the University of Maryland for Visit Harford, the destination marketing organization for Harford County. Using geographic information system (GIS) software to create visualizations of tourism points of interest, the team prepared maps for public dissemination in support of Visit Harford’s efforts to better promote its tourism sites. In response to Visit Harford’s request for a map that could be integrated into their mobile app, the team compiled contact information, descriptions, and social media rating data for points of interest, and created two interactive public-facing story maps using ESRI ArcGIS Online. The first product is a shortlist that gives comprehensive overview of destinations and activities in select categories on Visit Harford’s website and rack card marketing materials. The second product was created in response to Visit Harford’s request that we help them encourage tourists to explore destinations farther from the Interstate 95 (I-95) Corridor, a public-facing story map that provides a sample daylong itinerary incorporating destination information from the shortlist. Our analysis of available social media rating information for the destinations demonstrated that while there is little correlation between distance from I-95 and low ratings, analysis of drive-time from I-95 to destinations would be useful. The report concludes with some recommendations ways to use and incorporate the story maps and shortlist data into existing and soon-to-be created resources to expand tourist knowledge of the destinations.