Online event
9/25/20
9:00am-11:30am EST
In 2019, the Maryland Planning Commissioners Association (MPCA) started a regional workshop program. So far, the MPCA has conducted three such workshops in Hagerstown, Annapolis, and Salisbury. The COVID-19 Pandemic has interrupted our ability to meet together, but the MPCA still believes in the power of workshops, and will be hosting this digital gathering in partnership with the Maryland Department of Planning.
During the workshop, the MPCA will be hosting sessions and discussion on the following two topics
Housing Element Models and Guidelines: Joe Griffiths, Maryland Department of Planning Local Assistance and Training Manager (1 hour)
The Maryland Department of Planning has published a new online Housing Element Models and Guidelines (M&G) to assist local governments in complying with the 2019 HB 1045 legislation that mandates the inclusion of a housing element in all new or updated Maryland comprehensive plans. We will walk you through the major components of the M&G, focusing on the role of citizen planners, and get your suggestions on how to improve the website.
The Local Leader’s Toolkit: A Strong Towns Response to the Pandemic, featuring Strong Towns founder Chuck Marohn (1 ½ hours)
Our cities and towns are supposed to be places of stability and prosperity. But the way our places have grown in recent decades has made them economically fragile (and too often culturally fragile as well). With the COVID-19 crisis, we’re experiencing what happens when that fragility is tested. Local leaders are on the front lines, facing head-on the challenges of our time. They are forced to innovate with systems naturally resistant to change. And to be successful, they must lead despite the anxiety and distrust that permeates modern discourse. This session will detail the next steps local leaders must take to stabilize their communities and put them on a path to recovery.
