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Cambridge, Maryland a Sustainable Community

Cambridge, Maryland a Sustainable Community. Cambridge, Maryland a Sustainable Community. The City of Cambridge is committed to becoming a model Sustainable Community as it continues to move forward in all of its revitalization efforts. Background. Based on the 2000 Census:

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Cambridge, Maryland a Sustainable Community

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  1. Cambridge, Maryland a Sustainable Community

  2. Cambridge, Maryland a Sustainable Community The City of Cambridge is committed to becoming a model Sustainable Community as it continues to move forward in all of its revitalization efforts. Cambridge, Maryland

  3. Background • Based on the 2000 Census: • Approximately 12,000 residents • 4629 Households • 5230 Housing Units • 10 Square Miles • 6575 Acres of which 21% were annexed since year 2000 • Largest, 1091 for a proposed development that would contain about 4000 units Cambridge, Maryland

  4. R/UDAT-May 2006 CDBG Grant Set the frame Work for the Comprehensive Plan 38 action items, of which 60% have been or are in process of being implemented Comprehensive Plan process begins in 2008 Beginning the Planning Process Cambridge, Maryland

  5. City of Cambridge Comprehensive Plan • Adopted on March 28, 2011 • Sound recommendations that can be implemented • Plan developed around sound environmental and ecological data, as well as substantial community input Cambridge, Maryland

  6. Major Sustainable Community Concepts from the Comprehensive Plan • The Downtown Development District • The Greenbelt Cambridge, Maryland

  7. The Downtown Development District Implementation • The Economic Strategic Plan • Economic Development Marketing • Business Friendly Initiative • Formal adoption of the District by the Mayor and City Council • Incentives adopted by the Mayor and City Council to support the Downtown Development District Cambridge, Maryland

  8. The Zoning Ordinance • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building Blocks Workshop • Coastal Communities Initiative Grant Cambridge, Maryland

  9. University Student Projects • University of Maryland-Graduate Landscape Architecture Student’s Greenbelt Studio Project, Fall 2010 • Morgan State University-Graduate Architecture Student’s City Hall Restoration/Renovation Studio Project, Summer/Fall 2011 Cambridge, Maryland

  10. University Student Projects-cont. • University of Maryland-Graduate Landscape Architecture Student’s Coastal Zoning Studio Project, Fall 2011 • Catholic University-Graduate Urban Planning Gateway Design Studio, Fall 2012 • University of Maryland-Undergraduate Architecture Studio, Fall 2011 Cambridge, Maryland

  11. Other Projects • School of Technology • Mace’s Lane Road Reconstruction • Washington Street Improvements Cambridge, Maryland

  12. Other Projects-cont. • Christ Rock Water and Sewer Extension • Dorchester County Technology Park • Storm Water and Sewer Separation • Waste Water Treatment Plant ENR Upgrade Cambridge, Maryland

  13. Partnerships Federal Government • EPA-Building Blocks Workshop • Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Byway • Safe Routes to Schools Cambridge, Maryland

  14. Partnerships-cont. State Government Maryland Department of Planning Department of Housing and Community Development Community Development Block Grants Community Legacy Grants Heritage Area Grants Maryland Department of the Environment Maryland Department of Natural Resources State Highway Administration Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Department of Corrections Cambridge, Maryland

  15. Partnerships-cont. Local Government Dorchester County Council Dorchester County Government City of Cambridge Housing Authority Dorchester County of Economic Development Dorchester County Board of Education Dorchester County Tourism Dorchester County Health Department Cambridge, Maryland

  16. Partnerships-cont. Non-Profits and Neighborhoods Main Street Organization Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Chesapeake Bay Foundation Pine Street Committee Dorchester Citizens for Planned Growth West End Citizens Association Institutions of Higher Education Chamber of Commerce Local Churches Delmarva Community Services Choptank Habitat for Humanity Cambridge Rotary Choptank River Lighthouse Society Richardson Boatworks and Maritime Museum Maryland Municipal League Cambridge, Maryland

  17. Building Healthy, Sustainable Communities is ALL About Building Healthy Sustainable PARTNERSHIPS Cambridge, Maryland

  18. Cambridge, Maryland

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