{"id":8116,"date":"2021-12-27T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/?p=8116"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:51:06","slug":"montgomery-plannings-2021-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/2021\/12\/montgomery-plannings-2021-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Montgomery Planning\u2019s 2021 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It has been quite a year and I wanted to share some of the highlights from Montgomery Planning\u2019s accomplishments from 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the update to the county\u2019s General Plan, known as Thrive Montgomery 2050<\/strong><\/a> is working its way through the County Council process, I wanted to reflect on 2021 with the lens of the three main outcomes included in Thrive \u2013 which I think of as the \u201cthree E\u2019s\u201d: economic health, community equity and environmental resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s important to note that much of what is in Thrive is not new but rather reflects how we have been evolving as a county and how we have been planning the county for the past decade. For example, the whole idea of turning parking lots to places and focusing growth along corridors that have transit is what we have been doing in many of our master plans. Thrive formalizes this and provides a focus on our three outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, here is the year in review according to the three E\u2019s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Economic Health<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our master plan work is contributing to the county\u2019s economic health. Just over the past year, here is a list of the master plans we have been working on: <\/p>\n\n\n\n