Community engagement is essential to the sector plan process. Through engagement we plan to:
- Reach a wide range of stakeholders
- Deliver clear and straightforward information
- Provide a variety of opportunities so that people of all ages and abilities can participate
- Collaborate with community partners and agencies
- Meet people where they are
Visioning phase
Visioning is the phase of the project where the planning staff and the community work towards a shared vision for the future of Friendship Heights. This phase will extend through Fall 2025. The first two workshops in June focused on the future identity of the Plan area, parks, pedestrian network issues and more. The June 11 workshop was held at the Wisconsin Place Community Recreation Center and was an open house format where participants left comments on posters. The June 24 workshop was online and covered the same material, although in a modified virtual format.
If you missed the workshops, please check out the community comments and recordings below.
Community comments from the June 11 virtual visioning workshop (click thumbnails to expand)
June 24 virtual visioning workshop
Introduction
Breakout Room 1
Breakout Room 2
Breakout Room 3
Breakout Room 4
Conclusion
Existing conditions phase
May 20 – Friendship Heights Today: Existing Conditions Summary (online)
Staff presented an overview of the data and observations collected during the existing conditions phase of the plan. This event was an online webinar with a presentation followed by Q & A.
Watch the May 20 webinar recording.
Download the Existing Conditions Summary presentation slides.
View Planning staff’s written responses during the Q&A session.
Meetings with community groups
Staff has been meeting with community groups from in and around Friendship Heights since Fall 2024. We would love to meet with your group or come to your event! Please email lead planner Atara Margolies at Atara.Margolies@montgomeryplanning.org to set up a time to meet.
Pre-scope engagement
Thank you to the many stakeholders who participated in our kickoff events for the plan! If you missed the events, recordings of the virtual kickoff on December 3, 2024 are available below. Over 150 people joined us both in-person and virtually to discuss their initial thoughts about the future of Friendship Heights. Please watch the opening presentation first before checking out the recordings of the breakout room discussions.
Staff contact
Atara Margolies
Planner III
301-495-4558
Email
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