Most watched online videos highlight the Historic Preservation Office, Design Excellence initiative, Bicycle Master Plan and Subdivision Staging Policy
Silver Spring, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, has compiled its top 10 most popular online videos from 2015. The videos include a mix of news content and promotional material meant to engage Montgomery County residents and stakeholders to stay informed and involved in Planning Department projects and plans.
“Using video has been an important outreach tool for engaging the community,” says Planning Department Director Gwen Wright. “It is our goal to make the planning process as accessible and interesting to stakeholders as possible, and video helps promote and recap important events and projects happening at the Department.”
View the graphic of the full list of Top 10 Videos.
Take a look at the videos that were the most popular on youtube.com/montgomeryplanning for 2015 and be sure to stay tuned in 2016 for more videos from the Montgomery County Planning Department!
Montgomery County Planning Department Videos from 2015:
- Old Places Matter
The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Office wants to remind you that “old places” mean a lot to our County. Learn more about the Historic Preservation Office by visiting montgomeryplanning.org/historic and follow preservation staff on Twitter @MoCoHistPres
- Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Find out how you can receive a tax credit for the exterior improvements to your historic home or business. Learn more at montgomeryplanning.org/historic - The Bicycle Master Plan
Learn about the Planning Department’s 2015 launch of a comprehensive update to the County Master Plan of Bikeways. Check out Check out montgomeryplanning.org/bikeplan
- Rock Spring Master Plan Kicks Off
Attend the Rock Spring Farmers Market with the outreach team for the Rock Spring Master Plan and see how the group gathered feedback about this North Bethesda office park for the Plan. Learn more at montgomeryplanning.org/rockspring.
- Subdivision Regulations Rewrite Promo
Understand the reasons why regulations governing subdivision development and growth are being rewritten to ensure more livable communities. Review the code at montgomeryplanning.org/development
- Development Review Real-Time Tracker
Check out how this interactive map allows users to see what projects are being built in specific areas of the County. The map provides access to the Development Activity Information Center (DAIC), which includes all the documents associated with the review of a plan. Clicking on the Real Time Tracker icon takes you to a timeline that shows everything from the accepted date of the development application to the Planning Board’s decision on the project. Learn more about the development review process. - Downtown Silver Spring Design Excellence Tour
Join Planning Board members as they tour Downtown Silver Spring to see how some of their approved plans turned out and get a better look at what it means to practice design excellence. For more on the Planning Department’s Design Excellence program, go to: montgomeryplanning.org/design - Update to the Subdivision Staging Policy Kickoff Meeting
Find out more about the updates to the Subdivision Staging Policy (formerly known as the Growth Policy) that are undertaken every four years. The Planning Department started the most recent revision in 2015 to change regulations affecting schools, roads and infrastructure in the County. For more information, go to montgomeryplanning.org/ssp - Montgomery County Planning Department: Just Getting Started Promo
Review some of the recent work undertaken by the Montgomery County Planning Department and find out how you can stay connected and get involved! Learn more: montgomeryplanning.org - Montgomery Planning Celebrates Design
Hear what County Councilmembers, Planning Board members, architects and planners think about design excellence at the exciting event co-hosted with the Potomac Valley chapter of the American Institute of Architects. This 2015 gala, which drew 200 people, inaugurated the Planning Department’s first Design Excellence Award at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Learn more about Montgomery Planning’s Design Excellence Award: montgomeryplanning.org/design
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