
Do a Superfund Site and a City Road Go Together? Learn Why Not
Jennifer Peppe Hahn December 31, 2020City of Frederick planners are proposing a four-lane, 50 mph road to run through Fort. Detrick’s Area B, the same...
PRESS RELEASE: Envision Frederick County Announces New Executive Director
Envision Frederick County December 2, 2020NEWS RELEASE (December 1, 2020) FREDERICK, MD -- Envision Frederick County Founder and Executive Director Kai Hagen announced today he...
Think Before You Compost
Linda Norris November 27, 2020Don’t get me wrong. I’m a MASSIVE compost advocate. But compost is not the be-all and end-all when it comes...
What is Project Drawdown? Learn on November 21 at Our Virtual Workshop
Linda Norris November 11, 2020Frederick County residents who want to learn about the strategies and hope Project Drawdown offers to reverse global warming and mitigate...
Best practices for ending exclusive single-family zoning
Dan Parolek October 23, 2020Your city or state just allowed—or is considering allowing—multiple units on every lot. Here are six tips for successful implementation...
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: What kind of solar power is best for me?
Climate Change Working Group October 7, 2020Interested in solar energy? Confused by the dizzying array of options and providers? On October 25, from 3:00 to 5:00pm,...
Climate Change Working Group releases position paper on energy and Frederick County
Karen Russell August 29, 2020After eight months of work and six drafts, it is my privilege to introduce Achieving Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions...
Coping with Covid: An online market opportunity to build local food resiliency
Melanie Smith-Bell August 24, 2020Circumstances created by the Covid-19 virus quickly revealed frustrating weaknesses in our supply chains. Those seen in fresh foods are...
#Climate Stewards Pledge
Barb Trader January 1, 2020We must walk more gently on the Earth. Households in the United States emit an average of 21.5 metric tons...
How should the City of Frederick accessorize?
Matt Edens December 28, 2019When it comes to accessory dwelling units, the City of Frederick is playing catch-up. Numerous jurisdictions around the country have...
Smart Growth Maryland Announces New Smarter Growth Alliance for Howard County
Preservation Maryland October 29, 2019Smart Growth Maryland is proud to have partnered with the Howard County Sierra Club and The People’s Voice, LLC to...
We Used to Just Call These “Houses”
Daniel Herriges October 23, 2019We have a way in the modern world of rediscovering things that humans have always done but branding them as...
Malls to mixed-use centers and other opportunities
Robert Steuteville October 9, 2019While hundreds of malls are declining, they are also being reused for all kinds of purposes—including walkable urban places in...
Thank you for making our Envision Autumn 2019 event a great success!
Kai Hagen September 25, 2019On Wednesday evening, September 11th, Envision Frederick County held its fourth almost-annual Envision fundraising dinner event at ThorpeWood — Envision...
Home Builders report shows housing is changing
Robert Steuteville August 6, 2019The American housing industry is changing course—and this will transform neighborhoods and communities over time by providing more and different...
ENVISION ESSENTIALS Session IV Saturday (Local Government Day) and Session III Recap
Kai Hagen July 14, 2019Please take a few moments to read about this program. It might be just what you were looking for, even...
Making normal neighborhoods legal again
Daniel Herriges June 30, 2019I've spent over two-thirds of my life so far living in anarchic environments where the rule of law did not...
ENVISION ESSENTIALS Session III: Environmental Issues in Frederick County
Kai Hagen June 22, 2019Please take a few moments to read about this new program. It might be just what you were looking for,...
A Duplex, a Triplex and a Fourplex can cut a block’s carbon impact 29%
Michael Anderson June 9, 2019The carbon savings from 'middle housing' are voluntary, self-financing and immense. So why are they illegal? To understand why housing...
ENVISION ESSENTIALS Session I Recap: Smart Growth: Land Use and Planning
Kai Hagen June 8, 2019Please take a few moments to read about this new program. Three out of the four 2019 sessions are still...
We Used to Do This Everywhere
Daniel Herriges June 4, 2019I just got back from a few days in New Orleans, where I stayed—as most tourists to that city do—in...
Envision your Future
Dorothea Mordan June 3, 2019Dorothea attended Session I of Envision Essentials, and wrote the following blog entry on her Tiny Planet site. We are...
Why cities are the world’s best hope for climate action
Robert Steuteville May 22, 2019Cities offer breakthrough potential for immediate and effective action on the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and a hotter world,...
ENVISION ESSENTIALS begins on Saturday, May 18th! Sign up!
Kai Hagen May 10, 2019Please take a few moments to read about this new program. It might be just what you were looking for,...
Climate Change and Monarch Butterflies
Sandy Sagalkin April 22, 2019The headline in the April 12, Washington Post article on weather rang out: “Giant storm in Central U.S. has unleashed...
Our Beautiful Blanket of Life
Dennis Crews April 14, 2019Yesterday’s bike ride was one I've made many times – up Church Hill, right on Woodland Way and then a...
Pop Shop Becomes First Restaurant in Downtown Frederick to Partner With Key City Compost
Jennifer Alexander April 12, 2019To express their long-lasting commitment to making Downtown Frederick an even better place, The North Market Pop Shop has partnered...
Oxon Cove Land Swap Discussions Continue
Kimberly Brandt April 4, 2019While talks with Washington’s NFL team about building its next stadium at Oxon Cove National Park have ceased, the Hogan...
Envision Frederick County welcomes Barb Trader to our Board of Directors!
Kai Hagen March 27, 2019I am very pleased to announce the addition of Barb Trader to the Board of Directors of Envision Frederick County....
Three Major Problems with Parking Minimums
Rachel Quednau March 22, 2019Parking minimums are the strange, out-dated, and totally unscientific law that's probably languishing in your city's zoning code. They sound...
Envision Speaker Series: ALICE in Frederick County, with Malcolm Furgol
Kai Hagen March 19, 2019Far more Frederick County households than you might imagine (roughly four of every ten) are living on the edge, and...
Connect with the Multi-faith Alliance of Climate Stewards of Frederick County
Barb Trader March 18, 2019The Multi-faith Alliance of Climate Stewards (MACS) of Frederick County is made up of individuals and faith communities who are...
GREEN DRINKS! March 20: Vermicompost with Linda Norris
Kai Hagen March 17, 2019On Wednesday, March 20th, join us again, or for the first time, for an enjoyable social hour and an engaging...
Blockbuster year for monarchs, but what lies ahead?
Sandy Sagalkin March 11, 2019I was at Shepherd University the other day talking to Susie Munnis, who had just returned from San Miguel de...
Good congestion, bad congestion
Robert Steuteville March 7, 2019Our model for traffic congestion is flawed. We need to make the crucial distinction between good and bad congestion and...