Public Space Management Plan

About the Public Space Management Plan

The purpose of this project is to develop a Public Space Management Plan to provide a vision, goals, and guidance on how public space will be used and maintained in Takoma Park.

Current Status

After a number of logistical challenges were encountered going into the final week of project preparation, and for the sake of crafting a stronger final product, Planning Division staff decided to postpone the vote on the Public Space Management Plan.  The delay pushes the timeline past the final City Council meeting for 2022, on October 26, which means that the Plan, in its final form, will go before the new Council in Summer 2023 for approval.

Community Outreach and Engagement To Date

• January 2023 – Final Draft Presentation to City Council
• September 14, 2022 – First Draft Presentation to City Council
  • • 9/14/22 Meeting Presentation Slides (PDF)
    • 9/14/22 Video of Council Presentation (YouTube)
• August 23, 2022 – Public Space Community Meeting (Rough First Draft revealed)
  • • 8/23/22 Workshop Presentation Recording (YouTube)
    • 8/23/22 Workshop Presentation Slides(PDF)
• June 27th, 2022 – Public Space Community Meeting
  • • 6/27/22 Meeting Presentation Slides (PDF)
• May – June, 2022 – Supplemental Focus Groups (Youth, Multi-Family Building Residents, Cross-Departmental City Staff)
• October, 2021 –  Public Space Values Workshop Series
• Fall/Winter 2020 – Public Space Management Plan Survey
  • • Public Space Management Plan Survey Results – Summary (PDF)
• July 29, 2020 – City Council Presentation re: Park Quality, Proximity, and Race Analysis
  • • 7/29/20 Agenda (PDF)
    • 7/29/20 Video of Council Presentation (YouTube)
    • 7/29/20 Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Summer 2020 – Assessment of Park Quality, Proximity, and Race
  • • Park Inventory and Quality Assessment (interactive map)
    • Proximity Analysis (interactive map)

Project Lead & Contact Info

Alex Freedman
Planner
Phone: 301-891-7119
Email: alexanderf@takomaparkmd.gov

Quicklinks

• Planning and Community Development
• Bikeways Program
• Bus Stop Improvements
• Maple Avenue Connectivity Project
• Metropolitan Branch Trail Upgrade
• Minor Master Plan Amendment
• New Ave Bikeway
• Public Space Management Plan
• Safe Routes to School
• We Belong Here: The Takoma Park Equity Walk

Project Timeline

• July 2023
  Beginning implementation
  
• May 2023
  City Council Working Session and Voting Session
• September 14, 2022
  Council presentation and community feedback on semifinal draft
• August to September 2022
  Development of semifinal draft recommendations and community feedback process
• August 23, 2022
  Community Meeting to Review Preliminary Draft of the Plan
• June 27, 2022
  Introductory Community Meeting
• May to June 2022
  CHPlanning begins planning process; examines existing work and conducts new background research
• January 2022
  Release Request for Proposals (link) for a consulting firm to complete PSMP
• October 2021
  Public Space Values Workshop series
  
• March 2021
  Streetscape Manual Update with Webmap (PDF)
  
• March 2021
  Public Space Management Plan Survey Results (PDF)
• Fall 2020
  Community On-line Survey
  
• July 2020
  Park Quality and Proximity Study
  
• January  22, 2020
  Council Work Session Reviews Scope of Work, Draft Goals, and Timeline for Public Space Management Plan (PDF)
• Fall 2019
  Municipal Parks Inventory (Web Map)
  
• November 2018
  Council Reviews Scope of Work for Public Space Management Plan (PDF)
• November 14, 2018
  Council Work Session on the Review of Scope of Work for Public Lands Management Plan (PDF)
• July 20, 2016
  Resolution Adopting the Takoma Park Streetscape Manual (PDF)
• March 3, 2015
  Council Discussion of Public Land and Open Space Management Planning (PDF)

Research Documents and Links