Public Space Management Plan

The Public Space Management Plan provides integrated guidance on how public space is used and maintained in Takoma Park. It also creates a decision-making process for how, when, and where the City devotes funding and resources to public spaces.

Community Outreach and Engagement To Date

• October 18, 2023 – City Council Draft Presentation to City Council
  • • 10/18/23 Meeting Presentation Slides (PDF)
    • 10/18/23 Video of Council Presentation (YouTube)
• September 27, 2023 – In-Person Project Evaluation Scorecard Exploration Session
• July 19, 2023 – Public Review Draft Presentation to City Council
  • • 7/19/23 Meeting Presentation Slides (PDF)
    • 7/19/23 Video of Council Presentation (YouTube)
• 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

• November 29, 2023
  City Council Voting Session
• October 18, 2023
  City Council Work Session
• August-October 2023
  Plan re-introduction tour
• July 19, 2023
  City Council work  sessions
  
• Spring 2023
  Final drafting of the plan
• 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