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To increase equity, livability, and resiliency, city leaders and
community partners are taking a new approach to open space. Cities are
investing in “green networks,” holistic systems that connect parks and
natural resources with safe, accessible routes for both people and
wildlife. Green networks enhance a city’s existing assets, while
maximizing benefits for all residents, tapping into overlapping
economic, environmental, and health gains.
Baltimore’s existing green space is a critical and potent community
development resource. Our city boasts more than 2.6 million trees and
6,000 acres of parkland; it is also home to neighborhoods blighted by
concentrations of vacant properties, symbols of deep economic
disparities. By strategically transforming such liabilities into green
community assets, we can open access to nature and recreation throughout
the city, supporting neighborhoods most in need of investment.
TheGreen Network <http://www.baltimoregreennetwork.com/>Vision for
Baltimore imagines a holistic, city-wide system of nodes and corridors.
The Baltimore Green Network will connect our schools, our streams and
forests, our parks, our university campuses, and our centers of commerce
and employment with corridors that reach every community. This new
circulatory system will encourage a greener, healthier, and more
equitable city. This plan builds on what is already green in
Baltimore—our streams, parks, recreational areas, community gardens, and
more—and it focuses on those neighborhoods where residents have the most
to gain from investments in health, safety, economic development, and
neighborhood beautification.
Kate Edwards, Baltimore Green Network Program Manager
Kate Edwards is the Baltimore Green Network Program Manager. She works
in the Office of Sustainability to develop strategies and policies for
greening vacant lots, creating better connections for residents to city
parks and green spaces, and implementation of the recently drafted
Baltimore Green Network Plan. Kate has worked for the Department of
Planning for over 12 years and served as a Comprehensive Planner in
various districts including both East and West Baltimore. She holds a
Master of City and Regional Planning from the Georgia Institute of
Technology and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis
King Carey School of Law. Kate is also a licensed attorney in the State
of Maryland.
*Amy Gilder-Busatti, Landscape Architect and Critical Area
Coordinator*
Amy’s primary areas of responsibility include overseeing the creation of
the City’s Green Network Plan and representing the Office of
Sustainability on issues and initiatives related to water quality,
greening, and urban design. Before joining the Office of
Sustainability, Amy worked as a landscape architect and land planner
with several Baltimore area architecture and engineering firms. She
holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from Ball State
University and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from
Morgan State University. Amy is also a licensed landscape architect in
the state of Maryland.
The*Baltimore Office of Sustainability
<http://www.baltimoresustainability.org/>*develops and advocates for
programs, policies, and actions by government, citizens, businesses, and
institutions that improve the long-term environmental, social, and
economic viability of Baltimore City. In addition to overseeing and
tracking the implementation of the Baltimore Sustainability Plan
<http://www.baltimoresustainability.org/plans/sustainability-plan/>, the
Office integrates sustainability into City government operations and
collaborates with other individuals and organizations working to advance
community health and vibrancy.
The Office of Sustainability sits within theBaltimore Department of
Planning <http://www.planning.baltimorecity.gov/>, the City agency
entrusted with guiding the physical development of the City of
Baltimore. Our Department is currently renewing our focus on equity, as
well as public engagement. Please read about what is currently underway
on the new webpage for our *Equity in Planning Committee*
<https://planning.baltimorecity.gov/equity-planning-committee>.
BGN Vision Plan Draft Release and comment period information:
If you care about the future of blighted and disinvested communities and
believe in the power of better connecting Baltimore’s green
infrastructure to build a stronger city, then*/Baltimore Department of
Planning needs to hear from you!/*
You are invited to review the draft Baltimore Green Network Vision Plan
and provide feedback via the*CiviComment portal*
<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzA2Ljg2NDk1MzMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMwNi44NjQ5NTMzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzAwNDM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0ZS5lZHdhcmRzQGJhbHRpbW9yZWNpdHkuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRlLmVkd2FyZHNAYmFsdGltb3JlY2l0eS5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://greennetwork.civicomment.org/>.
To improve the transparency and value of the public commenting
experience, CiviComment allows you to target your comments to specific
text in the plan as well as see the comments of others. If you are
unable to use CiviComment, please feel free to email any comments
directly to */p...@baltimorecity.gov <mailto:p...@baltimorecity.gov>/*
Learn more about Baltimore Green Network atwww.baltimoregreennetwork.com
<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzA2Ljg2NDk1MzMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMwNi44NjQ5NTMzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzAwNDM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0ZS5lZHdhcmRzQGJhbHRpbW9yZWNpdHkuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRlLmVkd2FyZHNAYmFsdGltb3JlY2l0eS5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&http://www.baltimoregreennetwork.com>
/Please keep the following dates and events on your calendar for more
information about the Baltimore Green Network Plan:/
*Public Comment Period March 5 – April 30, 2018 *
Feedback on the Baltimore Green Network Vision Plan can be provided via
CiviComment.
<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzA2Ljg2NDk1MzMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMwNi44NjQ5NTMzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzAwNDM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0ZS5lZHdhcmRzQGJhbHRpbW9yZWNpdHkuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRlLmVkd2FyZHNAYmFsdGltb3JlY2l0eS5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://greennetwork.civicomment.org/>This
platform allows commenters to direct their comments to specific passages
of the plan and to see other comments. This is an effort to enhance the
value of the commenting experience for the commenters and to add
transparency to the process. There is a brief registration to use
CiviComment that can be completedHERE
<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMzA2Ljg2NDk1MzMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDMwNi44NjQ5NTMzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzAwNDM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0ZS5lZHdhcmRzQGJhbHRpbW9yZWNpdHkuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRlLmVkd2FyZHNAYmFsdGltb3JlY2l0eS5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://greennetwork.civicomment.org/>.
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