Montgomery Planning

Planning Board to Hold Two Public Hearings on Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan on September 25

By MCS Staff
Courtesy Montgomery Planning

Planning Board to hold a daytime in-person and online hearing at M-NCPPC Wheaton Headquarters and an evening in-person-only hearing at the Upcounty Regional Services Center

The Montgomery County Planning Board will hold two public hearings on Thursday, September 25, 2025, for the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan, which focuses on an area of Clarksburg east of I-270 and west of Frederick Road (MD 355). The sector plan envisions a more complete, connected, and sustainable community over the next 20-plus years that balances economic growth with the preservation of natural and historic resources.

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County Council Approves Highway and Transit Master Plan Update, Removing Northern Portion of M-83

By MCS Staff

The Montgomery County Council voted to approve the Montgomery Planning’s 2025 Update to the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways on July 29, 2025. The update was required due to County Council’s approval of two bills in 2022 (Bill 24-22 and 34-22) that revised the street types identified in Chapter 49 of the County Code, also known as the “Road Code,” to conform to the county’s Complete Streets Design Guide.

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Planning Board/Department Announce August 2025 Calendar of Events and Meetings

By MCS Staff
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Planning Board will be on recess in August; Historic Preservation Commission and Development Review Committee meetings continue. The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department announced their August 2025 calendar of events and meetings.

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New Montgomery Planning Regions Include Upcounty, East County, and West County

By MCS Staff
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“Meet the New Montgomery Planning” was originally published by Montgomery Planning Director Jason Sartori in The Third Place Blog (a Montgomery Planning Department Blog)

Following the adoption of Thrive Montgomery 2050 in 2022, the big question on our minds at Montgomery Planning has been – what’s next in terms of implementation? Thrive, the county’s updated General Plan, has big implications on how we grow as a county in the decades to come and marks a shift in how we plan. As we began developing Montgomery Planning’s new Strategic Plan, which outlines internal goals and objectives over the next five years, we realized we need to look at the department’s structure to position our organization for that shift.

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Planning Board/Department Announce July 2025 Calendar of Events

By MCS Staff
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The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department announced their July 2025 calendar of events.

The public may attend Planning Board meetings in-person, watch them live or on-demand, or listen over the phone. View individual agendas, which are usually made public ten days prior to the start of a meeting. Consult the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) website for their agenda information. For more details, review the list of events below. These events are subject to change. Please note: The Planning Board and Planning Department offices will be closed on Friday, July 4. The Planning Board will also be on recess during the month of August and meetings will resume in September.

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County Council Reappoints Mitra Pedoeem to Montgomery County Planning Board

By MCS Staff
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The Montgomery County Council voted to reappoint Mitra Pedoeem to the  Montgomery County Planning Board at its June 24 meeting. Pedoeem, who was first appointed in 2023 to fill a partial term, and has been serving as Vice Chair under Planning Board Chair Artie Harris, will now serve a four-year term on the Planning Board.

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Damascus Placemaking Festival Wins Award From American Society of Landscape Architects

By MCS Staff

Award highlights the success of temporarily reimagining a portion of Main Street in Damascus in October 2024

The Montgomery County Planning Department was recognized by the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) with a Merit Award for the Damascus Placemaking Festival (video below).

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Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission selected as a finalist for the National Gold Medal Award in Parks and Recreation Management

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The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has been selected as a finalist in the 2025 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).

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