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SILVER SPRING, MD – Buildings, streets and spaces don’t just happen, they are created by our laws and lifestyles. And to really understand them, we need to take a closer look.
Join our planners in observing community design – the look of buildings, streets and spaces – in our new design blog, The Straight Line.
The blog examines building form, sustainability, energy use, public art, and the interaction of people and places. Our planners and architects will contribute their thoughts every few weeks on what’s been built, what should be built and what could have been built better.
Initial posts cover public art uncovered in Silver Spring, food trucks, pedestrian challenges, a green apartment building in Portland, Oregon, and architecture along Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring. From the specific – an energy-efficient mixed-use building with a distinctively colored exterior – to the general – how hard it is to be a pedestrian in much of Montgomery County – the posts will get people thinking. Accompanying our missives are plenty of photos and related links.
Visit The Straight Line frequently to express your views.
SILVER SPRING, MD—During its regular weekly meeting Thursday, April 10, the Montgomery County Planning Board will take a break from business to celebrate trees as an early commemoration of the upcoming Montgomery Parks Arbor Day celebration.
Planning Board members will plant three Weeping Higan Cherry trees (Prunus subhirtella) next to the playground area at Fairview Urban Park, a short walk from Park and Planning Headquarters. The board, which recently recommended changes to strengthen the county’s Forest Conservation Law, will be accompanied by the Department of Parks’ signature tree mascot, “Woody the Tree.”
A few weeks ago, the Department of Parks launched a countywide “Where’s Woody?” search to find its most recognizable costumed character in time for the annual Montgomery Parks Arbor Day celebration, Sunday, April 27, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood. Woody is expected to make several appearances at other park events this month.
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WHO:
Montgomery County Planning Board
Montgomery County Department of Parks
“Woody the Tree”
WHAT:
Montgomery Parks Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony
WHEN:
Thursday, April 10, 2008 at approximately 11:30 am
WHERE:
Fairview Road Urban Park
8900 Fairview Road, Silver Spring
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:
Montgomery County Planning Board, Director of Parks and costumed character “Woody the Tree” plant trees with golden shovels for Arbor Day.
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Contact:
Kelli Holsendolph
Media Relations Manager
Montgomery County Department of Parks
301-650-2866
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