Participant Guide – Six Envision Areas

The Envision Participant Guide provides an in-depth exploration of the opportunities and challenges which may shape the future of Prince George’s County.

In today’s excerpt, we take a look at the six issue areas we examine in Envision:

Envision Prince George’s seeks to address the aspirations and needs of everyone in the county today and those that will be here in the future. We will look comprehensively across a framework of six areas to create a shared vision for the future and identify the most important assets, opportunities, and challenges for us to work on together:

The six areas of the Envision framework are:

LIVE: Envision the communities in which we live—or want to live—and how we contribute to a high quality of life. Topics in Live include:

• Housing
• Public safety
• Health and human services
• Historic preservation
• Urban planning

WORK: Envision what a sustainable, vibrant economy that benefits all should look like in the future. Topics in Work include:

• Economic development
• Jobs
• Small business development and entrepreneurship
• Agriculture
• Business retention and attraction

LEARN: Envision what a quality education for everybody—our children, young adults, and lifelong learning—should look like. Topics in Learn include:

• Pre-school learning
• Lifelong learning
• K-12 schools
• Higher education
• Workforce development

SERVE: Envision how everyone can find a way to serve the county and how residents, leaders, and organizations can work together to serve the county more effectively. Topics in Serve include:

• Governance
• Non-profit community
• Citizen engagement
• Planning
• Faith-based organizations

ENJOY: Envision how we would like to spend our time with family and friends enjoying community amenities and natural green spaces. Topics in Enjoy include:

• Parks and Recreation
• Arts and culture
• Heritage
• Entertainment
• History

SUSTAIN: Envision how to sustain a higher quality of life for ourselves and for future generations, including our children, grandchildren, and new residents. Topics in Sustain include:

• Transportation and other public facilities
• Energy efficiency
• Climate change
• Sustainable development
• Natural environment
• Agriculture
• Water quality

For much more background on our county, please download and review the Envision Participant Guide (note: This is a large 2MB PDF file), and look for many more Participant Guide excerpts here at the Envision blog.