Upcoming Events

A New Prince George's Hospital:  If We Build It, Will They Come?

The Envision Prince George’s Community Action Team on Transit-Oriented Development and the Coalition for Smarter Growth will host a forum to assess metro station sites and urban designs for a Regional Medical Center in Prince George’s County. The discussion takes place on Wednesday, July 18, 6 p.m. in the CSC Building located near the New Carrollton Metro Station at 7900 Harkins Rd., Lanham, MD, 20760.

Currently 60 percent of Prince George’s County residents leave the county for their healthcare. Between the cost to families leaving the county for their health care needs, the loss of local healthcare jobs, and the economic engine a healthcare hub could provide within the county, officials agree: it’s time to bring a new Regional Medical Center to Prince George’s County. State, county and private healthcare providers are working to bring a new $600 million facility to the county, but where should the medical center be located and how should it be designed? Guest speakers Eric Fischer of Trammell Crow Healthcare and Hugh Campbell of ZGF Architects will discuss the how a well-located hospital center and mixed-use design could not only provide better healthcare, but also deliver a two-for-one economic engine.

Click here to learn more and confirm your attendance. Questions may be addressed to action@smartergrowth.net.

Learn How The Nation’s Capital Is Creating Sustainable Communities

The July Speaker Series hosted by the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission will examine efforts underway to make Washington, DC the most sustainable city in the nation. Harriet Tregoning, Director of the DC Office of Planning will discuss the Sustainable DC Initiative, a multi-agency and multi-stakeholder effort led by Mayor Vincent Gray, the D.C. Office of Planning and the District Department of the Environment. The session takes place on Wednesday, July 25, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., in the First Floor Media Room of the County Administration Building located at 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive in Upper Marlboro, MD 20772.

As the Director of the DC Office of Planning, Tregoning works to make DC a walkable, bikeable, eminently livable, globally competitive and sustainable city. She previously served as the director of the Governors’ Institute on Community Design and co-founder, with former Maryland Governor Glendening, and executive director of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute. Tregoning developed her expertise in state level action in the State of Maryland where she served Governor Glendening as both Secretary of Planning and then as the nation’s first state-level Cabinet Secretary for Smart Growth. Prior to her tenure in Maryland state government, Tregoning was the director of Development, Community and Environment at the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Tregoning’s academic training is in engineering and public policy. She was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design for 2003-2004.