Presented by Amy Gilder-Busatti, Baltimore Department of Planning, at December 2015 Baltimore Urban Waters Partnership meeting.

1. GREEN NETWORK PLAN:
Urban Waters Federal Partnership Meeting
December 9, 2015

2. Baltimore’s Opportunity to Create a Green Network

3. Baltimore’s Opportunity to Create a Green Network
Vacant
Lots
Parks, Open Spaces, &
Stream Valleys
Bike Network & Green
Streets
“…an integrated system of parks, street trees, community gardens, landscaped
boulevards and paths, squares, schoolyards, college campuses, recreation areas,
and other public open spaces.” – The Parks & People Foundation One Park Concept

4. Green Network Plan Purpose
Purpose
• To produce a vision and a roadmap for creating a
comprehensive and interconnected system of functional
green spaces leveraging existing greening and
revitalization programs of the City and its many non-profit
and community partners
• To target resources to capture multiple benefits from
each dollar invested through more strategic
implementation of City programs and agency missions

5. Green Network Plan Purpose

6. Green Network Plan Benefits

7. Preliminary Planning Tasks (DOP Lead)
A. Project Schedule
B. Communications and Branding (with Consultant Assistance)
C. Summary of Existing Plans
D. Existing Data Summary & Analysis
E. Community/Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
F. Needs & Equity Analysis
G. Mapping Tools
Green Network Plan Scope

8. Green Network Plan Scope
1st Phase Planning Tasks (DOP/Consultant Team Lead)
1. Goals & Site Suitability Mapping
2. Prioritization Mapping
3. Vision Plan
4. Master Plan Document
2nd Phase Planning Tasks (Currently Unfunded)
1. Financing, Implementation, & Maintenance Strategy
2. Economic Impact Analysis
3. Final Master Plan Document

9. Green Network Plan Scope
Existing Data Summary & Analysis
Summary of Existing Plans
Master Plan Document
Needs & Equity
Analysis
Site Suitability
Analysis
Goals
Prioritization Mapping
Vision Plan
Financing, Implementation,
& Maintenance Strategy
Economic
Impact
Analysis
Engagement Strategy, Schedule, Communications, & Branding

10. Green Network Plan Advisory Structure
Advisory Groups
• Leadership Team
• Agency Work Group
• Advisory Committee
Community Outreach
• Community meetings
• City-wide meetings
• Geographically focused meetings
• Community events
• Website & Distribution Lists
• Social media and social networking to increase outreach
• Use staff as spokespeople to reach additional stakeholders

11. Green Network Plan Next Steps
Preparing for Official Kick-off
1. Consultant Selection through RFP Process
2. Complete outreach to Leadership Team and Advisory
Committee members
3. Finalize pre-planning tasks and analysis

12. Q&A