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WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks invites couples to embrace sustainability at its Upcycled Wedding Fair. The event will feature recently married couples
selling like-new wedding essentials, making it easy to save money, reduce waste and host a beautiful celebration with a lighter environmental footprint.

Wheaton, Md. – The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), released its Community Trends Report, a comprehensive study that provides the most detailed look to date at Montgomery County’s demographic shifts, land use patterns, housing conditions, and community characteristics from 2010 to 2022 across 37 defined Community Trend Areas (CTAs) that cover the entirety of the county’s 507 square miles.

R ead more about Montgomery Planning releases in-depth analysis of the county’s growth

Innovative online course helps community members learn about Montgomery County’s planning and development review processes and how to advocate for their neighborhoods.

Biennial report shows an average commute time of 33 minutes, 17 miles of new bike facilities added, and over.

Century-old home symbolizes the enduring contributions of Montgomery County’s earliest Black families to education, community building, and cultural heritage.

Draft recommendations set a renewed vision for Clarksburg communities between I-270 and MD 355; plan now moves to County.

WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks invites the community to celebrate the completion of a vibrant new mural at Glenmont Local Park in Wheaton.

What: Community Mural Celebration
When: Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 1 – 3 p.m.
Where: Glenmont Local Park activity building | 3201 Randolph Road, Wheaton, MD 20902
Details: Free and open to the public

LARGO, MD – The Prince George’s County Planning Board of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) welcomes Dr. Billy Okoye as a member of the five-member Planning Board.

Findings show high interest rates, rising construction costs, regulatory delays, and local policies as major impediments to housing production in Montgomery County

Wheaton, Md. – The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NPPC), presented the preliminary findings of its Development Pipeline Analysis to the Montgomery County Planning Board, also part of The M-NCPPC, during the Board’s weekly meeting on September 18. The Development Pipeline is Montgomery Planning’s inventory of projects that have received certain Planning Board approvals but have not yet been built. The analysis begins to provide a clearer picture of the county’s residential development landscape and the barriers preventing approved housing projects from becoming reality.

WHEATON, Md. — Montgomery Parks announces that the design submission “Rooted and Radiant” has been selected as the winning mural to adorn the park activity building at Glenmont Local Park. Four artists were shortlisted to develop site-specific designs, with the final selection made by the community through an open voting process. The contest generated over 2,500 votes. The artist will begin work on the mural in mid-October, and it will be unveiled in early November.