Description: In 2008, DHCD established the Maple Street designation as a complement to Main Street in order to encourage more investment in residential communities in and around Main Street districts. Four Maple Street communities have been designated to date: Cambridge, Cumberland, Dundalk and Westminster. Maple Street initiatives encourage residential revitalization projects near the business district that strengthen the relationship between downtown commercial districts and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Description: The program strives to strengthen the economic potential of Maryland’s traditional main streets and neighborhoods. Using a competitive process, Main Street Maryland selects communities who have made a commitment to succeed and helps them improve the economy, appearance and image of their traditional downtown business districts. To accomplish Main Street goals, DHCD has partnered with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s National Main Street Center, which developed the Main Street Four Point Approach for commercial revitalization. Beginning in 2008, Main Street Maryland programs will also incorporate a Fifth Point: Clean, Safe, and Green. This Main Street Areas update includes changes to the Havre de Grace main street area, an expansion of the existing Main Street Area and some attribute updates for that Main Street.
Description: The Maryland State Arts Council sponsors Arts & Entertainment Districts as a way to stimulate the economy and improve quality of life. This legislation enables local jurisdictions, municipalities, counties, or a combination thereof, to apply for state designations for the Arts and Entertainment Districts within their boundaries and offer tax incentives as provided by law.
Description: The Maryland Department of Commerce (COMMERCE) identifies and maintains boundaries to identify designated areas of growth; provide local governments with financial assistance for public infrastructure in these well-defined areas and align other state resources and programs to local governments and businesses for a coordinated State effort on making the zones the focus of BRAC growth.
Description: The Maryland Department of Commerce (COMMERCE) identifies and maintains boundaries where business may be eligible for income tax and real property tax credits for job creation and investments. Businesses may be eligible for the following tax credits: real property tax credits and income tax credits.
Description: The Maryland Department of Commerce (COMMERCE) identifies and maintains boundaries where business may be eligible for income tax, real property and personal property tax credits for job creation and investments. Businesses in an Enterprise Zone Focus Area may be eligible for real property tax credits, personal property tax credits and income tax credits.
Description: The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's Sustainable Communities Program is a place-based designation offering a comprehensive package of resources that support holistic strategies for community development, revitalization and sustainability. Led by the Department, Sustainable Communities has provided local governments with a framework for promoting environmentally, economically and socially responsible growth and development in existing older communities. https://dhcd.maryland.gov/Communities/Pages/dn/default.aspx
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ACT OF 2010
The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010 established a shared geographic designation to promote efficient use of scarce State resources based on local sustainability and revitalization strategies. The Sustainable Communities program consolidated geographically targeted resources for historic preservation, housing and economic development under a single designation. The designation places special emphasis on infrastructure improvements, multimodal transportation and development that strengthens existing communities. The legislation designated the Governor’s Smart Growth Subcabinet as the body charged with final approval of Sustainable Communities designations.
Description: The Maryland Department of Commerce (COMMERCE) identifies and maintains boundaries where business that invest in an economic development project in a "qualified distressed county" may qualify for project tax credits of up to $5 million and start-up tax credits of up to $500,000.
Description: Introduced in 1993, the Empowerment Zone Initiative, along with Enterprise Community Initiative and Renewal Community Initiative, sought to reduce unemployment and generate economic growth through the designation of Federal tax incentives and award of grants to distressed communities. Local, Tribal and State government interested in participating in this program were required to present comprehensive plans that included the principles of: Strategic Visions for change, Community-Based Partnerships, Economic Opportunities and Sustainable Community Development. Communities selected to participate in this program embraced these principles and lef projects that promoted economic development in their distressed communities.
Description: The Maryland Department of Commerce (COMMERCE) identifies boundries which promote domestic employment and help U.S. firms compete in the global marketplace. An FTZ is located in or near a U.S. Customs port of entry, where foreign and domestic merchandise is generally considered to be inter-national commerce. Foreign or domestic merchandise may enter this enclave without a formal customs entry or the payment of custom duties or government excise taxes.
Copyright Text: MD iMAP, COMMERCE, Julia Fischer, julia.fischer@maryland.gov
Description: Maryland’s Heritage Areas are places to experience – to see, hear and even
taste – the authentic heritage of Maryland in ways that you cannot
experience anywhere else. Heritage Areas exist where the stories of the
people, the land, and the waters of Maryland, which have been intertwined
for thousands of years, are told. In Heritage Areas individuals,
businesses, nonprofits and governments form partnerships to preserve the
best of Maryland's historic sites and towns, unspoiled natural landscapes
and enduring traditions. These tangible links to both place and the past
encourage residents to recognize they have a special piece of the American
story to treasure and share with others, and that in doing so they create
more livable and economically sustainable communities. Learn more at:
https://mht.maryland.gov/heritageareas.shtml.
Description: Businesses locating in a RISE Zone or an existing business doing a significant expansion within the Zone, may qualify for real property tax credits and income tax credits related to capital investment and job creation. Zone designations are for 5 years.
Description: The Maryland State Arts Council sponsors Arts & Entertainment Districts as a way to stimulate the economy and improve quality of life. This legislation enables local jurisdictions, municipalities, counties, or a combination thereof, to apply for state designations for the Arts and Entertainment Districts within their boundaries and offer tax incentives as provided by law.
Description: Polygon features that represent the political boundaries of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) that exist in Maryland and for which the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is a member. In several instances, these MPO boundaries extend beyond Maryland’s borders into neighboring states as well as the District of Columbia. MPO Boundaries’ data includes information on each boundary's name, geographic location, and the total size / extent of each area. MPO Boundaries data was intended to be used for planning purposes within governments at the National and State level. Maryland's MPO Boundaries data is a sub-set of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD).
A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) is a federally-mandated and federally-funded transportation policy-making organization that is made up of representatives from local governments and governmental transportation authorities. Federal law requires the formation of an MPO for any urbanized area (UZA) with a population greater than 50,000. Federal funding for transportation projects and programs are channeled through this planning process. Congress created MPOs to ensure that existing and future expenditures of federal funds for transportation projects and programs are based on a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive (“3‑C”) planning process. MPOs are charged with developing a 20-year long-range transportation plan (LRTP) and a short-term (usually 2-6 years) program called the transportation improvement program (TIP) for each of their respective regions.
The seven MPOs of which Maryland jurisdictions and agencies are members are listed below. The Maryland member jurisdictions are listed under each MPO (note that some MPOs cover multi-State regions). The Maryland Department of Transportation is a member of each of the MPOs listed. Maryland's MPOs are as follows: National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB), Cumberland Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (HEPMPO), Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO), Salisbury/Wicomico Metropolitan Planning Organization (S/WMPO), and Calvert-St. Mary’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (C-SMMPO).
Maryland's MPO Boundaries data is owned and maintained by the Transportation Secretary's Office (TSO) of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT). Being a subset of the USDOT's NTAD, an annual update of Maryland's MPO Boundaries data is performed by TSO in close coordination with each MPO, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). MPO Boundaries data is a strategic resource for the USDOT, FHWA, MDOT, as well as many other National, State, and local government agencies. Maryland's MPO Boundaries data is updated on an annual basis.
For additional MPO information, contact MDOT's Office of Planning and Capital Programming (MDOTGIS@mdot.state.md.us)
For additional data information, contact the MDOT SHA Geospatial Technologies Team (GIS@sha.state.md.us)
Copyright Text: United States Department of Transportation (USDOT),
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS),
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT),
MDOT Transportation Secretary's Office (MDOT TSO)
, MDOT Office of Planning and Capital Programming (MDOTGIS@mdot.state.md.us),
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA),
Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering (OPPE),
Regional Intermodal Planning Division (RIPD)
, Data Governance Division (DGD)
, MDOT SHA Geospatial Technologies Team (GIS@sha.state.md.us),
Maryland iMap (MD iMAP)
Name: National Capital Strategic Economic Development Areas
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Description: The National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund (NED) provides competitive funds in support of commercial and residential activities in areas targeted for revitalization. The program focuses on areas where modest investment and a coordinated strategy will have a substantial neighborhood revitalization impact. Nonprofit community development organizations and local governments are eligible to apply. Funds from the NED Program should support the goals and objectives outlined in a targeted area’s Sustainable Communities Action Plan. The program targets specific geographic regions within Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, Maryland. To learn more about the program requirements and boundaries, contact the regional program officer at 410-209-5800.