It’s time to pass Thrive 2050 in Montgomery County

UPDATE: THRIVE 2050 passed! On October 25th, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to approve Thrive Montgomery 2050 – the county’s new general master plan. Thank you for your collective advocacy to make this critical step happen! The Plan is the blueprint. Now the real work begins to create policies… Continue reading

ANS Testifies on the Thrive Montgomery 2050 Plan

October 2021 UPDATE: Check out, read and share the most recent organizational THRIVE 2050 factsheet. On June 17, 2021, ANS submitted written comments and testified at the County Council’s public hearing on Thrive Montgomery 2050 – Montgomery County’s new General Master plan. This was a continuation of our on-going Thrive… Continue reading

Housing and the Environment: Habitats for Humans

This article ran as the Partners Profile in the Summer, 2021 Naturalist Quarterly What do environmental advocates need to know about housing? It turns out the answer is: quite a lot. At ANS, we have been educating ourselves about the ways that housing needs, development plans, affordability, and transit intersect… Continue reading

TAKE ACTION NOW! ¡ACTÚA AHORA! Send in your comments on Thrive 2050’s Working Draft Plan. Envie sus comentarios sobre el Anteproyecto del Plan General.

*On November 18, 2020 – ANS submitted written testimony to the Montgomery County Planning Board before the November 19, 2020 hearing on Thrive Montgomery 2050 Working Draft Plan. Overall, ANS supports the new general plan but asks the Planning Board to add in five more policy recommendations that would strength and… Continue reading

Thrive 2050 at ANS – A Recap

  On June 11, 2020, ANS had the opportunity to virtually host Montgomery Planning Director Gwen Wright, Khalid Afzal (Special Projects Manager-General Plan Update), Steve Findley (Planner Coordinator, Area 2 Planning Division), and Carrie McCarthy (Research and Special Projects Manager) to talk about Thrive 2050 – Montgomery County’s New General… Continue reading

Act Now! ¡Actúa Ahora! – Comment on Montgomery County’s General Master Plan – ¡Comenta en el nuevo Plan General del Condado de Montgomery!

Updates/Actualizaciones: Read our testimonies/ Lee nuestros testimonios April 2020:  Audubon Naturalist Society’s written testimony on Thrive 2050’s Draft Vision and Goals Report August 2020:  Audubon Naturalist Society’s written testimony on Thrive 2050’s Final Staff Report Vision, Goals, Policies and Actions Report What does your future look like? How would you improve… Continue reading

Take action now and comment on Montgomery County’s General Master Plan! ¡Actúa ahora y comenta en el nuevo Plan Maestro del Condado!

****Update (1/16/20): ANS Submits New General Plan Draft Issues Briefing Report Comments.  (Which you can read here).   English   What is Thrive Montgomery 2050?  Thrive 2050 is Montgomery Planning’s campaign to revise and develop the county’s new General Master Plan. This plan will guide decisions on transportation, housing, parkland, and… Continue reading