University of Wisconsin–Madison

Green pattern book: using vacant land to create greener neighborhoods in Baltimore

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) Maryland
Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources
This guide outlines best practices for converting vacant land into publicly accessible green spaces and parks. It specifically highlights eight "green patterns" or strategies for holding and converting vacant land including establishing temporary green spaces in plots reserved for future redevelopment, cultivating urban agriculture, developing permanent neighborhood parks, and planting urban forests as buffers between railroads, highways, and existing forests.

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