If you know a family member or friend who relies on SNAP, see people in your community struggling, or if your neighbor just got furloughed:

Check on your loved ones to make sure they’re OK.

📣 📣 📣 This promises to be a great, not-to-be-missed event for small business owners and entrepreneurs in Maryland! @govwesmoore.bsky.social @marylanddot.bsky.social #SustainableGrowth #PlanningPrinciples #Economy

👏👏👏 @mddeptplanning.bsky.social applauds @govwesmoore.bsky.social's move to make solar energy more affordable and more accessible to Marylanders! 🌞🌞🌞

#SustainableGrowth #PlanningPrinciples #Economy #Equity #Ecology

👏 🙌 👏 The @marylanddot.bsky.social applauds @marylanddot.bsky.social's programs working to create safe streets and other alternative means of transportation across Maryland! #SustainableGrowth #PlanningPrinciples #BestPractices #CompleteStreets #Transportation #Equity #Land #LandUse #Ecology

One month to go! The 10th Annual Governor’s Small Business Outreach Summit is almost here - featuring networking opportunities, & conversations shaping the future of business in Maryland. Join us Nov. 11 at Maryland Live! Hotel & Casino.

Register now: https://mdbizoppssummit.com/

Blue speech bubble graphic with "3 Days Left" and the Sustainable Growth Awards logo with green line drawings in light green, including representations of the beach with a crab, fields, mountains and a city skyline, within a dark blue circle.

📆📣JUST 3 DAYS LEFT TO NOMINATE💡🏆 Are you protecting critical resources? Does your project exemplify vibrant, walkable streets? Has your jurisdiction created a plan to support resilient communities? #MDSustainableGrowthAwards NOMINATE NOW - OCTOBER 17! ow.ly/H6Rh50WQyxM

2025 Walkinars: October 2 - Nat'l and Local Impact: Walking, Health, and Communities; October 9 - Safety: Designing Walkable Communities for All ; October 16 - Accessibility: How Trails Improve Community Access; October 23 - Education: Teaching Walking Safety from a Young Age; October 30 - Agency: Walking Across MD with the State Sec's Roundtable. Collage with families walking on a nature park boardwalk; Walktober logo in green & orange superimposed over photo of feet walking away.

REMINDER: FREE “WALKINARS” CONTINUE TOMORROW 10:30 AM-NOON! MDP & Maryland Department of Transportation will host Walkinar No. 3 "Accessibility: How Transportation Trails Improve Community Access." Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Walktober #Walkinars #walkability

Photo collage - clockwise from top left: Carter Reitman; Clyde Drayton; APA NCA logo; National Capital Area Planning Conference log; audience listening to presentation at the APA NCA 2025 conference.

MDP Lead Planners, Carter Reitman (Housing) & Clyde Drayton (Resilience), recently presented at the Amer. Planning Assoc’s National Capital Area (APA NCA) conference on helping jurisdictions integrate #SustainableGrowthPrinciples into local comp plans & implement best practices.

Blue speech bubble graphic with "4 Days Left" and the Sustainable Growth Awards logo with green line drawings in light green, including representations of the beach with a crab, fields, mountains and a city skyline, within a dark blue circle.

THE DEADLINE IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING! Are you protecting critical resources? Does your project exemplify vibrant, walkable streets? Has your jurisdiction created a plan to support resilient communities? #MDSustainableGrowthAwards NOMINATE NOW - OCTOBER 17! ow.ly/H6Rh50WQyxM

Blue speech bubble graphic with "7 Days Left" and the Sustainable Growth Awards logo with green line drawings in light green, including representations of the beach with a crab, fields, mountains and a city skyline, within a dark blue circle.

ONLY 7 DAYS REMAINING! Are you protecting critical resources? Does your project exemplify vibrant, walkable streets? Has your jurisdiction created a plan to support resilient communities? #MDSustainableGrowthAwards NOMINATE NOW - OCTOBER 17! ow.ly/H6Rh50WQyxM

The @mddeptplanning.bsky.social (MDP) applauds the state and @govwesmoore.bsky.social for investing in improved energy efficiency for Maryland schools!

#SustainableGrowth #PlanningPrinciples #sustainability #Economy #Resilience #Ecology #StrongCommunities #LeaveNoOneBehind

2025 Walkinars: October 2 - Nat'l and Local Impact: Walking, Health, and Communities; October 9 - Safety: Designing Walkable Communities for All ; October 16 - Accessibility: How Trails Improve Community Access; October 23 - Education: Teaching Walking Safety from a Young Age; October 30 - Agency: Walking Across MD with the State Sec's Roundtable. Collage with families walking on a nature park boardwalk; Walktober logo in green & orange superimposed over photo of feet walking away.

REMINDER: FREE “WALKINARS” CONTINUE TOMORROW 10:30 AM-NOON! MDP & Maryland Department of Transportation will host Walkinar No. 2 "Safety: Designing Walkable Communities for All." Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Walktober #Walkinars #walkability

Photo of kids crossing an intersection. Test at top: Walk, Bike & Roll to Scholl October 8, 2025" text at bottom" Walktober."

🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽REMINDER! Tomorrow is #WalkAndRollToSchoolDay a national event to promote #SafeRoutestoSchools. Create safety lesson plans, “walking school buses,” & more to celebrate those “who walk n’ roll.” Sign up your school today! www.walkbiketoschool.org @MarylandDOT #Walktober

Blue speech bubble graphic "10 Days Left" and the Sustainable Growth Awards logo with green line drawings of the beach with a crab, fields, mountains, and a city skyline within a dark blue circle.

ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT TO NOMINATE! Are you protecting critical resources? Does your project exemplify vibrant, walkable streets? Has your jurisdiction created a plan to support resilient communities? #MDSustainableGrowthAwards NOMINATE NOW - OCTOBER 17! ow.ly/H6Rh50WQyxM

2025 Walkinars: October 2 - Nat'l and Local Impact: Walking, Health, and Communities; October 9 - Safety: Designing Walkable Communities for All ; October 16 - Accessibility: How Trails Improve Community Access; October 23 - Education: Teaching Walking Safety from a Young Age; October 30 - Agency: Walking Across MD with the State Sec's Roundtable. Collage with families walking on a nature park boardwalk; Walktober logo in green & orange superimposed over photo of feet walking away.

FREE “WALKINARS” START TOMORROW!

MDP & @MarylandDOT will host 5 webinars throughout the month on everything walking – including safety, health, community, infrastructure, and commuting. Register today: ow.ly/ltGO50X5cUs #Walktober #Walkinars #walkability

Drone program aims to overcome challenges of getting medications to some Maryland communities In some of Maryland's Eastern Shore communities, getting access to medicine can be a challenge. A drone program aims to overcome that.

Drone Program Aims to Overcome Challenges of Getting Medications to Some Maryland Communities! A team including UMD's UAS Research & Operations Center, MDP, & other institutional partners recently began test flights. Watch WJZTV ABC News coverage: www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...

TODAY'S THE DAY - HAPPY #WALKMARYLAND DAY! New this year: #MDOTinMotionStepChallenge -- Designed to encourage every Marylander to get moving & HELP reach collective goals. Log your steps anonymously with #StepCalculator to track how far you are walking! ow.ly/wotW50X1K1t

Modern white modular home with large glass windows, elevated on a black metal platform surrounded by gravel and trees under a clear blue sky.

TOMORROW AT NOON! Join MDP & the @Mid-Atlantic Planning Collaboration Tues. 9/30 @ 12 PM EST for our upcoming webinar “Manufactured Housing in the Mid-Atlantic: How Do We Build More?” CM credits available: ow.ly/Kbw350WTX2A #SustainableGrowth #PlanningPrinciples #Housing

Screenshot of the Transit-Oriented Development in Maryland landing page with an image of brick and tan stone buildings in the background and trees, a transit station with a green roof and pedestrians walking in the foreground.

NEW! Updates to the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in MD webpage are here! Part of a multi-agency effort, the page’s main subject areas now better describe the types of data, analyses, mapping tools, financing, & TOD best practices used throughout the state. tod.maryland.gov

"Eligibility Criteria Refresher" chart in white lettering on a dark green background for the 3 categories of MD Sustainable Growth Awards: Leadership, Project, Policy. For more information: https://ow.ly/uX3n50X2bMJ

📣Leader? Builder? Planner?

There’s a #MarylandSustainableGrowthAward category for every innovator💡! Find your fit and get the recognition your work deserves.

Nominate today! ow.ly/VjGy50X2bMF

Black, red, and yellow MDOT in Motion logo with icons representing people walking, biking, using a walker, scootering, using a wheelchair, and pushing a stroller.

New this Walktober: The #MDOTinMotionStepChallenge! Designed to encourage every Marylander to get moving to help reach collective goals. Log your steps anonymously with MDOT’s new #StepCalculator to track how far you are walking! ow.ly/wotW50X1K1t

"When we build lovable places...Maryland Communities win. Ultimately, great places win." Secretary Jake Day, MD Dept. of Housing and Community Development. Background: a walking trail alongside an urban river with the MD Sustainable Growth Awards Logo superimposed.

Do you know a project, policy, or leader making MD a better place? Get them the recognition they deserve! The #MDSustainableGrowthAwards celebrate innovation in community building. 🌟Spotlight local impact🏆Earn statewide recognition➡️Nominate today!

ow.ly/H6Rh50WQyxM

Kicking off WALKTOBER is WalkMarylandDay! On October 1, 50+ partners will host community & workplace walks, tours, & more. Register to lead or join a walk! Activities for all ages & abilities, whether you walk or roll!
ow.ly/4qPw5… #SustainableGrowth #PlanningPrinciples #Transportation #walkability

Modern white modular home with large glass windows, elevated on a black metal platform surrounded by gravel and trees under a clear blue sky.

JUST A WEEK AWAY! Join MDP & the @Mid-Atlantic Planning Collaboration Tues. 9/30 @ 12 PM EST for our upcoming webinar “Manufactured Housing in the Mid-Atlantic: How Do We Build More?” CM credits available: ow.ly/Kbw350WTX2A #SustainableGrowth #PlanningPrinciples #HousingModern

Collage showing pedestrians walking for pleasure, to work, and to school. Green, orange and yellow Walktober logo below superimposed over a photo of feet in sneakers walking away from the camera along a path.

#Walktober is Walking Month! Together, MDP and @MarylandDOT will host 5 webinars, or “Walkinars,” throughout the month on everything walking – including safety, health, community, infrastructure, & commuting. Register now mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/In... #sustainability #transportation

State of Maryland Proclamation declaring the month October 2025 as Walktober signed by Governor Wes Moore, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and other officials with the states's official gold seal.

DYK, October in MD is WALKTOBER? @GovWesMoore issued a proclamation ushering in the 5th year of celebrating MD’s official exercise, WALKING. MDP, MDOT, & many partners are hosting activities, events, & learning opportunities throughout the month! mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/In...

Peter Claggett (center), FY25 Sustainable Growth Awards winner in Leadership, is presented his award by Governor Wes Moore (left) and Secretary Joshua Kurtz, MD Department of Natural Resources.

Leadership Spotlight: The Maryland Sustainable Growth Awards! Know a leader who is preserving Maryland's natural assets? Nominate now! ow.ly/H6Rh50WQyxM
@govwesmoore.bsky.social #MDNaturalResources #ChesapeakeBay #MDSustainableGrowthAwards #SustainableGrowth #PlanningPrinciples

Today, MDP Sec. Rebecca Flora, AICP gave the keynote address at the @Maryland State Bar Association’s Land Use Institute on legislation creating the #SustainableGrowth #PlanningPrinciples. The new principles guide a shift to sustainable growth to manage land use in Maryland.

Medicine Delivery Drone demonstrations take flight in Crisfield Drone technology is being tested in Crisfield this week as part of a project designed to bring lifesaving medications directly to patients in remote parts of Somerset County.

Medicine Delivery Drone Demonstrations Take Flight in Crisfield! On Monday, September 15, UMD and MDP joined with local partners to test drone deliveries to address critical gaps in medicine transportation to rural communities like Smith Island. ow.ly/umHZ50WXLxO

Matt Miller, Executive Director of Cumberland Economic Development, stands before a podium with microphones and an image of downtown Cumberland superimposed behind him to accept the 2025 Sustainable Growth Award on behalf of the entire project team.

FY26 Sustainable Growth Award Nominations Now Open! ow.ly/Hjmw50WQC15. Last year’s winner, #BaltimoreStreetRedevelopment, transformed downtown Cumberland. Matt Miller of Cumberland Economic Development accepted the award on behalf of the team. #SustainableGrowth