Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Burbank Presents Community Legacy Funding to City of College Park
COLLEGE PARK, MD (October 24, 2028) – Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Burbank, along with Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Secretary Andrew Shaw, Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Drew Ehrlich, City of College Park Mayor Stephen A. Brayman and Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr. today presented $613,330 in Community Legacy funding to the City of College Park.“Building a better Maryland includes the efforts of many,” Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Burbank said. “Community Legacy provides funding to help existing communities develop comprehensive revitalization plans and implement projects targeted to reduce sprawl and enhance community life for businesses and residents.”
Community Legacy, a program within DHCD, is designed to assist urban neighborhoods, suburban communities and small towns that are experiencing decline and disinvestment, but have the potential, with modest public and private investment, to be vibrant places to live and work.
“Neighborhood Revitalization is at the core of the work we do here at DHCD,” said Secretary Andrew Shaw. “The City of College Park has diligently worked to spur a significant redevelopment project that fulfills smart growth goals and will spark additional revitalization in the downtown area. “
The funding will address two needs along the Route 1 corridor. The first award (in the form of a loan) will assist in the purchase of land to be developed into a garage containing 261 parking spaces. The second award will help the city conduct two separate charrettes for two sub-areas of the Route 1 corridor. The first sub-area, known as Midtown, is between Paint Branch Parkway and University Boulevard (MD 193); the second is known as Uptown, located between MD 193 and the Capital Beltway. Both areas are experiencing redevelopment activity and would benefit from the charrette approach, enabling the public to fully participate in the development review process. The continued development of the Route 1 corridor will include more than 2,000 residential units, 200,000 square feet of office space and over 100,000 square feet of planned or approved retail development. The University of Maryland School of Architecture will participate as a team member with faculty and students providing design assistance.
Community Legacy is administered by DHCD's Division of Neighborhood Revitalization, and provides flexible capital and operating resources through annual competitive funding rounds to assist local governments and their nonprofit partners in planning and realizing comprehensive community revitalization initiatives. It is intended to fill key gaps in State support for such efforts.
A cabinet-level State agency, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is committed to expanding homeownership and affordable housing opportunities, strengthening and revitalizing communities, and preserving Maryland's heritage.