Public Facilities
Why Public Facilities Matter
The various public facilities that serve the community includes schools, libraries, parks, fire and rescue stations, and more. Plan 2035 delves into how these facilities are planned, built, and operated, and their impact on daily life. The plan also explores the challenges and opportunities facing these public facilities, including aging infrastructure, budget constraints, and new development.
Public facilities are crucial because they provide essential services, create jobs, and improve the overall quality of life. and support education, safety, leisure activities, and community engagement.
By understanding the role of public facilities, residents can contribute to making the community a better place to live, work, and play.
Strategic Planning for Community Facilities
The county’s main goal is to enhance its quality of life and economic competitiveness through the efficient, equitable, and strategic siting of education, public safety, water and sewer, solid waste, and parks and recreation facilities.
The various public facilities that serve the community include schools, libraries, parks, fire and rescue stations, and more. Plan 2035 delves into how these facilities are planned, built, and operated, and their impact on daily life. The plan also explores the challenges and opportunities facing these public facilities, including aging infrastructure, budget constraints, and new development.
Key Elements
Public facilities in Prince George’s County are crucial because they provide essential services, create jobs, and improve the overall quality of life. They support education, safety, leisure activities, and community engagement. By understanding the role of public facilities, residents can contribute to making the community a better place to live, work, and play.
- Comprehensive Planning: Integration of public facilities planning within the county’s overall development strategy to ensure coordinated growth.
- Facility Types: Inclusion of various public facilities such as schools, libraries, parks, public safety buildings, and government offices.
- Level of Service Standards: Establishment of benchmarks to ensure public facilities meet the community’s needs effectively.
- Capital Improvement Program (CIP): Alignment of public facilities planning with the county’s CIP to prioritize funding and implementation.
- Community Engagement: Encouragement of public participation in the planning process to reflect community needs and preferences.
- Sustainability and Resilience: Incorporation of sustainable practices and resilience planning in the development and maintenance of public facilities.
- Equity Considerations: Focus on equitable distribution of public facilities to serve all communities fairly.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Regular assessment of public facilities to ensure they continue to meet established standards and adapt to changing needs.
Public Facilities Plans, Reports, and Studies
Ongoing
Completed
- Pupil Yield Factors & Public School Clusters: 2024-2025 Update
- Pupil Yield Factors & Public School Clusters: 2023-2024 Update
- Langley Park Neighborhood Bicycle Boulevard Project (2021)
- Resource Conservation Plan: A Countywide Functional Master Plan (2017)
- Prince George’s Competitive Retail Market Strategic Action Plan (2017)
- Pupil Yield Study of Public Schools in Prince George’s County, MD (2014)
- Prince George’s County Public Facilities Needs Assessment Study – May 2013
- Water Resources Master Plan (2010)
- Approved Public Safety Facilities Master Plan (2008)
