Hyattsville Climate Action Plan (PAMC)
Project Planner
Anusree Nair
Planner II, Neighborhood Revitalization Section
PHONE: 301-780-2233
EMAIL: anusree.nair@ppd.mncppc.org
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Project Description
The Hyattsville Climate Action Plan will set sustainability and climate action goals for the City to meet, organize and prioritize action steps to achieve the goals, and galvanize and unify key stakeholders in shared sustainability practices. The plan will help the City to advance environmental justice and transition to a state of readiness for and adaptation to climate change and identify where the City can contribute toward County CAP goals achievement. The project includes an intensive, door-to-door climate change and sustainability survey designed and implemented by the University of Maryland School of Public Policy’s Saul I. Stern Civic Engagement Research Lab students; two Greenhouse Gas Emissions Community Inventories compiled by the Maryland-Washington Council of Governments, and consultants’ participation in a Hyattsville community event to further engage residents. The final plan will include an executive summary, prioritized risks and potential actions, and a road map for using the results of the findings.
Project Boundary
Project Milestones
| Milestone | Estimated Timeline | |
|---|---|---|
| Kick-Off and Refinement of Work Plan | July 2025 | |
| Tour The consultant will take an in-person tour of the study area existing conditions and assess the needs identified by City staff. | November 2025 | |
| Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventories | September - November 2025 | |
| Review of Material, Plan Outline, & City Work Session City Work Session #1 Work session with the Hyattsville Environment Committee to discuss the plan outline and identify resources, focus areas, key stakeholders, capacities, and opportunities. Brief Presentation to City Council A brief about the project and a revised plan outline incorporating input received during the work session will be presented to the Hyattsville City Council at a regularly scheduled City Council meeting. | July 2025 – January 2026 | |
| Identification and Prioritization of Potential Actions | December 2025 – March 2026 | |
| City Work Session #2 Work session with the Hyattsville Environment Committee to present the inventory findings and the forecast and solicit input and prioritization of the draft mitigation and adaptation actions. | February/March 2026 | |
| Climate Survey Coordination University of Maryland (UMD) School of Public Policy in consultation with consultants and the City will develop a community survey to gage the impressions of the citizens of Hyattsville on climate change. The survey results will guide the plan priorities. | August 2025 - February 2026 | |
| Stakeholder Feedback on Strategies Consultants will conduct strategic conversations with key stakeholders including elected officials, businesses, and non-profit organizations. | February - March 2026 | |
| Outreach Event Community engagement at a regularly scheduled City festival or event to share the draft proposals for reducing GHG emissions and strengthening the City in the face of climate events. | April 2026 | |
| Draft Climate Action Plan The consultant shall prepare the draft plan and present it to City officials and staff for comment at a regularly scheduled, public City Council meeting | March - July 2026 | |
| Final Climate Action Plan | July - August 2026 |
