Hyattsville Climate Action Plan (PAMC)
Hyattsville Climate Action Plan (PAMC)
Project Planner
Planner II, Neighborhood Revitalization Section
PHONE: 301-780-2233
EMAIL: anusree.nair@ppd.mncppc.org
Updates
Help Shape Hyattsville’s Climate Action Plan! – Sunday, April 26, 2026 (note date change)
Join us at the Hyattsville 140th Anniversary Celebration on SUNDAY, April 26, 4–7 p.m. at Driskell Community Park, 3911 Hamilton Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781,to share your ideas and vote on climate priorities. Kids’ activities, free resources, and bilingual facilitators will be available.
View the flyer in English or in Spanish.
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 Timeline
| Milestone | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Kick-Off & 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. | Feb/March 2026 |
| Climate Survey Coordination | UMD School of Public Policy in consultation with consultants and the City developed a community survey to gauge the impressions of the citizens of Hyattsville on climate change. The survey results guide the plan’s priorities. For a summary of the survey responses, follow the hyperlink to the survey report. To see the more detailed survey results, follow the hyperlink to the topline results. | August 2025 – February 2026 |
| Stakeholder Feedback on Strategies | Consultants conducted strategic conversations with key stakeholders, including elected officials, businesses, and non-profit organizations. | February – March 2026 |
| Outreach Event | Community engagement at the Hyattsville 140th Anniversary Festival 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 | Consultant shall prepare the draft plan and present it to City officials and staff at a regularly scheduled, public City Council meeting for comment. | March – July 2026 |
| Final Climate Action Plan | July – August 2026 | |
