TOWN OF EDMONSTON, MARYLAND
The following links are from recent newspaper and magazine articles and/or television news stories
5005 52nd Avenue - Edmonston, MD 20781 * Phone (301) 699-8806 * townhall@edmonstonmd.gov
Greenest Street on the East Coast - News Channel 8 - November 9, 2010 (Video)
Decatur Street represents walk on the green side - WTOP.com 103.5 FM - November 10, 2010
Edmonston Goes Green with LED Lights, Rain Gardens - Maryland Newsline - November 9, 2010
Maryland town unveils 'greener' path - Washington Post - November 9, 2010
Historic Green Street Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Edmonston Website - November 9, 2010
Edmonston's Green Street Gets Congressional Red Carpet - Baltimore CityBizList - October 5, 2010
American Rivers and the Green Reserve: Funding Green Infrastructure Solutions - September 28, 2010
Edmonston's 7 Elements of a Green Street - The Local Ecologist - July 21, 2010
From Grey Street to "Green" Street - Smart Growth Speaker Series / National Building Muesum - July 8, 2010
"Green Streets for All", American Society of Landscape Architects blog The Dirt - July 8, 2010
Ortiz Presentation to Catholic University students on Edmonston Green Street - May 2010 (Audio File)
Edmonston: A bridge to the future - Washington Examiner - April 15, 2010
"Mayor Ortiz joins TV personality Judge Hatchett, Laurel Mayor Craig Moe and Seat Pleasant Mayor Eugene Grant to help launch local effort to support parents in helping their children be successful."
Mayor Ortiz receives award at the Green Highways Partnership Forum - January 12, 2010
Crime Drops in Edmonston in 2009 - Gazette Newspaper - February 11, 2010
Speeches by the EPA Administrator - EPA website - January 20, 2010
Youth mural program unveils diversity artwork - The Sentinel - December 13, 2009
Latest mural part of project to engage youth - Gazette Newspaper - December 10, 2009
Edmonston to be first town to get green streets - The Sentinel - December 9, 2009
Edmonston breaks ground on states first 'green street' - College Park Gazette - December 3, 2009
Edmonston breaks ground on state's first ‘green street' - Gazette Newspaper - December 3, 2009
Green street project aims to keep toxic water out of Chesapeake Bay - CNN - November 28, 2009
Stimulus money is bringing green streets to Edmonston - The Daily Record - November 25, 2009
"'Green Street' To Sop Up Tiny
Town's Flood Problem" - Corridor Inc. (Capital News Service) - November 25, 2009
Remaking Main Street - The Baltimore Sun - November 25, 2009
Maryland Town Battles Runoff - WAMU 88.5 FM (NPR) (audio) - November 25, 2009
Historic Green Street Project Groundbreaking Ceremony Takes Place - Edmonston Website - November 24, 2009
PG County Town Home to One of the Nation's Greenest Streets - News Channel 8 (video) - November 24, 2009
Prince George's Hamlet Gets High-Profile Help With 'Green' Project - Washignton Post - November 24, 2009
Administrator Jackson Tours Recovery Act-Funded "Green Street" (EPA Press Release) - November 24, 2009
Edmonston Mayor Joins Lt. Gov.'s Staff - Gazette Newspaper - September 10, 2009
From Mean Streets to Green Streets - Living on Earth Radio Show - August 07, 2009
Paving an Environmentally Friendly Path - Washington Post - July 23, 2009
Here's To Edmonston, Maryland - Gang Green Blog - July 17, 2009