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• The communities are gaining access to the water for the first time in 70 years, with traffic improvements and pedestrian access enabling residents to enjoy an urban wilderness area

• An environmental and community center in a near net zero energy green building, providing for educational opportunities and community activities

• Educational programs by Living Classrooms and the National Aquarium for local schools, with an emphasis on environment and the Chesapeake Bay

• Masonville Cove with over 50 acres of upland habitat and over 100 acres of tidal/non-tidal wetlands connected to and part of the local park system, expanding Masonville’s impact to community education and recreation

• Control over Masonville Cove Urban Wilderness Conservation Area through a community held conservation easement, ensuring continuity of community benefits into the foreseeable future

• Community leaders state that the Masonville model is enabling local communities to benefit from other proposed projects in and adjacent to their communities through negotiation of MOUs with potential developers