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Thank you for your interest in Transportation Outlook 2035.
Just a quick reminder that we're having two public meetings this
week to receive your comments on the draft preferred alternative
for amending Transportation Outlook 2035. Please read on for
more information, some helpful links, and easy ways for you to
submit your comments.
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$225
Million For Transit. What Do You Think?
BRTB Seeking Public Input - Public Meeting This Thursday; Comment
Period Closes January 23

After several months of public outreach and involvement, the BRTB
is pleased to present, for public review and comment, the draft
preferred alternative for the amendment to the Baltimore region's
long-range transportation plan, Transportation Outlook 2035.
This draft proposes $225 million in funding for regional transit
projects, beginning in the year 2020.
The mix of projects includes:
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Green Line Transit
- Preliminary engineering
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Park-and-Ride
spaces - Averaging $10,000/space for 2,000
spaces in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, and
Howard counties
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Carroll County
- Transit
vehicles and amenities
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Intermodal
Facilities / MARC stations / Transit Oriented
Development (TOD)
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$10
million/facility average, 3 of 4 (smaller type
facilities such as bus to bus: Central Maryland
Transit Operations Facility (CMTOF), Columbia,
Snowden Square, Parole)
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$20
million/facility average (larger type facilities
such as rail to rail or bus: Lexington Market, or
other Baltimore City location)
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MARC station(s) not
currently included in TO2035, i.e. Odenton, West
Baltimore, or East Baltimore Development
Initiative)
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Dedicated bus lanes
- In congested corridors such as I-695, MD 152, US
29, MD 2
In response to public comment, the
projects included in this amendment focus on ways to make the
regional transit system more user-friendly and attractive to a
broader segment of the region's population and workforce.
A public input period will run
through Friday, January 23, 2009. During this time, public
comments will be accepted by mail, fax, or online using our public
comment form.
Comments may also be submitted in
person at a public meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2009 from 3:30
to 5 p.m. or 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the BMC offices located at 2700
Lighthouse Point East, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21224.
>>> Learn more about the draft amendment or how to comment
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How To Share Your Thoughts and Ideas
Public input is a key part of
amending Transportation Outlook 2035
The
current public input period will run through Friday, January 23,
2009. The public is encouraged to share their thoughts and
ideas with the BRTB.Curious what others are saying?
>> View the current public comments
To share your thoughts and ideas, please submit all comments in
writing using one of the methods listed below.
Mail: The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board
2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21224
Fax: 410-732-8248
e-mail: comments@baltometro.org
Web:
www.baltometro.org/bboard
Public meeting:
Thursday, January 15, 2009 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. or 5:30 to 7
p.m. at the BMC offices (2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite
310, Baltimore, MD 21224)
All comments must be received no later than January 28, 2009.
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Monica Haines
Baltimore Metropolitan Council
410-732-0500 x1047
mhaines@baltometro.org
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