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The following newsflash from the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board
details current news, events, etc. in regards to biking and walking both in and
around the Baltimore region. The information found in the newsflash is
informative; it could inspire some to become more involved in the process of
improving conditions for biking and walking. Or it could inspire a bike-ride or
a walk... BikePedED
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Transportation Outlook 2035 Draft Plan Now Online |
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The BRTB has released the Draft Plan for Transportation Outlook 2035 for
public review and comment. Transportation Outlook 2035 is a long- range
transportation plan for the Baltimore region. It serves as a multi-modal
blueprint for the Baltimore area by identifying the ways the region plans to
invest in the transportation system over the next few decades.
You can download a copy from the BMC web site. Hard copies of the draft plan
will be available for review at key public libraries or at any jurisdiction's
planning office. During the comment period, ending on August 29, 2007, a series
of public meetings will be held throughout the region. These meetings will allow
members of the public to learn more about the draft plan and share their
thoughts.
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Urbanite
Features Bicycling in Baltimore |
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Penny Troutner has an uncommon lament: "My son Marshall turned sixteen last
September and we're trying to get him to get his license. But he says he doesn't
need it because he doesn't see any point. There's no place he needs to go that
he can't go on his bike."
Of course, the teen's perception of Baltimore is colored by growing up with a
mother who's an avid cyclist, an owner of a bike shop, and the first chair of
the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee in 1998. But, if things go as planned,
her son's experience may some day prove typical...
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Civil
War Century to Again Offer Historic, Aerobic Adventure |
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Join the Baltimore Bicycling Club in Thurmont, Maryland on Saturday,
September 8 for the cycling event that has it all -- famous historical sites,
breathtaking scenery, low-traffic roads, and well-marked routes designed for all
abilities. As in the past, you can visit the South Mountain and Antietam or
Gettysburg battlefield sites -- or all three of them if you elect to ride the
full century -- while cycling through some of the most beautiful countryside
east of the Mississippi.
You can choose to ride the most popular route: the full century route of 105
miles with 7400 feet of elevation gain. Or choose the 77-mile, 3/4 century, the
62-mile metric century, the 50-mile half century, or the 25-mile quarter century
- which is flat and features historic covered bridge-crossings.
All routes are well marked and detailed with que sheets. And the aid stations
and volunteers are awesome.
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Towson
Residents and County Plan Safer, More Vital Downtown |
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Towson residents turned out in force Saturday, June 9 to see their ideas
distilled into a series of detailed recommendations for specific changes
designed to increase foot traffic in the downtown Towson area and enhance its
attractiveness as a day and evening destination.
The charrette team, comprised of experts in the fields of traffic
engineering, urban planning, environmental and civil engineering, and others,
determined that a number of suggestions were not feasible, or beneficial for a
variety of reasons. Some of these ideas included replacing traffic lights on
York road with four-way stop signs, changing the roundabout to one lane, a
pedestrian tunnel under Towsontowne Boulevard, developing an off-street greenway
network, encouraging the development of outdoor dining in alleys, and closing
Shealy Avenue. Members of the charrette team included consultants from Hall
Planning and Engineering, TND Planning Group, and JMT - Transportation Planners
and Engineers. The process was sponsored by the Baltimore County offices of
Community Conservation, and Planning; and the Department of Public Works.
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