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Comm+Unity Workshop This Saturday
On Environmental Justice And Transportation
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Red Line Corridor Transit Study
Released
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Building A New Comprehensive Plan
For Annapolis
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"Transform Baltimore" Hosts Work
Group Meetings
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MTA Hearings On Marc And Commuter
Bus Cuts
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Harford County Seeks Disability
Commission Members
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Additional Smart Growth Listening
Sessions
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Local Transportation Projects Go
On Tour
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Transportation Outlook 2035 -
Update On Amendment
- In the News
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| COMM+UNITY WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY ON ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND TRANSPORTATION |
Hosted by
Baltimore Region Environmental Justice In Transportation Project
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 Are you concerned about access to quality transit
service? Pedestrian safety? Air pollution and congestion? Equity in the planning
process?
If so, learn more about the Baltimore Region Environmental
Justice In Transportation (BREJT) Project at a community workshop on Saturday,
October 25, 2008. The event completes Phase II of this regional
initiative.
Since 2003, the BREJT Project has been listening to low-income, minority
communities describe the impact that transportation has on their environment and
in their lives.
Efforts focused on the concerns of local residents, transit dependent and
community leaders on four case studies throughout Baltimore: (1) Kirk Avenue Bus
Yard (Midway Community); (2) Transit access (Cherry Hill); (3) Highway to
Nowhere (West Baltimore) and (4) Public involvement and Pedestrian Safety
(Lexington Market).
Attend the Comm+Unity Workshop
to find out more
This workshop will
provide an update to members of the community on the results of the four case
studies, as well as provide attendees with information to use in their own
communities.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Registration:
9:30 a.m. | Workshop: 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
Johns Hopkins University -
Downtown Center
10 North Charles Street | Baltimore, MD 21201
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RED LINE CORRIDOR TRANSIT STUDY RELEASED
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details environmental impacts and various route
alternatives |
 The MD Transit Administration has released a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Alternatives Analysis for the
Red Line Corridor Transit Study. Comments are being accepted through January 5,
2009.
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| BUILDING A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR
ANNAPOLIS |
Committee seeks
public comment on draft
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 Every 10 years, Annapolis creates a
new Comprehensive Plan to chart the City's direction for the coming decade.
Since late 2006, the City has been working with a Citizen Advisory Committee to
generate a new Comprehensive Plan.
Now, the Comprehensive Plan Citizen Advisory Committee invites
Annapolis residents, community groups, business groups and other interested
individuals to review and comment on the "Committee Review Draft" of the
Annapolis Comprehensive Plan. The committee wishes to hear from the public
before it finishes its work on the Plan.
The Committee Review Draft is
available for download on the City web site (link below) or for review at the
Annapolis and Eastport-Annapolis Neck Libraries or the Annapolis Department of
Planning and Zoning.
Comments about the plan may be submitted in person on Thursday, November 13, 2008 from 6 to 9 p.m. at
the Eastport Fire Station (916 Bay Ridge Avenue, Annapolis). Written comments
are due by November 10 and can be submitted to:
Annapolis Department of
Planning & Zoning
Attn: Comprehensive Plan
Committee
145 Gorman St, 3rd Floor
| Annapolis, MD 21401
Fax: 410-263-1129 |
E-mail: STONeill@annapolis.gov
>> Download the draft or learn
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| "TRANSFORM BALTIMORE" HOSTS WORK GROUP MEETINGS
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Work
groups help prepare for a re-write of the city's zoning
code
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 The Baltimore City Department of
Planning is hosting a series of work groups to hear from interested parties on
various topics as they prepare to re-write the Zoning Code.
Meetings
will be held in October and November on the following work groups:
- Zoning Procedures
- Neighborhood Commercial
- Residential
- Urban Design and Preservation
- Industrial
- Waterfront
- Arts and Entertainment
- Downtown Issues
- Public Health
- Sustainability
These meetings will culminate in a working group wrap-up Open House where
final final comments will be collected. The Open House will be held on
Monday, November 17, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Baltimore Polytechnic High
School (Falls Rd. and Cold Spring Lane).
For a full list of meetings or for more information about TransForm
Baltimore, click on the link below or contact Laurie Feinberg at laurie.feinberg@baltimorecity.gov or 410-396-1275.
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| MTA
HEARINGS ON MARC AND COMMUTER BUS CUTS |
| Proposed
reductions in service a result of budget cuts
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 The sources of
revenue that support the operation of MTA's MARC Train and Commuter
Bus services have declined dramatically since the start of the fiscal year on
July 1. Regrettably, MTA must reduce its budget, and while the majority of
reductions are taking place in the administrative budget some MARC Train and
Commuter Bus services are proposed for elimination.
The public is
encouraged to provide input regarding the proposed modifications. MTA will hold
public hearings throughout the State from November 17 through November 25,
2008 to receive public comments on these proposals. Citizens may provide
comments at any hearing that is convenient, or may send comments directly to the
MTA by mail or e-mail. All comments received by December 26, 2008 will be
considered before proposals are finalized.
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| HARFORD CO
SEEKS DISABILITY COMMISSION MEMBERS |
Commission On Disabilities Currently Accepting Applications
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The Harford
County Commission on Disabilities is currently accepting applications to fill
two vacancies. One requires the applicant to be a family member of a person with
a disability; the other requires the applicant to be a student with a disability
entering one of his or her last two years of high school. Citizens filling these
vacancies will join 14 other volunteers who serve on the Commission.
For
more information and an application, contact the Department of Community
Services' Disabilities Coordinator Sharon Grzanka at 410-638-3373 voice/TTY or
via e-mail at disability@harfordcountymd.gov. Applications to fill
the current vacancies will be accepted until November 7, 2008.
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| ADDITIONAL SMART GROWTH LISTENING SESSIONS
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Smart
Growth Listening Sessions Offer Public Opportunity to Share Ideas and Concerns
about Growth and Development in Maryland
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 The Maryland Department of
Planning (MDP) and the Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development in
Maryland are hosting a series of public forums across the State for residents to
share their thoughts and ideas on future growth in the state.
Two
additional Listening Sessions have been added to the schedule for the month of
October. The first will be held in Bladensburg on October 22, and the second in
Aberdeen on October 28.
All Marylanders are encouraged to attend and
participate in the Listening Sessions. For the complete schedule of sessions and
directions to various locations, please visit the link below or call MDP at
410-767-4500.
Share
your thoughts at the Baltimore region Listening Session
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 6:30
p.m.
Aberdeen High School
251 Paradise Road
Aberdeen, Maryland
21001-2399
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| LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS GO ON
TOUR |
Consolidated Transportation Program Details Future Transportation
Projects
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Maryland has
a unique process to gather public input from every jurisdiction, a process
stipulated by State law, requiring the Secretary of Transportation to visit
with, and present to each of the State's jurisdictions, the Draft Consolidated
Transportation Program (CTP), for comment. This process is known as the
Secretary's Annual Capital Program Tour.
The CTP is a detailed listing
with descriptions of the capital projects that are proposed for construction, or
for development and evaluation during the next six-year period. |
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Each year
this report is developed in draft form and presented to every jurisdiction
during the fall. Following distribution of the draft document, Maryland
Department of Transportation representatives visit each jurisdiction both to
present and to receive comments on the program. Following the tour, the CTP is
prepared in final form for presentation to the General Assembly in
January.
Attend one of these Tour meetings for jurisdictions
in the Baltimore region
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October 30
2 p.m. |
Harford |
Harford County Council Chambers
212 S. Bond Street, Bel Air
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November 5
2:30 p.m. |
Carroll |
County Office Building, Public Hearing Room, Room 003, 225 N.
Center Street, Westminster
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November 10
10:30 a.m.
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Baltimore County |
Old Courthouse, County Council Chambers
2nd Floor,
Towson
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November 10
3 p.m. |
Baltimore City |
City Hall, Curran Conference Room
4th Floor, Baltimore
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Note: Tour meetings were already
held in Anne Arundel and Howard Counties in September. Contact these
jurisdictions for information on the meetings.
>> Learn more about the
Consolidated Transportation Program |
| TRANSPORTATION OUTLOOK 2035 AMENDMENT
UPDATE |
| BRTB
reviewing public input, determining next steps
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 In response to public input and
amid concerns about escalating costs, this past summer the BRTB determined that
an additional $340 million in funds for capital expansion would be directed
toward a combination of short- and long-term transit projects.
In order
to determine what transit projects should be funded, the BRTB held a 30-day
public input period to gather ideas and advice from the public about what kinds
of transit projects they would like to see funded.
During the public
input period, over 330 project ideas were submitted for the BRTB's
consideration.
Comments and suggestions obtained from the the public
review period have been posted on the Transportation Outlook 2035 web page. On this
page, you can see the following two documents:
- All public input received
- Summary report of all project ideas submitted
>> Download these documents or
learn more about Outlook
2035 |
| IN THE NEWS |
Recent
articles of interest
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Monica Haines
Baltimore Metropolitan
Council
410-732-0500 x1047
mhaines@baltometro.org
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