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In this issue:
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2009 Maryland
Transportation Plan Now Available
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Anne Arundel
County Development Plan Open for Review
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Neighborhood
Grants Now Available
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Transit Oriented Development
Summit Rescheduled to February 24
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Thank You To Everyone Who
Submitted Comments on the Transportation Outlook 2035 Draft Amendment
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Breakfast Seminar on Commuter
Choice Maryland on February 26
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New Pennsylvania To Maryland
Transit Service Launched This Week
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2009 Pocket Guide To
Transportation Now Available Online
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In the News
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| 2009
MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION PLAN NOW AVAILABLE |
| Plan
outlines vision, performance goals, and objectives
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 On January
21, 2009, the MD Department of Transportation released the 2009 Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP). The MTP establishes a 20-year vision for transportation in the State and helps to
guide statewide improvements across all means of transportation, including
highways, roads, tunnels, bridges, rail, buses, water ports, airports, bike
paths, and sidewalks.
The MTP also includes
goals and objectives that address all methods of transportation and respond to
critical issues such as:
- How MDOT can best serve Maryland's residents, businesses, and
visitors;
- Safety, which is the State's highest commitment to its
customers;
- Maintenance and preservation of transportation infrastructure;
- Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and a coordinated
response to climate change; and
- Providing mobility choices for the efficient movement of people
and goods.
>> Read more about the 2009 Plan or download a copy |
| ANNE
ARUNDEL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN OPEN FOR REVIEW |
| Public forums to accept comment scheduled for this
week and next
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 Anne Arundel County has
recently released a new Draft General Development Plan (GDP), open for public
review through February 16, 2009.
The GDP is a comprehensive land
use plan that establishes policies and recommendations to guide land use
decisions over the 10 to 20 year planning horizon.
In an effort to
accept public comments, a series of public forums are being held. The next
meetings are:
- Thursday, February 5 at
Meade High School (1100 Clark R., Ft. Meade)
- Wednesday, February 11
at North County High School (10 East First Ave., Glen Burnie)
All forums are held in the school cafeteria and will run from 6 to 9 p.m.
Public comments on the draft plan may be submitted in writing or via e-mail to GDP2008@aacounty.org through February 16, 2009.
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| NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE
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| Application workshops February 4, 9, and 11
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 The Baltimore
Community Foundation's neighborhood Grants Program has funds available for
grants of up to $10,000 to assist resident driven and led community groups with
an active, engaged resident base, to design, develop and carry out projects in
communities in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.
Application
workshops will be held Monday, February 9 from 6
to 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday, February 11
from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at 2 East Read St. (8th floor, Levi Conference Room)
in Baltimore City. Attendance at an application workshop is required in order to
apply for grants.
In addition, a pre-application workshop will be held on
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 6 p.m. at the Baltimore
Community Foundation for organizations who would like to receive technical
assistance. This workshop is not mandatory, but could increase the success of
the grant application.
To register for any of these workshops, please
contact Dion Cartwright at 410-332-4172 ext. 144 or dcartwright@bcf.org. Application deadline is 4
p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2009.
>> Find out about the Neighborhood Grant Program |
| TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT NOW FEBRUARY 24 |
| Summit
rescheduled after inclement weather
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 Due to inclement weather, the 2nd Transit Oriented
Development Summit has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 24, 2009 from 7 to 9 p.m. at
the Thumel Business Center Auditorium (11 W. Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD
21201).
The summit will include speakers from the Maryland
Department of Transportation, Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, and
Reconnecting America. Topics to be discussed include Central Maryland's
opportunities and challenges for TOD, new initiatives and advances in local TOD
planning, and an emerging national agenda to promote smart investment in
infrastructure and innovation.
The event is free and open to the public
and is accessible by MTA Bus Lines 3, 11, 21, 61, 64, Light Rail and MARC Train.
For more information or to RSVP, contact Brian O'Malley at 410-332-4172 ext. 122
or bomalley@cmtalliance.org.
>> Learn more about Transit Oriented Development |
| THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED COMMENTS ON THE
TRANSPORTATION OUTLOOK 2035 DRAFT AMENDMENT |
| BRTB
reviewing comments, will consider approval at February 24 meeting
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 The BRTB would like to
thank all those who submitted comments on the draft preferred alternative for
the amendment to the Baltimore region's long-range transportation plan, Transportation Outlook 2035: Creating a Blueprint for
the Baltimore Region's Future.
This draft preferred alternative
proposes $225 million in funding for regional transit projects, beginning in the
year 2020.
The BRTB is currently reviewing all comments submitted and
will consider approval of the amendment at their next board meeting on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 9 a.m. at the BMC
offices located at 2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21224.
A public participation opportunity is offered at the beginning of the meeting.
>> Learn more about
Transportation Outlook 2035 |
| BREAKFAST
SEMINAR ON COMMUTER CHOICE MARYLAND |
| Employer outreach
series features economic experts from around the state
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 The Maryland Transit
Administration's (MTA) Commuter Choice Maryland Program is hosting a series of
free breakfast meetings for employers featuring some of the state's top economic
experts. The next session will be held on
Thursday, February 26
from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Sheraton Hotel
- BWI Business District.
Sage Policy Group CEO Anirban Basu will explain
the remarkable growth potential for businesses that make the right moves now,
before the economy rebounds. You'll also learn how you can offer your employees
one of the hottest perks in Maryland for practically nothing.
To RSVP or
for more information, call 410-235-4427, ext. 208.
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| NEW PA
TO MD TRANSIT SERVICE LAUNCHED THIS WEEK |
| Commuter bus service will run between York, PA and
Timonium, MD
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 On February 2nd,
rabbittransit launched a new commuter bus route from York, PA to
Timonium/Hunt Valley.
 The service offers
3 trips each way daily, Monday through Friday
and stops at any MTA bus stop along the route.
All buses are equipped with satellite TV,
reclining seats, and bicycle storage.
Riders who are registered
and ride to work at least twice a week are eligible to receive free emergency
rides home.
>> Download a schedule, route map and bus stop information |
| 2009
POCKET GUIDE TO TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE ONLINE |
| Guide
offers data on transportation safety, security, environment
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 The Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research
and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), has released the print
version of its latest pocket guide to transportation. The pocket guide
is designed as a quick reference on the changes in the U.S. transportation
system since 1970.
The Pocket Guide is divided into five sections and a glossary
that cover the extent and use of the transportation system and its impacts on
safety and security, mobility, the economy, energy use, and the environment.
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| IN THE NEWS |
Recent
Articles and Links of Interest
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Monica Haines
Baltimore Metropolitan Council
410-732-0500 x1047
mhaines@baltometro.org
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Baltimore Metropolitan Council | 2700
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