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A Regional Bike and
Pedestrian Newsflash
Dear Monica,
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...
Amber Blake
BikePed ED
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Upcoming BRTB Committee Meetings
Baltimore Regional Transportation
Board
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
Technical Committee
Tuesday,
February 3, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Citizens Advisory
Committee
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.
Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory
Group
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
All BRTB Committee meetings are held at
the BMC offices (2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite 310, Baltimore), MD 21224)
and are open to the public.
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$225 MILLION FOR TRANSIT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
 After
several months of public outreach and involvement, the BRTB has recently
released 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 preferred
alternative proposes $225 million in funding for regional transit projects,
beginning in 2020, including:
- Green Line Transit
- Park-and-Ride spaces
- Carroll County Transit
- Intermodal Facilities / MARC stations / Transit Oriented
Development (TOD)
- Dedicated bus lanes
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.
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STATION NORTH BIKE RACK PROJECT - FINALISTS
SELECTED
 Judges
have selected eight finalists, including three Maryland Institute College of Art
students, to design and build eight one-of-a-kind bike racks to be installed by
next spring in Baltimore's Station North district.
The designs were
submitted as part of the Station North Bike Rack Project, a competition held
this fall to help raise the bike rack to an art form and make Baltimore a more
bike-friendly city.
A public display of the 79 designs was held on Dec.
12 at 20 W. North Ave. The winners will each receive $4,000 to execute their
designs for locations to be determined.
The finalists are: Sanjit Roy, Ethan Rochmis, Irina Dukhnevich,
Chris Shea, Andrea Dombrowski, Daniel Raimond, Paul Capetola and Nick Trincia.
Dombrowski, Dukhnevich and Capetola are MICA students.
>> See Photogallery
Photo Source: Urban
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BALTIMORE CITY SEEKS
NEW LOCATIONS TO INSTALL BIKE RACKS
 Aside from "Share the Road" signs, bike racks are the #2
contributor to increased bike ridership. Baltimore City's DOT purchases and
installs bike racks in conjunction with the development of the bike network to
allow bicyclists to park at key destinations and they are seeking new locations
for new bicycle racks. Details are listed below.
Installation
& Maintenance process
- Property owner requests a rack (or racks) for installation
- Bike racks are purchased and installed by DOT on a
first-come/first-served basis
- If racks require maintenance, DOT will replace the existing
rack in kind.
Bike Rack options
- Standard 36" x 30" powder-coated inverted "U" racks, typically
installed in sidewalks and parking lots. Each rack holds 2 bicycles.
- "Meter racks" installed on top of parking meter poles once
meter heads are replaced. Each rack can hold 1-2 bicycles.
- "On street parking" converted an existing on-street car parking
place to accommodate 8-12 bicycles. On-street bike parking is reserved for
commercial areas.
Please contact Nate Evans in the Department of Transportation's
Planning Division at 410-396-6586 or nevans@baltimorecity.gov if you are
interested.
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CITY OF
BALTIMORE TO HOST BICYCLE SUMMIT IN SPRING OF
2009
 The City of Baltimore Department of Transportation (DOT) has been working
hard to implement the May 2006 Bicycle Master Plan. Bicycle lanes and sharrows
are being integrated into city streets, storm grates are being improved, and
bicycle racks are being places, along with other improvements.
Now
that Baltimore is becoming more bicycle friendly, it is necessary to inform
citizens and visitors about safe bicycling practices and the city plans to do
just that at a bicycle summit, to be held in Druid Hill Park this Spring.
The summit will bring together both public and private
partners and include discussions on:
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NEW DVD
TEACHES BICYCLE SAFETY, COMPETENCE AND CONFIDENCE
A 5 minute preview of the recently
released DVD - Geared Up The Essentials of Adult Bicycling - is now
available on the AdultBicycling.com web site.
With so many adults bicycling, this
DVD is very timely. Competence, Confidence and Safety is the message. Please
take a moment to view the video or share with others.
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TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT
 On Tuesday, January 27, 2009 from 7 to 9 p.m.
several area organizations will host a 2nd Transit Oriented Development Summit
at the Thumel Business Center Auditorium (11 W. Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore,
MD 21201).
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 bomalley@cmtalliance.org or 410-332-4172 ext.
122.
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