5/14: Federal $, MD Streets, Your Commute

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What's on your community's transportation wish list? Join us on May 14th and share your priorities for the federal transportation money.
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How should Maryland spend billions on transportation? What will it mean for you, your family, and your commute?


Maryland Forum: Transportation for Our Communities, Equity, and the Environment

Thursday, May 14, 2009
6:30pm refreshments, 7:00pm program
College Park City Hall, 4500 Knox Rd, College Park

(Walking/biking distance of the College Park Metro Station)
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Congress is about to draft the 6-Year Transportation Reauthorization bill that could bring billions to Maryland in national transportation funding and set priorities that will affect our region.

 

If we choose to fund the right priorities, this money could be used to invest in Metrorail, the Purple Line, buses, and bicycle/pedestrian needs. We could link affordable housing to jobs to address the regional economic divide, all while ensuring that we reduce energy consumption, stormwater pollution, and greenhouse gases by adopting smarter growth and transportation alternatives.

 

Maryland’s Congressional delegation will play an important role and they will want to hear from you. Come learn how we can all influence this important piece of legislation!

 

Sponsors: Coalition for Smarter Growth, T4 America Campaign, 1000 Friends of Maryland, Washington Area Bicyclist Association, Sierra Club – Maryland Chapter, One Less Car, Action Committee for Transit, PRISCM, Prince George’s Advocates for Community Based Transit, Audubon Naturalist Society

 

About the Program

We hope you can join us!

 

6:30 PM Light Refreshments
7:00 PM Program begins, including presentations by:

  • Cheryl Cort, Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
  • James Corless, Campaign Director, Transportation for America
  • Eric Olson, Prince George's County Council
  • Duchy Trachtenberg, Montgomery County Council

7:45 PM Audience Question and Answer Session -- Identify your transportation priorities
8:30 PM Wrap-up and Conclusion

http://citizen-networks.org/csg/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=25154199

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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