County Council member forms pedestrian, bike committee for 5th District
From the Baltimore Sun
Panel will discuss access issues in Towson, Loch Raven, Perry Hall and Parkville
June 20, 2011
County Councilman David Marks on Monday announced the formation of the 5th District Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, designed to provide input on pedestrian and bicycle issues in Towson, Loch Raven, Parkville andPerry Hall.
Earlier this year, the County Council passed legislation sponsored by Marks and Councilman Tom Quirk of the 1st District (Catonsville) that created a Baltimore County Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee. The law allowed each council member to form a version of the committee in his or her district.
Marks said the 5th District version will meet three times a year. Members of the committee, all of whom live in the 5th District, are Robert Carson, Nate Evans, Ann Greenbaum, Tom Henry, Allysha Lorber, Allan Massie, Pat Rooney, Tom Rose, Wendy Samuels and Stu Sirota.
The first meeting of the 5th District committee will be Wednesday, July 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the offices of the Towson Chamber of Commerce, 44 W. Chesapeake Ave. There is parking along the street.
Stu Sirota, from Rodgers Forge, will talk about that community's Safe Routes to School initiative, and Nate Evans will discuss ways Baltimore City has made its transportation system more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. The public is welcome to attend.
For more information, contact Marks at 410-887-3384.