PLAN IT 2035 APPROVED!

From BikePed Beacon - January 2012
 
Plan It 2035 - Partners for TransportationPLAN IT 2035 APPROVED!
Increased funding for bike/ped projects

Following several years of outreach starting with imagine 2060 and leading into Plan It 2035, the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) voted to approve Plan It 2035 on Monday, November 14, 2011. The federal reviewing agencies also gave their approval earlier this month.

The BRTB would like to thank the members of the public who participated in the public project ideas and other comment periods, as well as the public meetings.

In keeping with Plan It 2035's goals related to accessibility and sustainability, the BRTB has set aside a greater percentage of funding expanding transit and bicycle/pedestrian projects compared to the 2007 long-range transportation plan, Transportation Outlook 2035.

Plan It 2035 sets aside $92.7 million in funds to expand bicycle and pedestrian access, including:
  • Herring Run - Southern Extension 
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Side Path 
  • Campbell Blvd. Trail from White Marsh Mall 
  • Valley Trail Along Cromwell Bridge Rd. 
  • Westminster Community Trail 
  • Aberdeen Area Bikeway from the US 40/MARC Train Station to Ripken Stadium 
  • Havre de Grace Old Town Loop Bikeway 
  • Columbia Town Center Bike/Ped facility
  • Multi-use Path - Maple Lawn Farms to Columbia
In addition, the "Highway" category of projects also lists many roadway projects that include
bicycle and/or pedestrian accommodations and improvements as part of their scopes. Chapter 5 includes the project list and details.
 

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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