Baltimore County Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Plan Newsletter March 28, 2013
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CITIZEN INPUT MEETING FOR PROJECTS SCHEDULED
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Here's what's been happening since the last edition of this newsletter:
--The Baltimore County Council adopted the Western Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Plan on November 19, 2012.
--Baltimore County is working to implement the four Maryland Bikeways grants awarded by the Maryland Department of Transportation to make bicycle improvements in Towson, Catonsville, and Arbutus/Halethorpe.
Now, in anticipation of new grant funding becoming available, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) is holding a Citizen Input Meeting to hear your suggestions for the next priority projects for implementation.
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The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 16, at 5 p.m. in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, 21204.
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While implementation is not guaranteed, identifying new initial projects is an important first step. The big challenge is to come up with projects that would meet these criteria:
--Relatively low in cost. Due to the many capital needs that have to be met throughout the County, the availability of County funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects is limited. Grant funding, however, can be sought to pay for projects such as bike route signage, bike lane striping, and feasibility studies for shared use path projects, as well as sidewalks, crosswalks and other small pedestrian improvement projects.
--Link to significant destinations. Improvements that provide many residents with safer pedestrian or bicycle access to schools, libraries, parks, shopping centers, employment areas or transit stations are especially desirable.
--Community support. Not all communities are ready to become walkable and bike-friendly. The PBAC wants to target the initial projects to neighborhoods that really want them, and will use them.
Please come to the meeting with your ideas, or submit them in writing to:
Kathy Schlabach
Department of Planning, Suite 101
105 W. Chesapeake Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
or kschlabach@baltimorecountymd.gov
The Eastern and Western Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Plans are available at <a href="http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/bikeped#PBAC">http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/bikeped#PBAC</a>; as PDF files.
The interactive map showing details of the plan for bicycle facilities can be viewed at <a href="http://myneighborhood.baltimorecountymd.gov/?current_theme=Bicycle+Facilities">http://myneighborhood.baltimorecountymd.gov/?current_theme=Bicycle+Facilities</a>;.
If you would like more information, please contact Kathy Schlabach at kschlabach@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3521.
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