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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
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How should Maryland spend billions on
transportation? What will it mean for you, your family, and your
commute?
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)
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