House Bill 875 - allow bikes on toll bridges, please.

Senate Bill 492 [House Bill 875] is now being heard by the House Environmental Matters Committee. A vote may come at any time. If passed, it would allow the state Department of Transportation to grant bicycle and pedestrian access on new and state-owned retrofitted bridges. If this bill does not pass walking and bike paths on the new Nice Bridge currently being planned over the Potomac could be put in jeopardy. Contact Environmental Matters Chairwoman, Maggie McIntosh [ref HB 875] and tell her we need this bill to come to a full House vote. The bill already passed in the Senate 47 - 0 !! <a href="http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12268.html">http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12268.html</a>;

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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SB 492 (the Senate version of HB 875) has now passed unanimously in both houses of the Maryland Legislature, and just needs the Governor's signature.

Thank you to everyone who wrote letters to their state senators and delegates.

When public hearings come up for new bridges, we will still need to show up and request that provisions for bicyclists and pedestrians be included in the alternatives selected for further study.

John Z Wetmore
www.pedestrians.org