Metro Baltimore near worst on bad air days
by Frank Roylance - Baltimore Sun
On a list of 252 locations in 40 states, ranked nationally by the number of Code Orange Air Quality days so far this year, the Baltimore Metropolitan area comes in with a dismal rank of 17. Only Atlanta, Ga. and 15 places in California did worse. Code Orange means that air pollution levels are considered dangerous for children and other sensitive groups.
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[B' Spokes: I feel it is important to note the days before Code Orange are really nice biking days but instead people drive and then the heat cooks the auto exhaust and the result is Code Orange.
We all know the reason why more people are not biking... the lack of accommodations. Even more startling is there are federal funds for "Congestion Management and Air Quality" which most metropolitan areas spend on bicycle accommodations but Baltimore Metro spends zero, a big fat nata on bicycle accommodations from this fund. We can save this planet, if they would only put to good use what they are given and let us do what we do best, transportation with no pollution.]