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Pedestrian fatalities comprise about 20 percent of all traffic deaths in Maryland. [Baltimore Spokes: National average 13%.] Over 2,500 pedestrians are injured annually, more then one-third of which occur in Baltimore City and more then another one-third of which occur in Baltimore, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties. Pedestrians 15 years of age or younger are particularly vulnerable to being injured — over 30 percent of injured pedestrians are in this age group. [Baltimore Spokes: This age group comprises 13% of the population.]
Continue reading “Maryland Strategic Highway Safety Plan – Make Walking and crossing Streets Safer”

Druid Hill Park at the Lake from 9 am – 3 pm
Come find out just how easy it is to ride a bike around Baltimore. Local and national sponsors will be on hand to promote cycling and lead group rides. Whether you’ve never been on a bike, haven’t biked in awhile, or ride every day, there’s something for you at the Baltimore Bike Blast.
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[From Craigslist missed connections:]

You:
White male, late forties, brown hair, moustache
lumbering gait, resembles Carl from athf. Walking against traffic on Park ave by Madison
Me:
Girl that ran into you with bike at about 4pm yesterday, headed North on Park ave.
I was headed directly towards you, and I had to blink to make sure my eyes weren’t decieving me. A vision in tapered sweat pants and matching sweater. I wasn’t sure if you were going to notice me, especially after I said "excuse me" and then yelled "look out", but when you jumped directly in front of my bike, I knew it was meant to be.
I didn’t know it at the time, but we must have both been struck by love. Perhaps it was the way you called me a *censored* in that Hampden-esque grunt, or the subsequent threats and challenges that ensued, but you really got my heart racing.
I didn’t mean to seem uninterested, but after I fell off my bike due to you throwing your body in front of it, I got back on and biked away only because I thought you were running after me to beat the crap out of me. Forgive me, I didn’t realize you were smitten until you mentioned the possibility of "teaching me a proper lesson". You ran after me for a good two blocks before giving up, at which point you yelled "you ain’t even got no drawers on *censored*". I would like to clarify that I had running shorts on, and it may have appeared I was pant-less because my coat is long, but when we get married in Atlantic City (I’ll wear white and you’ll be appropriately three sheets to the wind on malt liqour) feel free to tell the story to our guests about how I wasn’t wearing any pants when we met. I’d like to specifically take you up on your offer of a "fair and square race" on "yer legs". A healthy bit of competition in relationships is never a bad thing. Maybe we could race to the liqour store and the loser can buy a six pack of pabst. (I pegged you as a pabst drinker, personally I prefer Mickey’s, but we could compromise. You seem like the reasonable type).
I bet you couldn’t outrun me if I was blindfolded and had a cigarette (pal mals, baby, just for you) dangling from my mouth.
Please, dear sweet pedestrian, find me. You can teach me how to be an asshole, and I’ll teach you how to walk on sidewalks, and in the right direction. I know our love will last.
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Converting 1 vehicular parking spot to park 10-12 bikes, this on-street bike parking will be a first for Baltimore.

Brought to you by the Dept of Transportation, Parking Authority, Charles Village Business Association and Be Fit Baltimore, this event will include a bike ride from City Hall at 5:00 to Eddie’s for the ribbon cutting. Mayor Dixon will lead the ride, so please be prepared for a fast-paced bike ride…or just join the celebration at Eddie’s Market
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The City of Annapolis recognizes the many environmental, economic and health benefits of
walking and bicycling for both transportation, recreation and tourism in our city. Foremost among
these benefits are reduced traffic and parking pressure, stronger communities and neighborhoods,
and enhanced mobility for all residents and visitors. Therefore, it shall be the policy of the City of
Annapolis to invite, welcome and encourage more bicycling by planning, developing and
continually improving safe and accessible streets through programs like Safe Routes to School and
off-road networks and amenities such as bicycle storage, signage, education, enforcement and
maps.

As the capital city of Maryland and the heart of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, Annapolis should
promote bicycle use in order to reduce automobile congestion as a part of its clean air strategy in a
region that has been determined by the Environmental Protection Agency to be a non-attainment
area because of high ozone levels directly related to automobile exhaust, and where highway
funding is tied directly to specific actions undertaken by local governments to promote alternative
forms of transportation.

To demonstrate this commitment, the City will hire or designate a bicycle/pedestrian planner
whose short term goals will be to procure grants, enlist state support, coordinate bicycle initiatives
with the county, build partnerships with bicycle and pedestrian groups, and promote safety and
education programs to enhance bicycling. The planner’s long term goals will be to develop a
bicycling master plan that will result in Annapolis’ becoming a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly
Community as determined by the League of American Bicyclists by June 1, 2011 and to continue to
improve thereafter and become a Silver-level Community by 2016.

As the only municipal hub in the United States where two national trails (the East Coast
Greenway Trail and the American Discovery Trail) converge, and as the finish line for the Race
Across America, and as a key link to international destinations via the B&A Trail, the BWI Trail,
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, AMTRAK, and Greyhound/Trailways, Annapolis will be a world renowned
bicycle destination where safe bicycling is an accepted form of transportation
Continue reading “Vision Statement by the Annapolis Bicycle Transportation Committee. April, 2008.”

If people think bike trails are expensive check out this temporary $9 million 400 spaces MARC station parking lot. One space could get us 60 miles of bike lanes. If biking to West Baltimore MARC Station was safe and covenant you could easily get a few hundred cyclists down there but accommodating a few hundred cars at $9 million some how seems more economically prudent???
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Mapping party CANCELED (see comment)

Mapping parties are events where anyone can come and participate in the OpenStreetMap project. OpenStreetMap is a free, open source map that can be contributed, edited and used by anyone anywhere. Mapping parties are social events where experienced and new mappers can meet to share and learn more about the project. The events are generally held in a public place, and allow time for discussion, mapping and editing. The event is open to all.

It’s fun. It’s free. You can help.

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• When: February 28th and March 1st, 2009, 10AM to 4PM
• Where: Red Emmas, 800 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD
• Contact

User:RussNelson

Email: Russ”at”cloudmade.com

Phone: +1-315-323-1241

• If you own a GPS or laptop computer, please bring it along. If not, we will have GPS units to loan.

• Weather: This event is rain or shine.

Meetup links: Sat Sun
Upcoming links: Sat Sun

RSVP

Please RSVP (edit this section or on Meetup) so I can let Red Emmas how many to expect.

• User:RussNelson

Mapping objectives

To add more points-of-interest to the city map as well as tackle areas that still need mapping.

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