Category: Biking in Maryland

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HELP: Bike Commuting Project

This request came in from one of the local lists and since this needs to be done before Feb 09 I thought I would help to promote the request here.

I would like assistance in putting together a display for this
Friday Bike/Ped Symposium in Annapolis. The event last year focused
on bike paths and recreation, but did not have much on bike
commuting and I would like to create a display highlighting bike
commuters.

I would like to put together a quick display of bike commuters from
around MD. If you are a bike commuter, please take the time to
email me with the following:
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The Road Code

Note due to the size of this article it will be continued in comments.

Montgomery County Council recently introduced a sweeping change in its road code. While it had many good intentions it failed to meet those intentions. The following comments are a worthwhile read for any transportation planning as well as any environmentalist who would like to see the transportation network more environmentally friendly.

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FHWA: NOT BEING ALL IT COULD BE

An excerpt from BikeWalk.org newsletter (Centerlines #166):

Commentary by Bill Wilkinson

RECISIONS — SHOW ME WHERE THE MONEY WENT!
Last October, Tom Murtha of the Chicago MPO posted a question on one of
the listservs about how the various State DOTs have dealt with
Congressionally-mandated recisions for federal transportation funds.
Periodically, the Congress will direct that the amount of funds
authorized be reduced by some percentage. The FHWA allows each State
DOT to decide on its own what programs to take the required dollars
from to meet their required recision total. What this means is that if
they so choose, a State DOT can take ALL of it from CMAQ or
Transportation Enhancements or Safe Routes to School or whatever, and
not touch other programs.

And, would you believe that this is exactly what some State DOTs opted
to do? Shocking.

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The 6th Annual Greenway Sojourn

June 23, 2007 through June 30, 2007
Benefiting: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Location: Maryland – Pennsylvania – Washington, DC –
The Facts: 8 days – Mountain Biking – 330 miles – 500 riders max
Description: The 6th Annual Greenway Sojourn, June 23-30, 2007, will lead cyclists on the ride of their lives on the longest, continuous multi-purpose trail in the country. After 20 years of trail building, the Great Allegheny Passage in southwestern Pennsylvania and western Maryland will be completed in late 2006 and linked to the popular Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath, creating 315 miles of continuous trail connecting McKeesport near Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. Together these trails make up the spine of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.
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