The Comptroller of Maryland is offering an honor, called the Better With Less award, will be given to one business or organization in each of Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore City.
https://www.marylandtaxes.com/comptroller/initiatives/BetterWithLess.asp
So I am thinking of Baltimore’s three new bike shops (more bikes being sold), Baltimore’s study that shows that bike lanes create more jobs per dollar spent then other transit projects, how much money leaves the local economy with car ownership, the price of gas rapidly heading for $4 a gallon… aw heck all the issues in my email tag line as well: – Global warming, increasing obesity rates, traffic congestion, dependence on foreign oil, leading causes of premature death and the economy… if only there was a common solution.
So when I think of better for less I think of bicycles but the ONE business or organization is so hard to pull out as so many have been involved. So I am thinking of Bike Maryland as they have not only been helpful in the city but also around the State, they are in a sense feeding a whole village by teaching individuals how to fish. The ultimate in better with less concept.
But in filling out the form seems to be a bit of a kludge, so I am asking for your help. Can someone take these ideas and others to form a coherent campaign?
Thanks,
Bike lanes create more jobs than other road projects, per $ 1 mil
https://www.bikeleague.org/blog/2011/01/bike-lanes-create-more-jobs-than-other-road-projects/
Cost of owning a car that leaves the local economy
https://ctdatahaven.org/know/images/a/a8/Smarter_City_Cost_of_Car_Ownership.jpgoldId.20110310105315918
Biking in Baltimore
