MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011
CITY DAY: Talk, tour and listen to learn how Baltimore City is taking action to become one of the top sustainable cities in the country.
Information for All
The Office of Sustainability’s Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge, Baltimore City Health Department and Baltimore Weatherization Assistance Program will be joining forces to provide City residents and employees with information on energy conservation and healthy healthy homes initiatives. On Monday April 18th, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, representatives of these programs will be in the lobbies of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building and The Benton Building to answer questions, provide tips and highlight our City programs.
Talk & Tour
Tour participants meet at Canton Waterfront Park, 3001 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
RSVP required, Anne.Draddy@baltimorecity.gov
9-4 p.m., RSVP for one or both tours, Space is limited
TOUR 1: Energy Solutions Tour, 9-12 p.m.
Learn about the energy saving technologies the City is implementing. Visit Back River Treatment Plant to see how Baltimore uses the residual of treated wastewater as fuel, tour the brand new LEED Silver Homeless Services Center on Fallsway, and if we have time we will stop to see the new City nitrogen tire substation.
LUNCH, 12-1 p.m.
TOUR 2: Stormwater Solutions Tour, 1-4 p.m.:
Take a tour of some the most innovative and effective stormwater solutions in Baltimore City. Lead by representatives from the Dept. of Public Works and Blue Water Baltimore, this tour will highlight City efforts such as bioretention systems and tree boxes, a community-lead storm drain painting initiative, and a number of beautiful, low-cost residential rain gardens. We will also discuss new and exciting projects that are underway, and opportunities for greater public involvement.
Envisioning Bike-friendly Baltimore Community Forum and Networking Event
Great Hall Room, Levering Hall, Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus
6:00pm- 9:00pm
The Baltimore Colleges and Universities for a Sustainable Environment (B-CaUSE) network invites Baltimore City and Baltimore County cyclists, neighborhood development leaders, transportation planners, public officials, commuter cyclists, bike shop owners and employees, and others interested in improving the bike-ability of the Baltimore region, to a community forum to connect with other advocates and envision a more bike friendly Baltimore. City Bike Coordinator Nate Evans and a representative from Baltimore County will share timely bike planning developments and upcoming events and the University of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University, Towson University, MICA, and other colleges and universities will share their progress on creating more bike-able campuses. Following presentations, there will be an open floor for organizations and businesses to share their work and attendees to exchange ideas. Alcohol and light refreshments will be served.
For more information contact: Joanna Calabrese, Johns Hopkins University Office of Sustainability, jcalabrese@jhu.edu<mailto:jcalabrese@jhu.edu>, (410)516-0240
Bike Update at Hopkins, April 18
The University of Baltimore’s biking community is invited to attend a status report on Baltimore bicycling and the establishment of a bike-friendly infrastructure, on Monday, April 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Johns Hopkins University’s Levering Hall on the Homewood campus. The event, part of Baltimore Green Week, is co-organized by Jeff LaNoue, UB project planner and manager of UBGreen.
During this event, a number of updates relevant to bicycle enthusiasts will be offered:
- Baltimore Bicycle Network Update, provided by Nate Evans of the Baltimore Department of Transportation
- Capital Bikeshare, a new bikesharing service in Washington, D.C.
- Reaching “Bicycle Friendly” status in Baltimore, presented by Alison Dewey of the League of American Bicyclists
- Upcoming rides and events, including B-more Bike Month, presented by LaNoue
Levering Hall is located between the west and south gates of the Homewood campus.
https://baltimoregreenworks.com/events/baltimore-green-week/
https://www.ubalt.edu/news/index.cfm?id=1420oldId.20110415105745286