Candidate responses to the Baltimore Transit Alliance/
Greater Baltimore Committee’s Transit Questionnaire:
https://www.gbc.org/news/September%2006/compiled%20bta%20gubernatorial%20questionnaire.pdf
O’Malley’s policy statement:
Protect the Environment and Achieve Resource Conservation
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2006 Active Outdoor Recreation Econony Report
60 million Americans bicycle for recreation, ranking it #2 behind only wildlife viewing…
Bicycling generates 1.1 million jobs, ranking it #2 behind only camping…
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New Particulate Matter Standards
On September 21, 2006, EPA announced some changes to the federal standards for particulate matter emissions. The standard for 24-hour PM2.5 emissions will become stricter, decreasing from 65 to 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The annual PM2.5 standard, which the Baltimore region is currently not reaching, will remain at 15 micrograms per cubic meter. States will be asked to make designation recommendations to EPA by December 2007. These recommendations will be based on monitoring data from 2004-2006. EPA designations will be based on data from 2007-2009, and will most likely become effective in April 2010. States will need to meet the 2006 standards by 2015.
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October Tree Fest 2006 … And Sausage Fest
Saturday October 21st
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
In beautiful Carroll Park
The task is to plant 30 trees in the festival area and then enjoy lots o
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Grist Mill trail (Patapsco Avalon) update
From Charlie:
They hit minor roadblocks in Sept. The trail was to be finished last
month. I rode the Grist Mill this weekend because I saw a lot of
activity in the area last week. The bridge is almost done. They were
working on it on Sunday. It should be finished within a week or 2!!
Looks great. Dedication is sometime in November. I’ll post when I
know.
Debating points aren’t always quite accurate
Curious about the facts debated by our gubernatorial candidates?
Topics covered:
Education
Crime
Electricity rates
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Coal plant boom poses ecological concern
By STEVE QUINN, AP Business Writer:
"Should power companies be permitted to build new plants that pollute more but are reliable and less expensive? Or should regulators push utilities toward cleaner burning coal plants, even if it means they will cost more and are based on newer, yet still unproven, technology?"
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Charm City Cyclocross Rocks the Reservoir
The Mid-Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association cycle- cross series opened its 2006 season on September 24 at the Charm City Cyclocross in Baltimore. And by the end of the day, there had been more statements made than at a Hollywood charity function. The biggest statement of the day came from the series itself, which lived up to its billing as the
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The roads are built for
A quote from a old school road engineer:
The roads are built for two types of drivers, drunks and truck drivers.
It