{"id":223250587,"date":"2012-01-28T22:03:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T22:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=223250587"},"modified":"2012-01-28T22:03:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T22:03:07","slug":"plan-it-2035-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=223250587","title":{"rendered":"PLAN IT 2035 APPROVED!"},"content":{"rendered":"

From BikePed Beacon – January 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\"PlanPLAN IT 2035 APPROVED!<\/b><\/div>\n
Increased funding for bike\/ped projects <\/em><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

Following several years of outreach starting with imagine 2060<\/i> and leading into Plan It 2035<\/i>, the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) voted to approve Plan It 2035 on Monday, November 14, 2011. The federal reviewing agencies also gave their approval earlier this month. <\/p>\n

The BRTB would like to thank the members of the public who participated in the public project ideas and other comment periods, as well as the public meetings.<\/p>\n

In keeping with Plan It 2035′<\/i>s goals related to accessibility and sustainability, the BRTB has set aside a greater percentage of funding expanding transit and bicycle\/pedestrian projects compared to the 2007 long-range transportation plan, Transportation Outlook 2035<\/i>. <\/p>\n

Plan It 2035<\/i> sets aside $92.7 million in funds to expand bicycle and pedestrian access, including:<\/span><\/div>\n