On Wednesday, the three-person Maryland Board of Public Works is scheduled to vote on the contract to widen I-495 and I-270 with four private toll lanes. This vote is happening before critical financial and risk analyses and a final environmental impact statement are complete. We are calling on the Board
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July 20, 2021 Hon. Charles AllenChair, National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board Re: TPB Vote on Capital Beltway/I-270 and the Long-Range Transportation Plan Chair Allen and members of the TPB: I will keep our comments short: Governor Hogan and MDOT have:Completely failed to objectively study alternatives to the toll lanesPut
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2021.06.16-RELEASE-CORRECTED-re-TPB-Vote-on-Climate-495-270Download PRESS RELEASE – CORRECTED (to identify the correct motion maker) For Immediate ReleaseJune 16, 2021Contact:Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director, 703-599-6437 Concern about Climate Change Leads to Historic Vote at the Region’s Transportation Planning Board Vote removes 495/270 toll lanes from the long-range plan, requires next plan to meet climate goals
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Fairfax County is holding two virtual public meetings next week to get input on the goals and strategies recommended in its Community-Wide Energy and Climate Plan (CECAP). This is the last opportunity to provide feedback before the plan is finalized and presented to the Board of Supervisors. The meetings will
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Release-Best-Smart-Growth-Plan-for-ALB-Beltway-1Download Press Release For Immediate Release: April 9, 2021 Contact: Stewart Schwartz, CSG, 703-599-6437, stewart@smartergrowth.net Eliza Cava, ANS, 202-503-9141, eliza.cava@anshome.org Kyle Hart, NPCA, 202-400-1193, khart@npca.org Josh Tulkin, Sierra Club Maryland Chapter, josh.tulkin@mdsierra.org, 650-722-3171 Douglas Stewart, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, 703-407-2790, douglasbstewart@gmail.com Environmental Advocates Release “Best Smart Growth Plan” for American
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