RESEND with meeting times: BRTB Releases Executive Summary of Plan It 2035 for Comments

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Barbara Herron, 410-732-9564    BRTB INVITES PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PLAN IT 2035, THE LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE REGION Public Meetings Scheduled   BALTIMORE (September 14, 2011) - The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) has released the Executive Summary of Plan It 2035, the long-range transportation plan for the Baltimore region, with a list of projects termed the draft Preferred Alternative. The total cost of the Preferred Alternative, which includes freight, highway, transit and pedestrian/bicycle projects, is approximately $11.5 billion.   Citizens are invited to view the Executive Summary and draft project list online at www.baltometro.org. Next week, full documentation for both the short-range and long-range transportation plans with an air quality analysis will also be available in the Regional Information Center at the Baltimore Metropolitan Council (1500 Whetstone Way, Suite 300, in the Locust Point area of Baltimore City), key public libraries, and local planning offices. Comments may be submitted until Friday, October 21.      The BRTB members considered the benefits of many candidate projects before agreeing on a draft Preferred Alternative that will promote transportation safety, improve accessibility and mobility, encourage investments in existing communities, and maintain or improve air and water quality. Compared to the 2007 plan, this draft Preferred Alternative places a greater emphasis on transit, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and system preservation.    Comments may be submitted online at www.baltometro.org, in writing to Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, 1500 Whetstone Way, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD  21230, by fax to 410-732-8248, or by e-mail to comments@baltometro.org.  All comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2011.   The public is also invited to comment at the following meetings. All meetings will take place from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., with short presentations at 5 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m.   MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Anne Arundel Community College Center for Applied & Learning Technology (CALT), Room 100 West Campus Drive Arnold, MD 21012     TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Harford County Government Administrative Office Building 220 South Main Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room Bel Air, MD 21014     MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 Baltimore County Office Building 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 215 Towson, MD 21204     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Florence Bain Senior Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way  Columbia, MD 21044     WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 Baltimore Metropolitan Council Offices@McHenry Row 1500 Whetstone Way, Suite 300 Baltimore, MD 21230     THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 Lower Level Carroll County Office Building 225 North Center Street, Room 003 Westminster, MD 21157     # # #                                                                                               Baltimore Regional Transportation Board   |   Baltimore Metropolitan Council Working to improve the quality of life in the Baltimore region. www.baltometro.org The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) is the organization of the region's elected executives who are committed to identifying regional interests and developing collaborative strategies, plans and programs which will improve the quality of life and economic vitality throughout the region. The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) is the federally- recognized Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for transportation in the Baltimore region. BMC provides technical and staff support to the BRTB.    Barbara Herron  Communications Officer   410-732-9564  bherron@baltometro.org

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