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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><span style='color:black'>At<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>6:30 p.m.</b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>tonight (June 30) Baltimore City DOT
will hold a meeting to discuss plans for a set of improvements along Guilford
Avenue between University Parkway and Mt. Royal Avenue to manage traffic
speeds, increase greenery, and improve conditions for bicyclists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><span style='color:black'>The
meeting will be held in the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Sherwood
Room</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>in<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Levering Hall</b><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>on the<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Johns Hopkins University</b>’s
Homewood Campus. A map showing Levering Hall can be found at the bottom of this
message and the Sherwood Room is just inside on the left from the main
entrance. If you’re planning to attend, please RSVP at the link below so
the City knows how many folks are going to show up (but show up even if you
can’t RSVP).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Bike
Boulevards</span></b><span style='color:black'>, also known as Neighborhood
Greenways, are low-traffic neighborhood streets that are optimized for
bicycling, providing direct, attractive routes for bikes and making the streets
quieter, prettier, and healthier than busy, car-filled street. Bike boulevards
are more welcoming to kids, families and novice cyclists, and attractive for
all kinds of cyclists who want to ride on a convenient & comfortable route
and provide a wide variety of benefits for pedestrians and neighborhood
residents as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><span style='color:black'>Baltimore's
gridded street system is ideal for bike boulevards and Guilford Avenue is a
great place to start because the City Public School Dept. HQ already serves to
divert through auto (but not bike) traffic off the street and it provides a
direct connection to downtown from neighborhoods in north central Baltimore and
an alternative to the higher-speed, higher-volume arterials of Calvert, St.
Paul, Charles, & Maryland.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><span style='color:black'>Guilford
is already heavily used by bicyclists for commuting, getting to the four
elementary schools located just off Guilford, and just riding around town and
the signage and engineering improvements planned will make it more attractive
for bicycle riders, pedestrians, and neighborhood residents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><span style='color:black'>I hope
you can come to tonight’s meeting and will pass this on to friends,
neighbors, and other individuals interested in sustainable transportation or
the neighborhoods along Guilford.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><span style='color:black'><a
href="http://bit.ly/9ZqOOf">http://bit.ly/9ZqOOf</a> - JHU Homewood Campus PDF
Map<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><a
href="http://baltimorecommutes.com/bike/bike-boulevards/">http://baltimorecommutes.com/bike/bike-boulevards/</a>
- Blog post about bike boulevards<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><span style='color:black'><a
href="http://www.socializr.com/event/594267009/" target="_blank"><span
style='color:#551A8B'>http://www.socializr.com/event/594267009/</span></a> -
RSVP for tonight’s meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Patrick McMahon<br>
<span style='font-size:2.0pt'>...............................................................................................................<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Transportation Chair<br>
Greater Baltimore Sierra Club<br>
<span style='font-size:2.0pt'>...............................................................................................................................................................................................<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Baltimore City Sustainability Commission<br>
Member & Transportation Working Group Chair<br>
<span style='font-size:2.0pt'>...............................................................................................................................................................................................<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:patrick@mcmahon.com" target="_blank">patrick@mcmahon.com</a><br>
410-599-5123<o:p></o:p></p>
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