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The future of transportation is “Complete Streets”

HoCoMDcc blog provides context for current transportation issues including Gov. Hogan's highway proposals and changes in HoCo rapid transit.

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Transportation has been in the news a lot lately. Governor Hogan announced his intention to spend $9 billion on a massive highway project. Howard County is holding public hearings on how to upgrade our public transit system. Columbia Association just held its annual BikeAbout. And Horizon Foundation is holding its Open Streets event Sunday October 1st.

We need to think of these aspects of transportation as an integrated whole or else we’ll waste a lot of money without fully supporting our community needs. Contrary to Governor Hogan’s approach, Howard County has committed to a “Complete Streets” policy, and the Open Streets event will demonstrate what that is.

Follow this link to HoCoMDcc blog where I attempt to make sense of it all: https://hocomd.cc/2017/09/27/t...

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