PlanMaryland: At the Crossroads, Technical and Economic Premises Forum and Panel Discussion is being held at the Pikesville Hilton. The forum features experts in transportation, economics, wastewater treatment and climate economics. Officials from the Maryland Department of Planning will participate in the panel discussion.
Topics include the role of automobiles versus mass transit in our economy; the role of septic systems versus treatment plants in Bay Health; assumptions embedded in nitrate loading calculations; the costs versus benefits of compact development templates and economic implications and validity of proposed greenhouse gas mitigation initiatives.