The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is developing a new longterm transportation plan for the region: Visualize 2045. While focused on road and transit projects, this plan will also include bicycle and pedestrian projects as well as land use issues. While inclusion in the plan does not guarantee that something will happen, exclusion from the plan makes it more difficult.
The transportation system has a major impact on our waterways, whether pollution from cars, acres of impervious surfaces in the form of roads and parking lots, or sprawl development spurred by more highway expansion.
They are launching a series of public forums to present seven initiatives highlighted in the plan and solicit public comment.
The forums in Maryland will be:
April 11 - Frederick County, MD 7 PM
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
1501 North Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701
April 18 - Prince George's County, MD 7 PM
College Park Airport Operations Building
1909 Corporal Frank Scott Drive
College Park, MD 20740
April 25 - Charles County, MD 7pm
Charles County Government Building
200 Baltimore St.
La Plata, MD 20646
April 26 - Montgomery County, MD 7pm
Executive Office Building
101 Monroe Street
Rockville, MD 20850
For more information, go to the Visulize 2045 site.
