This document summarizes grassroots priorities and key dates for Maryland's 2009 legislative session. It identifies four main environmental priorities: defunding the Intercounty Connector highway project, passing a global warming solutions act, passing smart growth legislation, and protecting environmental programs in the state budget. The document provides background on the ICC project, arguing it would cost over $3 billion but provide little traffic relief while threatening other funding priorities. Key dates in the legislative session and information on state representatives are also presented.
1. Grassroots Discussion of Maryland Environmental Priorities December 18, 2008 Anacostia Watershed Society, Audubon Naturalist Society, Coalition for Smarter Growth, Community Research, and Sierra Club
13. Soaring Oil Prices Hammer the Economy and Affect Transportation Revenues
14. The ICC Takes a Heavy Toll on Commuters Tolls on the ICC are estimated to be 20 cents per mile (ICC Final EIS) More than $7.50 for a full round trip…. Or nearly $2000 per year for a commuter. Who can afford that?
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