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Dru Schmidt-Perkins
Executive Director, 1000 Friends of Maryland
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Smart, fair and flexible growth bill passes House
Leaders in the environment, housing and faith-based communities today hailed House passage of legislation to better manage runaway development in the state, calling it a foothold for meaningful smart growth in Maryland.
Environmental Summit Draws Broad Support for Green Agenda
 
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TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO CREATE JOBS, SPEND MARYLAND’S DOLLARS MORE WISELY
 
Forum tackles twin challenges of transportation and sprawl
Better coordination of land use and transportation policies and greater accountability in transportation investments are critical to solving Maryland’s challenges with both growth and transportation, according to participants at a forum held Thursday April 2 in Baltimore by 1000 Friends of Maryland.
Keeping Farmers Farming
 
New Maryland Transportation Coalition Announces 120-Day Analysis Of Stimulus Funding, Campaign To Reauthorize Federal Law
Standing at the site of a creative use of federal transportation stimulus funds – tearing down the elevated stub of the destructive “Highway to Nowhere” in West Baltimore – transportation experts from a diverse set of organizations praised how Maryland spent its stimulus dollars but said that there is much more to be done.
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