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Commission on Sustainability Meeting
February 21, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join the Baltimore Commission on Sustainability for it’s monthly meeting. This month’s agenda is as follows:
Baltimore Commission on Sustainability
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
417 E Fayette Street, 8th Floor
AGENDA
- Staff Comments
- Chair Comments
- Approval of minutes
- Commission Welcome
- Legislative Updates
- Polystyrene Ban – Andrea Calderon/Claire Wayner
- Forest Conservation Act – Miriam Avins
- Renewable Portfolio Standard – veto override
- Others?
2. Sustainability Plan Update
3. Complete Streets – Councilman Ryan Dorsey
Complete streets calls for designing and building streets that are optimal for all road users regardless of age, ability, income, race, ethnicity, or chosen mode of travel. A complete streets approach to street design is a cornerstone policy for equitable transportation and development in an urban place. A complete streets law would improve safety, reduce congestion and conditions for those who walk, bike, and take transit, and by doing so, increase use of those transportation modes. Complete streets policies generally produce streets that have the following features:
– Traffic calming and lower maximum speeds
– Pedestrian improvements
– Bike lanes and paths
– Bus lanes and improved bus infrastructure (including bus shelters)
– Landscaping and other aesthetic/place-making improvements
– Improved connections between modes (i.e. good pedestrian infrastructure connected to transit facilities)
– Consideration of local land use
Baltimore Complete Streets Policy Brief by Councilman Ryan Dorsey