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This afternoon may be the last chance to speak out
for House Bill 1147 - BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS 2001. This bill is supported by bicycling
organizations that want to improve bicycle and
pedestrian access to Maryland's transportation
system. If bicycling and walking are to be viable
modes of transportation in the 21st century,
Maryland must have a 20 year Master Plan for
Bicycling and Walking.  An Office of Bicycle and
Pedestrian Access in MDOT and a Bicycle-Pedestrian
Program Account are necessary for the proper
planning and implementation of a long-range plan
to improve conditions for bicycling and walking in
Maryland. These are the key provisions of HB 1147,
a bill that has passed the House 131-6.

The Senate passed the bill with amendments that
remove the Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Access
and the Bicycle-Pedestrian Program Account from
the bill. Advocates for the bill believe that the
Account and Office are necessary for proper
funding, planning, and implementation of a
statewide 20-year Master Plan. MDOT has testified
in support of the bill with the Senate amendments,
testifying that the Office and Account reduce
their flexibility and create unnecessary
bureaucracy. MDOT has had five years since the
General Assembly passed the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Access 2000 Bill in 1995 to show their commitment
to bicycling and walking, and they have not
adequately done so.

The House passed HB 1147 131-6 with the provision
for the Office and Program Account. The House has
refused to concur with the Senate amendments to
eliminate the Office and Program Account and has
requested the House recede the amendments. The
bill now goes to a conference committee to
determine the fate of the bill. The committee
members are
... Senators Gloria Lawlah, J. Lowell Stoltzfus,
and  Norman Stone, Jr.
... Delegates Carolyn J. B. Howard, Mary A.
Conroy, and Robert A. McKee

Let these committee members know that you want
safe and convenient bicycling and walking in
Maryland. Send them e-mail thanking them for their
support of bicycling and walking. Let them know
that you favor HB 1147 with the Office of Bicycle
and Pedestrian Access and the Bicycle-Pedestrian
Program Account.

Thank you,
Jim Hudnall
301-567-0089

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This afternoon may be the last chance to speak out for House Bill 1147
- BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS 2001. This bill is supported by bicycling
organizations that want to improve bicycle and pedestrian access to Maryland's
transportation system. If bicycling and walking are to be viable modes
of transportation in the 21st century, Maryland must have a 20 year Master
Plan for Bicycling and Walking.&nbsp; An Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian
Access in MDOT and a Bicycle-Pedestrian Program Account are necessary for
the proper planning and implementation of a long-range plan to improve
conditions for bicycling and walking in Maryland. These are the key provisions
of HB 1147, a bill that has passed the House 131-6.
<p>The Senate passed the bill with amendments that remove the Office of
Bicycle and Pedestrian Access and the Bicycle-Pedestrian Program Account
from the bill. Advocates for the bill believe that the Account and Office
are necessary for proper funding, planning, and implementation of a statewide
20-year Master Plan. MDOT has testified in support of the bill with the
Senate amendments, testifying that the Office and Account reduce their
flexibility and create unnecessary bureaucracy. MDOT has had five years
since the General Assembly passed the Bicycle and Pedestrian Access 2000
Bill in 1995 to show their commitment to bicycling and walking, and they
have not adequately done so.
<p>The House passed HB 1147 131-6 with the provision for the Office and
Program Account. The House has refused to concur with the Senate amendments
to eliminate the Office and Program Account and has requested the House
recede the amendments. The bill now goes to a conference committee to determine
the fate of the bill. The committee members are
<br>... Senators <a href="http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa12153.html">Gloria
Lawlah</a>, <a href="http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa12158.html">J.
Lowell Stoltzfus</a>, and&nbsp; <a href="http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa12133.html">Norman
Stone, Jr.</a>
<br>... Delegates <a href="http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12243.html">Carolyn
J. B. Howard</a>, <a href="http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12201.html">Mary
A. Conroy</a>, and <a href="http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12269.html">Robert
A. McKee</a><a href="http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa12269.html"></a>
<p>Let these committee members know that you want safe and convenient bicycling
and walking in Maryland. Send them e-mail thanking them for their support
of bicycling and walking. Let them know that you favor HB 1147 with the
Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Access and the Bicycle-Pedestrian Program
Account.
<p>Thank you,
<br>Jim Hudnall
<br>301-567-0089</html>

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