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Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 17:41:11 EDT
From: Stopsprawl@aol.com
Subject: Coalition for Smarter Growth Summary Calendar Dates for April

COALITION FOR SMARTER GROWTH
1777 Church St., NW, Washington, DC 20036   phone: 202-588-5570
fax:  202-588-5676, e-mail:  stopsprawl@aol.com

April Summary Calendar
April 11, 2000

Apr 11  Prince William Environmental Network Meeting, 7:30 PM, Bull Run=20
        Unitarian Universalist Church, corner of Church & Main Sts. in Old=
=20
=09Town,=20
        Manassas. Topic: Economic Development in Prince William County.
        Information on Innovation, the Gainesville sector plan and PW=20
=09waterfront=20
        will be included. For directions, email <watershed@knight-hub.com>

Apr11   Meeting of the Coalition for the Metropolitan Branch Trail, 6:30 PM=
,
        Takoma Park Branch of the DC Public Library; 5th and Cedar St, NW=
=20
        Leaving the Metro station go under the tracks and walk about two=20
=09blocks=20
        on Cedar, past the gas station. Contact Paul Meijer, 202-726-7364

Apr 12  COG Transportation Planning Board work session, 9 AM, COG,=20
        777 N. Capitol St, NE (Union Station metro).=20

Apr 12  Metropolitan Washington Development Policy Committee meeting=20
        (land use), 9:30 AM, COG, 777 N. Capitol St, NE (Union Station metr=
o).

Apr 12  Trails and Greenways: Connecting People and Communities.
        Presented by David Burwell, President and Co-Founder of=20
=09Rails-to-Trails=20
        Conservancy. 12:30 - 2 PM, National Building Museum, 401 F Street=
=20
        N.W, Washington D.C. (Judiciary Square Metro). No fee -- open to=20
=09public=20
        -- registration not required.

Apr 12  ** VDOT "Public Information" meeting on the "Outer Connector", 4-8 =
PM
        Central Park Hotel, 2801 Plank Rd (Route 3, West of I-95, behind IH=
OP)
        Fredericksburg. FOR MORE INFO.: contact John Tippett, Coalition for=
=20
        Outer Connector Alternatives, 540-373-3448, <coca@pobox.com> **

Apr 12  VDOT Citizen Information/Participation Meeting , 5:30-7:30 PM,=20
=09Arlington=20
        County Government Center (#1 Courthouse Plaza), Lobby Conference=20
        Rooms C&D, 2100 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington (Courthouse Metro). To
        present its proposed conceptual design for reconfiguring and=20
=09rebuilding=20
        Route 50 (Arlington Blvd) around Fort Myer in Arlington. This=20
=09upcoming=20
        project offers a rare opportunity to substantially upgrade bicyclin=
g=20
=09and=20
        walking access along both sides of Route 50.=20

Apr 12  Monthly meeting, Land Use Committee, Fairfax Coalition for Smarter=
=20
        Growth, 7:30 PM, McLean Govt. Center, 1437 Balls Hill Rd, McLean.

Apr 12  Town Hall Meeting, Montgomery County Council, 8 PM, Gaithersburg=20
        Middle School (2 Teachers Way in Gaithersburg). Have your say on: t=
he=20
        budget and taxes, class size and school renovations, road=20
=09improvements=20
        and mass transit, etc.=20

Apr 13  ** VDOT Public Information meeting on the "Outer Connector", 4-8 PM
        Riverside Center Conference Facility, 95 Riverside Parkway (south o=
f=20
        Route 17, west of I-95), Stafford County. See above for contact inf=
o.=20
=09**

Apr 13  =93A Smarter Property Tax For DC,=94 with Deborah Katz, Coordinator=
,=20
        Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities. 7 PM, ANC 1E=
=20
        community forum at the Mount Pleasant Library, 16th & Lamont Street=
s,=20
        NW, (202) 727-1361. Contact: Bill Mosley, (202) 265-4982.
        Under split-rate taxation, used by a number of communities around t=
he=20
        country, housing is taxed at a lower rate than land under the=20
=09housing.=20
        The intent is to provide an incentive to keep properties in good=20
=09repair and=20
        discourage abandonment and vacant lots.  Will a split-rate tax redu=
ce=20
=09the=20
        number of nuisance properties? What about the impact on affordable=
=20
        housing and job creation? Should DC adopt it?

Apr 13  D.C. Builds: =93New York Avenue: A High-Tech Corridor in the Making=
,=94=20
        6:30-8:00 PM, National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Registration=
=20
        required, $8 Museum members; $12 nonmembers. Call (202) 272-2448.=
=20

Apr 15  Anacostia Watershed Society, Earth Day Cleanup and rally 8:30 AM -=
=20
        1:00 PM. There will be three sites along the river and there will b=
e=20
=09a trash=20
        sculpture contest, alternative energy display, poster and poetry=20
=09contest=20
        winners' awards, picnic lunch (vegeterian alternative provided), an=
d=20
=09a=20
        trash trap ribbon cutting ceremony. We would like most volunteers t=
o=20
        come to the Kenilworth Park site for the cleanup. Map with directio=
ns=20
=09at
        http://www.anacostiaws.org/maps&dir.html.

Apr 18  ** Beltway study open house -- Prince George=92s County, 6 - 9 PM,=
=20
        Forestville High School, 7001 Beltz Drive, Forestville.
        Presentations of MDOT=92s analysis of various Purple Lines and HOV=
=20
        lanes, including questions of ridership, costs, environmental impac=
t.=20
=09**

Apr 19  COG Transportation Planning Board meeting, 12 PM - 2 PM, COG,=20
        777 N. Capitol St, NE (Union Station metro). The list of regional=
=20
        transportation projects for the Constrained Long Range Plan will=20
        be finalized, followed by 30 days of public comment.

Apr 20  Sierra Club, DC Chapter, Restore the Core meeting, 7 - 9 PM, Sierra=
=20
        Club Legislative Office, 408 C St., NE.

Apr 22  Earth Day - April 22, 2000   Be Part of Something Really Big=20
        Earth Day 2000=92s Washington D.C. Headquarters needs volunteers to=
=20
        help prepare for the event on the National Mall. Flexible volunteer=
=20
=09shifts=20
        are available all day every day between now and April 22nd. Top=20
        international entertainment and substantive speakers will be featur=
ed=20
=09as=20
        well as the EarthFair, featuring hundreds of exhibits displaying al=
l=20
=09the=20
        elements of a sustainable society and a children's tent.=20
        EARTH DAY HEADQUARTERS:=20
        1776-G F Street, NW Washington, DC 20006; 202-408-ED2K (3325);=20
        <dcvolunteers@earthday.net>

Apr 26  ** Beltway study open house -- Montgomery County, 6 - 9 PM,=20
        Northwood Center, BCC High School, 919 University Blvd, Silver Spri=
ng.
         Presentations of MDOT=92s analysis of various Purple Lines and HOV=
=20
        lanes, including questions of ridership, costs, environmental impac=
t.=20
=09**

May 2   Urban Land Institute Conference on Regional Smart Growth. Developer=
s,
        environmentalists, civic leaders will discuss opportunities and=20
=09obstacles=20
        for smart growth in the region. More information to come.

May 8   Washington Regional Network For Livable Communities Presents:
        A Forum on Smarter Growth and Transportation In the Washington=20
        Region: How Does the Region's Proposed 25-Year Transportation
        Plan Measure Up?
        Speakers:
        Chris Zimmerman, Arlington County Board Member, Virginia
        Phil Mendelson, District of Columbia Council Member
        Peter Shapiro, Prince George's County Council Member, Maryland
        Michael Replogle, Transportation Director, Environmental Defense
        Allen Muchnick, Bicycle/Pedestrian Activist, Washington Regional
        Network
        6:30 PM Refreshments, 7 PM Program
        Location:  121 Cannon House Office Building, 2nd and C=20
        Streets, SE (Capitol South metro)
        Please RSVP (attendance only) to Deborah Katz, WRN Coordinator, at=
=20
        (202) 667-5445 or <debkatz@megsinet.net>.  (If you plan to arrive=
=20
=09after 8=20
        PM, your name will be put on a guest list at the Rotunda entrance).
        Co-sponsored by 1000 Friends of Maryland, Action Committee For=20
        Transit, Allied Civic Group, Audubon Naturalist Society, Chesapeake=
=20
=09Bay
        Foundation, Coalition For a Sensible Bridge, the Coalition For Smar=
ter
        Growth, Fairfax Coalition For Smarter Growth, Friends of the Earth,
        League of Women Voters of the National Capital Area, Piedmont
        Environmental Council, & Sierra Club Restore the Core Campaign.
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