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Baltimore County master plan: now’s the time to get it right
March 25, 2021 -

Baltimore County is in the process of updating its master plan, something that it does every 10 years. It is the last opportunity this decade for the county to enhance the quality of life for residents by protecting land from development that is needed to create adequate amounts of networked, publicly available open space in neighborhoods. The county has failed to preserve enough green space in the past. Sixty-five percent of residents lack access to open space within a quarter mile, or walking distance, of their homes. The livability of many communities suffers as a result, with less affluent ones suffering the most.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Opinion: Collective Bargaining Rights = Greater Equity for Community College Professors
March 25, 2021 -

I am a proud associate professor at Prince George’s Community College, and I support SB746/HB894, the bill that would give adjunct professors the right to collectively bargain. I have spent 15 years preparing Maryland’s workforce, and I’ve mentored countless students in their personal and professional goal attainment. As adjuncts work to win a union, I stand in solidarity with all community colleges and the right to negotiate a contract and have better working conditions.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Opinion: A Consequential and Transformative Infrastructure Project
March 25, 2021 -

A few days ago the House of Delegates passed House Bill 414 (Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project-Funding), sponsored by Del. Debra Davis (D-Charles). Dels. Marc Korman (D-Montgomery), Maggie McIntosh (D-Baltimore City) and other key legislative leaders were instrumental in their support for the bill. In the final weeks of session, with the concurrence of the Maryland Senate, this bill could set in motion one of the most consequential and transformative infrastructure projects in the history of Southern Maryland.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Boot: Republicans want to make voting hard and gun ownership easy
March 24, 2021 -

With the increasing distribution of vaccines, we are finally starting to stumble out of the covid-19 pandemic. But mass shootings in Boulder, Colo., and Atlanta remind us that, long after covid-19 is gone, the epidemic of gun violence will still be with us because of the equivalent of the anti-maskers — irrational, extremist Republican politicians who oppose nearly all gun regulations. The Republican position is enraging: They want to make voting hard and gun ownership easy.

Read More: Washington Post
Editorial: One thing is clear in Mosby investigation: It’s not good for Baltimore
March 24, 2021 -

Well, here we go again, Baltimore. Except this time, unlike in recent years, we have not one, but two prominent city officials under criminal investigation — a married couple, at that. And that’s pretty much all we can say with any certainty right now. The recent revelation that City Council President Nick Mosby and his wife, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, are being investigated by the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI has raised far more questions than it has answered.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Gudlavalleti and Sullivan: Treat drug use as a health issue, not a criminal one: decriminalize paraphernalia
March 24, 2021 -

As the COVID-19 pandemic devastates our communities, the country continues to grapple with another urgent epidemic that is killing people every day from coast to coast. Over the past decade, nearly half a million people in the United States have died from a preventable drug overdose. The pandemic has increased risk of overdose, as millions of people struggle with loneliness, isolation, anxiety, stress and loss of income.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Rodricks: Lexington Market and the makings of a ‘great good place’ for post-pandemic Baltimore
March 24, 2021 -

A year from now, if the pandemic has ended, the ribbon cutting for the new Lexington Market could turn out to be just what the doctor ordered. It could be the place where Baltimoreans, by residency or by affinity, get to do things they’ve been yearning to do since the coronavirus arrived — gather in a big, busy public space to eat, drink, shop, people-watch and feel connected to the beat of life.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
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DeFilippo: Longing for the Return of the Pony Express
March 23, 2021 -

The postman no longer rings twice. Often not even once. Back in the day, the Pony Express and its daredevil riders became early western cinematic celebrities for braving treacherous terrain, marauding bandits and worse weather than Texas and yet relaying saddlebags of mail coast-to-coast on horseback in 10 days. The Pony Express had a relay team of 80 riders that provided the nation’s first transcontinental mail service from 1860-61, linking the newly-formed state of California to the rest of the United States before the company was driven out of business by the new-fangled telegraph in 1861.

Read More: Maryland Matters
MDTA Chief: Bay Bridge Crossing Study Speaks Volumes About Congestion
March 23, 2021 -

I am pleased to announce the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 1 National Environmental Policy Act is available for public review and comment at baycrossingstudy.com. We understand the significance of the Bay Bridge to the state and the broader mid-Atlantic region, and we recognize that once the bridges were constructed, Queen Anne’s County and most of the Eastern Shore, including Ocean City, went from difficult destinations to reach to thriving, growing communities.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Here’s how to make Maryland a center for ‘cleantech’ and ‘proptech’ innovation
March 23, 2021 -

The Biden administration is advancing an aggressive climate change agenda. Historically, national policymakers focused on emissions from energy and transportation. As President Biden signaled in his early executive orders, however, his administration will be prioritizing climate emissions from the building sector, which accounts for roughly 30% of U.S. emissions. As the U.S. Department of Energy has highlighted, new technologies will be required to achieve target emissions reductions from buildings. Maryland is already an emerging leader in the property technology (proptech) and cleantech space. Through public and private collaboration, the state can strengthen its leadership position, fostering an innovation economy and creating jobs.

Read More: Baltimore Sun

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