Baltimore's 2050 Transportation Plan Continues Auto-Centric Approach

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

🔋 Baltimore's 2050 Transportation Plan Continues Auto-Centric Approach.

In their commentary published in The Baltimore Sun, Samuel Jordan, Eric Norton, and Michael Scepaniak criticize Baltimore's new regional transportation plan, Resilience 2050, for perpetuating an automobile-centric approach. The plan allocates a significant portion of funding, about $7 billion, to expand roads and highways, while only around $5 billion is allocated for new transit projects. The authors argue that relying on road expansion to address congestion has historically been unsuccessful. They call for a transportation system that offers choices, promotes economic growth, ensures safety for all users (including cyclists, pedestrians, and people with disabilities), and helps reduce carbon emissions.

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