2. This same plot, but with 3 panels where, in addition to Idea 1, panels 2 is #zoning in SFH lots (R200 maybe?) and 3 is all non-SFH lots.
The objective would be to illustrate the way that SFH lots near transit are unimproved relative to their potential and that #LVT would raise money from the places where the most tax money is spent on expensive infrastructure.
I wonder if there are statistics on the money #MDOT spends on all roads, or how much metro stations cost to operate.
MDOT is trying to sneak in a rule that will limit protests. We need to tell them no.
Find out more: https://kcndvsbl.link/WcUkC
Get connected with KCI: https://linksta.cc/@KCI
#๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ #๐บ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ #๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐
Hard no on this one. MDOT facilities are public spaces.
"A slate of proposed regulations put forth by the Michigan Department of Transportation have activists and political advocacy groups up in arms, as the department mulls broad restrictions on political activity at its facilities, with criminal penalties for those who stray from the rules.โ
"Among the affected areas would be rest areas, as well as bridges and overpassesโฆโ
#michigan #mdot
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/07/mdot-protest-rules-raise-eyebrows-first-amendment-concerns-among-lawyers-political-advocates/
โณ๏ธReminderโณ๏ธ
MDSHA will hold a public informational workshop on Wednesday, Nov.5, 2025 to present proposed improvements for pedestrian๐ถโโ๏ธ& bicycle๐ดโโ๏ธ safety along the MD 193 corridor & gather community feedback.
โญDetailsโถ๏ธ https://mdot-sha-md193-md97-to-us29-moa72b21-maryland.hub.arcgis.com/ #maryland #MDOT #visionzero #bikemoco #montgomerycountymd #November #feedback
MDOT is trying to sneak in a rule that will stop protests. We need to tell them no.
Find out more: https://kcndvsbl.link/WcUkC
Get connected with KCI: https://linksta.cc/@KCI
#๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ #๐บ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ #๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐
So, it looks like #MDOT hired someone to take down the two #GreenAsh trees down the road from us (that were infested with #EmeraldAshBorer ). Whoever took them down knew what they were doing. Nothing but a bit of the stumps left. As for the ash trees down the road the other way? I think they belong to the neighbors who have been having domestic issues lately.
Every person walking๐ถโโ๏ธ , biking๐ดโโ๏ธ , or driving๐ deserves to get home ๐ก safely.
#MontgomeryCoMD, #MCDOTNow, #MCPD and #MDSHA partner to manage speeds because the faster you go, the deadlier the outcome.
โญ Slow๐ข down, save lives๐จ ๐ฉโ๐ฆฐ
#MDOT #MDCommuters #MDRoads #MDTraffic #VisionZero
๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถ
#MDOT is hosting several webinars spotlighting๐ถwalking๐ถโโ๏ธ, the official state exercise.
โญ๏ธJoin MDOT every Thursday during October from 10:30am to Noon at one of their FIVE #free Walkinars.
Details๐ https://mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/Index.aspx?PageId=123 #montgomerycountymd #walking #maryland #webinars #october #walktober #free
What's on my mind? Why #SmilingHillFarm! And yeah, I suspect #MTA / #MDOT is going to try and build the #GorhamConnector again, since the bill to kill the connector failed. I heard the new Maine Turnpike Authority director on WMPG earlier today. It sounds like they are going to have MDOT push the connector through -- rather than build #LightRail or a #RapidTransitBusSystem or safer #BikeLanes! smh...
#Maine - Bill to kill Gorham Connector crashes in committee
PORTLAND PRESS HERALD โข May 8, 2025
"A bill that would ensure the controversial Gorham Connector proposal is dead was soundly rejected by the Legislatureโs transportation committee this week. LD 1020 would repeal 2017 legislation that directed the Maine Turnpike Authority to plan and build a toll highway extension from South Portland, through Scarborough and Westbrook, to Gorham. The bill follows the authorityโs announcement in March that it enlisted the Maine Department of Transportation to consider alternative solutions to commuter traffic congestion west of Portland. Neither agency has said the connector proposal has been dropped entirely."
https://www.restore.org/maineenvironews/2025/5/9/bill-to-kill-gorham-connector-crashes-in-committee
#SaveTheFarms #SaveSmilingHillFarm #GorhamConnector #InducedSprawl #SaveRedBrook #Maine #InducedDemand#ProtectTheWetlands #BrookTrout #HuskyLine #RapidBusTransit #MainersForSmarterTransportation
๐ฃUPDATE๐ฃ
The temporary closure of the Wayne Ave & Fenton St intersection has been extended to about Sept. 5, 2025, due to utility conflicts.
๐ทโโ๏ธ #PurpleLineMD crews estimate that the work will be completed sometime after #LaborDay.
๐ Detour Maps๐บ๏ธ https://purplelinemd.com/media/czjdtsf0/notice-wayne-fenton-072125update2.pdf #montgomerycountymd #maryland #MDOT #MTA #SilverSpringMD #transportation #transit
๐ICYMI๐
#MCDOT was awarded $250,000 in funding by #MDOT to support the development of a mixed-use transit development project in #NorthBethesdaMD.
๐ Details๐ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=47306&Dept=50 #montgomerycountymd #maryland #wmata #rockvillemd #metrorail #pikedistrict #pikeandrose #mdcommuters #commuting
So, I heard back from #MDIFW about #EAB in our area. Apparently, my town is one that was recently identified to have Emerald Ash Borer outbreaks. They gave me information about treating the #GreenAsh trees (or taking them down), and an arborist friend of mine down the road was recommended to deal with infested trees. #MDOT may be responsible for taking down the ones by the road that are too far gone, but I'll let them know that there's someone nearby who they could hire to do that. I'll be talking to the neighbors who have the tree that might be saved about pesticide application. The #WhiteAsh tree by the #SacoRiver (which I don't think is infected), would be tricky to deal with, since pesticides could get into the river (though it's not like the Saco is potable water anyways -- but still. And it flows into the ocean). Anyhow, I have a plan of action. I'll provide updates on the trees as needed.
#MaineTrees #CitizenScience
#EmeraldAshBorer #SaveTheTrees #InvasiveSpecies #ProtectTheTrees #Stewardship #YorkCountyMaine
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#MDOT is seeking your input ๐ฃ๏ธfor #Marylandโs Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Plan (ZEVIP).
โ ๏ธThe survey will remain open until this Friday, June 13, 2025โ ๏ธ
๐จโ๐ป Survey๐ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JSRYNJX #Maryland #EVCars #EVCharging #MDCommuters #Commuting #MontgomeryCountyMD #survey #Transit
This morning, we celebrated 50 years of #MCDOT's #RideOn Bus service! The๐system was launched in 1975 with 20 buses. Today, #RideOn has a fleet of almost 400 ADA-accessible buses, which served 18 million riders throughout #montgomerycountymd in fiscal year 2024! More details can be found hereโถ๏ธ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46956&Dept=50
#maryland #busservice #mdot #silverspringmd #bethesdamd #rockvillemd #takomaparkmd #TransitHistory #TransitTooter
When it comes to standing up to #Trump, I laud #Maine Governor #JanetMills. But when it comes to #Wabanaki #Sovereignty, building wind terminals on undeveloped islands (#SearsIsland / #Wahsumkik ), destroying untouched forests to supply #WesternMass with electricity, or building highways through farmland (#MDOT), we definitely DO NOT always see eye-to-eye!
Governor opposed to latest change to #SettlementAct backed by #WabanakiNations
by Emma Davis
Wed, April 9, 2025
"Discussion of legislation to afford the Wabanaki Nations more authority over their land revealed that Gov. Janet Mills does not support the change, presenting a steep path for a plan that otherwise has bipartisan support.
"After not testifying during the public hearing last week, the governorโs counsel, Jerry Reid, told the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that Millsโ concerns stem from the inability to predict the future needs of state government, an issue also raised in written testimony from the #MaineDepartmentOfTransportation, which was made available after the hearing.
"When pressed by committee members, Reid said he doesnโt have a specific example of an infrastructure project that would warrant seizing tribal land but that, 'We need to write the law mindful of the potential for problems.'
"While Reid and Wabanaki leaders noted that progress has and continues to be made to improve the relationship between the state and Wabanaki Nations, Reid added, 'the fact that we have such a good relationship right now might not always be true.'
"The U.S. government can seize private property for public use, a principle known as eminent domain, however that authority is restricted by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which requires just compensation for land taken, as well as some federal laws.
"The 1834 federal Indian Nonintercourse Act prohibited land transactions with tribes unless authorized by Congress. However, the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act specified that that federal law was not applicable to the #HoultonBand of #Maliseet Indians, the #PassamaquoddyTribe and the #PenobscotNation.
"This is the act that has overall resulted in the Tribes being treated more akin to #municipalities than #SovereignNations. So far, sweeping changes to the act have failed due to opposition from Mills, but the governor, lawmakers and Wabanaki leaders have successfully made some targeted adjustments, including expanding tribal authority to prosecute crimes last year.
"The legislation being considered this session, #LD958, would amend the Settlement Act to prohibit the state from exercising eminent domain on trust and reservation land, which is protected under federal law, though fee land โ or private property for which the owner owns the title โ would still be subject to the state taking.
"The bill would also amend the 2023 #MikmaqNationRestorationAct to make this change for the Miโkmaq Nation, which wasnโt included in the Settlement Act.
"On Tuesday, the Taxation Committee unanimously voted in favor of a bill to ensure equal tax treatment among all of the Wabanaki Nations, which Mills supports. #LD982 would provide the #MikmaqNation the same rights to sales tax revenue on its land that the other three tribes of the Wabanaki Nations were granted in 2022 through an amendment to the Settlement Act.
State hasnโt exercised this authority in decades, but argues itโs necessary
"The state hasnโt exercised eminent domain over #TribalLands since the #SettlementAct. However, testimony from Wabanaki leaders and state government officials underscore that it is a possibility."
Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/governor-opposed-latest-change-settlement-185134791.html
#MaineSettlementAct #EminentDomain #LandTheft #FirstNations #WabanakiConfederancy
#MaineFirstNations #Maine #MainePol
#NativeAmericanNews #TribalSovereignty #SaveSmilingHillFarm #SaveTheForests #MainePol #IndigenousPeoplesDay
๐๏ธNEW๐๏ธ
On Wednesday, April 30, at 7p.m., MCDOT will hold a virtual๐จโ๐ปpublic information meeting to discuss the proposed Brink Road Bridge over Great Seneca Creek Rehabilitation project in Gaithersburg, MD.
Details๐ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=46774&Dept=50
#montgomerycountymd #gaithersburgmd #montgomeryvillagemd #mdtraffic #mdroads #mdcommuters #mdot #mcdot #meeting
Bills revive debate over #SearsIsland port plan
Maine Public | By Peter McGuire
Published March 12, 2025
"Lawmakers heard more than five hours of testimony Wednesday from both sides of a debate over preserving Sears Island in the Town of #Searsport.
"A pair of bills from state representative Reagan Paul would extend a #ConservationEasement across the island and restore #SandDuneProtections in a 330-acre parcel set aside for development.
"The Winterport Republican said it's time to end decades of controversial port proposals for the island in the town of Searsport. The latest plan is a floating offshore wind port by the Maine Department of Transportation that has so far failed to attract federal funding.
"'And yet #MDOT refuses to face reality, doubling down on failure and proving this is not about offshore wind, it is about pushing #IndustrialDevelopment at any cost,' Paul told members of the legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
"Local #conservationists support the proposal and said the highest and best use of the island is as a wild area. Any commercial development, including the wind port, can be done at nearby #MackPoint, a fuel and materials terminal."
Read more:
https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025-03-12/bills-revive-debate-over-sears-island-port-plan
#SaveSearsIsland #ProtectNature #Maine #WindTurbines #WindPort #PenobscotBay #ProtectSearsIsland #ProtectTheForest #ProtectTheDunes #WindTerminal #SandDunes #ProtectWahsumkik #EndangeredSpecies
@LukefromDC Both #MTA (Maine Turnpike Authority) and #MDOT (Maine Dept of Transportation) have a lot of palms to grease with regards to giving contractors work to build new highways through farms and woods, or develop undeveloped places. The former director of the MTA got in trouble for accepting bribes from contractors. I'm sure the culture hasn't changed though.
