The Chesapeake Bay Foundation sent a response to the MDTA request for comment on the new Bay Crossing study on December 15, 2017. In the response CBF noted outdated data used for traffic and growth … Read More »
Posts Categorized: New Bay Bridge - Page 2
Ponzi Scheme by Owen Bailey
“As with any Ponzi scheme, new growth provides the illusion of prosperity” Charles Marohn, Strong Towns With a possibility of a new bay bridge crossing we should consider this idea. Would a crossing … Read More »
Sample Letters to Maryland Transportation Authority
Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance has written sample letters that you can use in contacting MdTA. It is important that they hear from everyone. We cannot stress this enough. All correspondence should be addressed to … Read More »
200+ Attend Open Meeting to Discuss Proposed Bay Crossing
On Thursday January 25th, 2018, The Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance hosted an open meeting to discuss the proposed new Bay Crossing. Over 200 people gathered in a standing room only filled hall at the … Read More »
Opposition to Senate Bill 34
Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance opposes SB34 sponsored by Senator Edward Reilly, Anne Arundel County. SB34 is meant to overturn certain authority of the governments of the Eastern Shore to consent to any “toll road, bridge, or highway”. … Read More »
Baltimore Sun Editorial “Let the Eastern Shore be”
20th century thinking solving 21st century transportation issues is the current problem with MDOT and MDTA. The major concerns have been well outline on the destruction and the negative pressures that this would have to the … Read More »
Chestertown Spy Op-Ed on Bay Bridge Crossing
Op-Ed: A Bridge to Somewhere by Elizabeth Watson, Judy Gifford, and Janet Christensen-Lewis January 10, 2018 by Spy Desk 7 Comments In the fall of 2018, the Maryland Transportation Authority will announce potential corridors for … Read More »
Bay Crossing Public Participation Meeting 1/25/2018
A Public Participation Meeting, hosted by Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance, will be held at the Chestertown Fire Hall on Thursday January 25th 6:30PM. Come join the conversation.
Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance Comments to MDTA
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY KENT CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION ALLIANCE TO MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IN RESPONSE TO MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION NOVEMBER 15TH ONLINE SCOPING PRESENTATION. Bay Crossing Study presented on November 15th by the MDTA brought up … Read More »
Crossing the Bay
Since as far back at 1907 there were proposals to build a span to connect the Eastern and Western Shores of Maryland. Many proposals were put forth after that with the current Sandy Point-Kent Island … Read More »