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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 605 - Transportation - Baltimore Corridor Red Line Transit Study
FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that would, in part, extend a certain prohibition against Mass Transit Administration acquisition of real property for the construction of the Red Line transit project in Baltimore City for fiscal years 2013 through 2018 as well as other aspects of the original Transit Study legislation; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the House Environmental Matters Committee to give the bill a favorable report, and; requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City House Delegation to support passage of House Bill 605 should the bill be reported favorably to the floor.
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The Red Line is a planned 14-mile, east-west transit corridor that would run from Woodlawn through Downtown Baltimore to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, improving transit connections and making it easier for Baltimore area residents to get to jobs, shopping, schools, doctors, entertainment and more.
According to a study commissioned by the previous City Administration, the Red Line will generate almost 10,000 jobs at a wide variety of skill levels, generate $2.1 billion in total economic activity in the City, and support 1,307 jobs during its design a...
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