1 20 14 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/c3e5e62f3da26290da6b1b023a149d6d.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=Dwca4AtZCjbnfiqnQZmZTODiYDDVvnOG3wfyLbtxHNH%7EfKZycNy19Xf%7EiXT6caQMRXtYWgul%7ERf3zc6-rXQBbZN9hxZ%7EvqWtQQbt8AX6%7E8vGscwCavm85Y5vGMhzFAKU18KdeUv0fstZGl7JvMyH25-RkD7yFWRmnLxp3zb889cWv-bSEg43jW4ee0BTwTXfJc%7E4kom4KYXK8v4M6f4NCmgbUlmaEE-0zwthw7rQPTfVUIliuzGplZfhD%7EZGfSP2ENnzN8dxlmlDITIk2Qg0b%7ELlQ0djVbDynEWRbcLeF8OSHt5t3Zo-s%7EMWjxzG-cK64H0RlZS7xX3ulUc7LYyt0g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM da239224119edbd75f21a9977fe6ddf5 PDF Text Text BE • Tins 13 -,aAT YCC HAIJ: - - THY 4th Ar-lEND;{i,llT TO THE CONSTII'UTION TIIGHT OY SEt,1CH AiiD S3IZI."·£ fl.t:GULVi'iill : "The rigr.t of the naople to be sPcur€, in their persons, houses , papers , and effects, against unreasonable searcnes and seizures , shall not De violated, and no '\;arrants shall i3sue out :mon probahl!" cause , supported by oatn or affirJ'lati:m, and p.qrticularly describing the place to be searched, and the p"rsons or things to be seizpa . " U11der tte County C01..ncil cf Eo.~. tinore County ?!,2T Y. - H~S;ov.ISI3ILITI'::S OF HOUSING SILL If 12. (: age 13) All inspections conducted '.Hlder the ;;.uthori ty of this Code , eY-cent those r.E;ces5ary in ~n~' E:nergency rbsultL'1g fr'cm 0r ari3ing out of any CA.:'T;33 tnat endangers or t~r.ds to e~ng()r the n:lbli: health or Gafety, shall be-made only after the Ol·:ner Of sucl~ building or str ucture or person-rn cnar e of the building or structure, or part tLereof, and the occ'lpants of such building or structure, shall nave been notified in 1Vriting at least five days in advance of the scheduled inspection . Such notice of inspection shall contain the time and date of the inspection, and shall also state briefly the general class of iteM or items to hp inspected and the reasnn for said inspection . At such r2asonable tiJr,"s as !".ay l::a necessary in an emergency resulting from or arisIng out nf AllY CAUS:; thatendiillgers or tends to enaanger the public hea~or-safety , the BUildIDg~ =ngD~ or his authOr~renres~ntatives-or assistants , UDon eY~ibiting:-the Droper ~entIalS or proof of identity, fhall havethe rifht to enter and inspectany building, structure or premise3 for themrrprSe of perrcrmin" his dilles under this Code , ::,i~!t£.~t glvj,!l.,gthe ~.!::tten nollie QI. notices reauired by tnis subsection. T!lL:l :SJ,;;S t!:at YOUR rIm", may be entered ar.d inspected (searrhed) j{C'HC'Vl' A SiAHCH ':!ARi1Arl'l. r;o YOU \'JAHT THAT? IF toT, ATTEND TP-Z PU8LIC filAR I AIG 'I' ( J 1v1 ,/S ( J N "..-. r" I _ ...... ~/ "of _/ _ P-B _t . ) COUNTY CGUIJCIL CrlA:lBER, 1)1 ..) / 4 .. . ._ COUNTY OFFIC"; EUILDIilG ~:. Ci tisens of Baltimore County, /) 7-· ~ ..... P/'v1 * -:~ 30 . Rol\] ir.', Rd _, Catonsville, ;·Id . OVER �?LEASE :'HOllE, VISIT OR \·JF.ITE Y0lJ7. COUNCILHAlJ ?ROT::STING HOUSING BILL # 12 TODAY. BALTIir.v,tE COUlITY COUNCIL Councilmanic District ilo . Telephone 1. Frederick L. DeHberry, Jr . 753 \';est iIills furkwq (,9) RI 7-8309 2. Jervis Spencer Finney Stevenson ?O . 481;-1162 LF 9- 252') 3. G. "':al tor Tyrie, Jr . 25 Thornhill aoad Lutherville VA 5-07(:9 4. Samuel A. Green, Jr . 1')23 "iinsford Road TO',]son (4) VA 5-:1244 VA 3- 8465 5. Dale Anderson 339 :linor Avenue (36) !IO 5- 6978 VA 3- 7800 6. Josenh 1.. Schield 1530'Galena Poad (?l) :m 6- 4!.t48 7. [':allace l'iilliams 2 iJeHship Road D1.lndalk (?2) AT 4- 2767 CCUlICIL:AiIIC IJI:T?ICTS OF 2ALTB!O?.E :;OiJlITY 1st CO'1l1cilmanic district comprised of 7.he 1st and 13th election districts 2nd CO'.ll1cilllwnic district comprised cf the 2nd, 3rd and 4th electicn districts 3rd Co,mcilmanic district comprised of the 5th, 6, 7, 8, & 10th election districts 4th Councilmanic district comprised of the 9th election district 5th Co'.mcilmanic district ccm?rised of the 11th and 14th election districts 6th Councilmanic district comprised of precincts 2 thru 22, and 24 thru 28 of the 15th election district 7th Counci1l'lanic district compti sed cf the 12th election distric t and precir.cts 1, 23, and 29 thru 36 rf the 15th election district. Su?ervisors of Elections of Baltimcre County VA 3- 30')0, Ext . 262 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Urban Renewal Files Description An account of the resource This exhibit presents documentation related to Baltimore's urban renewal efforts during the 1960s. The files include correspondence, speeches, editorials, newsletters, flyers, and maps from Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Renewal plans for the neighborhoods of Bolton Hill and Mount Vernon are highlighted, along with responses from neighborhood residents and homeowners' associations. The complete Urban Renewal Files (URF) collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 5 linear inches of archival records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is also available in the collection database. For this exhibit, 20 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <p><a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Urban Renewal Files</a></p> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961-1965 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0124-URF Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-09 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 20 documents Subject The topic of the resource Urban renewal Maryland--Baltimore Neighborhoods Eminent domain African Americans Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Be Alerted!! Description An account of the resource Community circular urging Baltimore County residents to vote against the urban renwal demolition bond issue in the November 1964 election Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964 Subject The topic of the resource Homeowners Local elections Citizen participation Political participation City planning Urban renewal Baltimore County (Md.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Baltimore County Citizens Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context urf01.01.09c Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Urban Renewal Files, series I, box 1, folder 9, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Citizen participation City planning Homeowners Local elections Political participation Urban renewal https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/e88faaf73c9f3d8aaa25a36f4a613b0a.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=rzRsfRBMDIyBareGl1y0bOc7RsSHRiu%7E8uFUNhCMID-likH%7ExtDhpvL45I9XDw3YpelQnX9bdM5xsur4edCyZfDZ%7EpJ6RXp6MQ587HOIOl35spD0GODUDFi4pfH9%7EeAIcwsqMmL0vqf4QYNEOKBq3w%7EXVFdez3DIo1fXyqbuabuOuvIav5Ibydl2cS66dH0er0yGxM8CfC0TODw60SXNzQsn%7EREVNPRhi%7E%7EIhpyE1XYELghA38xC9FHnF3jtRVnrawYXU8EEX7ZuPTW50iTKa6ca7urm0suKhri3UiRGf0OxI15-NzKoIDzVOGh8YYa7nbMj4QcLeS83QDjkz7%7EAWg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2917387f81ae4a1f0f997720c42d5816 PDF Text Text MOUNT ROYAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB ~~WffjL~TY~~ Dear Neighbor, Only your presence at City Council on Wednesdqy, November 3 @ 7: 30 P.M. City Council Chambers can assure defeat of the $58,000,000 expressway through our Mt . Royal - l~ . Vernon neighborhood . For four years now a six lane, high speed thruw~ link has been planned separating the IiYric Theater and the Mt . Royal station, cutting through the back fences of Tyson Street, through restored "Antique Row" on Howard Street, through the Deutsches Haus, Richmond Market and scores of houses . The town houses that surround Mt . Calvary Chur ch will be demolished, leaving the church isolated in a maze of access lanes and highway signs . In Plan C, the recommended plan, a 40 mile-an- hour exit ramp will spill into Mt . Royal Avenue beside the entrance to the Lyric Theater. Concrete highway bridges with brilliant, tal l-pole lights will be built t o carry the traffic of Howard Street, Preston Street and Mt . Royal Avenue over the Expressway. The Interstate Truck Traffic attracted by this shortcut through the heart of Baltimore will compete with the noise of the B & trains in our area, but on a twenty four hour basis . Overhanging green signs, designed to Federal Bureau of Roads standards will be necessary on Dolphin street, Mt . Royal Avenue and several other neighborhood locations. ° St . Mary 1s Seminary, Maryland General Hospital and the University of Baltimore1s new library will be left teetering on the brink of the Expresswqy ditch. $500,000 in annual City tax revenue will be lost forever by the razing of homes and businesses in the path of the road and its interchanges, but the lowering of property values in the area has not even been guessed at . IrOnically, while the State and Federal Agencies , aided by the Administration Forces were pushing through the completion of the Jones Falls Expresswqy this spring, it was repeatedly brought to light that this expressway link in our own neighborhood serves no useful purpose . The official who had previously been the road 1s strongest advocate , Mr. Philip Darling, then Director of Planning, stated publically that the link was not necessary. In response to this revelation, Ordinance 1102 has been introduced to remove the threat of the link from the Bolton Hill and Mt . Vernon neighborhood. But a three quarters vote of the City Council is required to wipe this road off the plans of the highway engineers . Your active presence at the hearing before the Judiciary Committee of the City Council at 7: 30 P.M on Wednesday, November 3 is needed ! If you represent . a group -- be it a block organization, a club, or an institution - - your voice is essential! Several groups and institutions have alreadY stated their �... disapproval of the link, among them the Mar,yland Institute , the Mt . Royal Improvement Association, Mt . Calvar,y Church, St . Mar,y ' s Seminar,y , the Tyson Street Association - -- and others . But twenty one Councilmen from four corners of the City must be made to realize-the importance of what appears to them to be a local issue . The progress we have made in renewing the heart of Baltimore must not be sacrificed to this needless engineer ' s nightmare. Sincere~ yours, The Board of Directors of the Mt . Royal Democratic Club Thomas Ward , President Joseph Robinson, Chairman Civic Affairs Committee � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Urban Renewal Files Description An account of the resource This exhibit presents documentation related to Baltimore's urban renewal efforts during the 1960s. The files include correspondence, speeches, editorials, newsletters, flyers, and maps from Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Renewal plans for the neighborhoods of Bolton Hill and Mount Vernon are highlighted, along with responses from neighborhood residents and homeowners' associations. The complete Urban Renewal Files (URF) collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 5 linear inches of archival records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is also available in the collection database. For this exhibit, 20 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <p><a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Urban Renewal Files</a></p> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961-1965 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0124-URF Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-09 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 20 documents Subject The topic of the resource Urban renewal Maryland--Baltimore Neighborhoods Eminent domain African Americans Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mount Royal Democratic Club Newsletter Description An account of the resource Circular to residents of the midtown area regarding the proposed expressway along the Mount Royal corridor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965 Subject The topic of the resource Highway planning Express highways Design and construction Citizen participation Political participation Bolton Hill (Baltimore, Md.) Mount Vernon (Baltimore, Md.) Mount Royal (Baltimore, Md.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mount Royal Democratic Club, Board of Directors Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context urf01.01.15b Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Urban Renewal Files, series I, box 1, folder 15, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Bolton Hill (Baltimore Citizen participation Design and construction Express highways Highway planning Md.) Mount Royal (Baltimore Mount Vernon (Baltimore Political participation https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/4b2693bba6e62bd24d3adec5f74aa918.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=dhXqyJ0Nl86LvPDBVrVcycktHm4czgX3FlRUB0Aidztd6G3x19Rcs3jGAqbIVGt220VP5vzVdasjR3L-KTbIA%7E-WwAYTevREUm8Q2xxumExZj4uZCn%7Eu%7EM79f0nsq3b4HbPIsgZei-znNgs5e%7EqgK-DsJRbTZgkm-eTZzxeLQEGuw3ZztNiyt2SI9OrKlUPi43Z64rlKGvQvS-iCOH%7EaiowKJaYzIbLtM54R8u47WfbzqF6XcWHypCxpqH5vNg0C3HBZL-zzTYZiJfa5Dytx3zsdcbux-hR0ynpx-GsQ04ykRpm1rkzFJzh26mytG3z3OlyrlprKcF707KVWDpDNdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 070d70adc778cda40366bdb884f58e0b PDF Text Text USE TO SAVE THIS nUR CHAl-lCE N.4':;: GHBORHOOD SCHOOL A T Tt /J D THE (-Jus/_Ie UN ,H E 'AI E 1) . , ..... '. () lJl-..j r-- MAY ) () , .H~ T Y C ~i . CPF f C ( F. A T Y r . c.... u.I ! NG 8 u [) r:.. E. -I . .. 7: 7 C , ) ,.) ~ f-:. f" \/1. 6 l,D G. , TO\N Sn IV TO PROTES'I' $15,500 BUDGET l<"OR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION UNLESS YOU '''ANT THE COM'HSSIONS PLAPS TO SUCCEED FOR: 1. FORCED RAC I AL BALANCE OF SCHOOLS - First attempt: Staff reporc to schoo l boar d Apr . 2 , 19642 . SWEZPING PUBLIC ACCOMODATIONS LAW - First r ecommendation to Balto . County Council Nov . 19633 . OPEN OCCUPANCY (INTEGRATED HOUSING) Services by ERC team to bring together sellers and buyers to integrate neighborhoods . Programs planned for civic associations, etc . to brainwash the public . ("create climate of opinion for open occupancy!!) - First held Jan . 23, 19b44 . dTEGRAI'ED EMPLOYMENT If rejected by business, forceful law to be recommended . -HRC meetings Jan . 2, 19ti4, & ·:ar . 18, 19ti4- '~his commission was set up to help solve interracial problems Inste '1.d, the record shows it is creating them . i:. Thitimore County . lielp us abolish this commission at the budget hearing by your pre3ence and voicing your objections to it . You have the right t o protest, for your tax dollars are paying the expenses for the support of the Human Re l ations Comm i ssion . Remember, ONLY YOUR PROTEST can save your S C H 0 0 L - N E I G H B 0 RHO 0 D - JOB Bal t o. Co . Chapter , Md . Pe t it i on Committee, Inc . Box 5754, Bal to. 21208 �OOtr,;ClTlI ~inC DI)1 \-:.Jl' ~:O ~ -----1. Frp.do:-ic~· i •• DP·.Jb~rry, Jr . 7)") .. s~ tills l'>r;c,. ..y (29 ) Jen'io Spenr.~r Stevensvn \~. ~'in!ley 48il-1.l62 LE 9-2:>20 VA 5-0789 G. We. l tar T:fl'io, J r. 25 T!~·~7~·r .. ll Ro~d Luth"IV~:.e 4. G. ~Qrl~ Jr . 10"" V' ill' ford Road VA VA S81Jll'el T""~"n (0{) nc:.lo ")'19 6. Jon?y~ l~)D NO 5-6?'"8 ~"14p·"30n E:.:'~,,,,. L. 5..(\244 }-.ol,c;5 1.':cnue (;56 ) VA ;';0'.>0 Sd\"!~ld l":,· :-I" ;{ "<d (21) 7. J.T 4- 2767 2 !~€·(j~·~.i T) \.~. Dur.d~lk (2~) Id. "'luncilmCJ1ic Dist"i~t cOJ:!? ris od of the l~t an'; 15th election distr'icts 2' , i "~Ll..:i ~lloar:ic district com. pri.sed of tee 2tld , ;rcl , aHd 4th elt'ct.ioll districts ). 1 Cr)'....ncil:nanic dhtl'ict cClnrr ioed of the 5t.h , il ~ ( 1 .\:·;~lrj Imr.:.nic d i~"\.;' ~ct corr.rris . <.:1' th~ 6, 7, 8 , & 10t.n c 10 c1.ioll dis tricts 91." C!lctic.'!. diet.rict 5 " "~ (1n\·.~~;..d In.~ ic tlietdct cCltll:,>.:-ised of thi> IHh and li,th eloction 0 . . '-' (\-.~ l~.·ilm.anlo di.s t.rict CO!llpI'i£'~d "r pl"f~ c j "tC'1:.£I of t i. .... ~ c. l~t~.. ~ & dlstrict~ ~? tl,r" {' .- ~ '1.,,(1 ~!f +.hru cJ, r ,ion di~·rict:. 28 7th CJll'"Jcilmanic di!:ltrict clJIlOpriaed of t e 12th ej(?{d.i'-,n c1i.~~" ct e~JJ prec_incts 1, ::;: r.rt.! L..' Jl u;J of t:lO 1~t. el6atj,~ n ~ic¥ri~t Su"e:.vJ.aoro o f Elections ot Bt1.l.timol·e Oounty VA }-~OO , IJt . 262 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Urban Renewal Files Description An account of the resource This exhibit presents documentation related to Baltimore's urban renewal efforts during the 1960s. The files include correspondence, speeches, editorials, newsletters, flyers, and maps from Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Renewal plans for the neighborhoods of Bolton Hill and Mount Vernon are highlighted, along with responses from neighborhood residents and homeowners' associations. The complete Urban Renewal Files (URF) collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 5 linear inches of archival records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is also available in the collection database. For this exhibit, 20 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <p><a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Urban Renewal Files</a></p> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961-1965 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0124-URF Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-09 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 20 documents Subject The topic of the resource Urban renewal Maryland--Baltimore Neighborhoods Eminent domain African Americans Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Use This Chance to Save Your Neighborhood School Description An account of the resource Community circular urging Baltimore County residents to protest the public funding of the Human Relations Commission and their work to integrate schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964 Subject The topic of the resource Citizen participation Political participation Segregation Race discrimination Housing Public schools Suburban schools Baltimore County (Md.) 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Title A name given to the resource Movement Against Destruction Description An account of the resource This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell. The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nobody Asked You! And They Won't, Until You Tell Them To. Description An account of the resource A fold-out poster presenting information to the public about highway construction in Baltimore and urging citizens to support a voter referendum on the issue Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1975 Subject The topic of the resource Posters Express highways Highway planning Political participation Political activists Petitions Voting Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Petition for a Vote Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mad03c.02.07 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 3c, box 2, folder 7, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Express highways Highway planning Petitions Political activists Political participation Posters Voting https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/7cb1c9515adb0e7c499e401e66704a94.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=tbCwqggIJ5MaLvhOKFhCea9df7jQeuC%7ESadBw5BaKyyQuPipeykQ18qsspFx4z-5pxQGZghUvXS1h2VcrE13rF80yd4p4mbQC4RwF-1ssH8bgPT%7E88XLV-jdkZfG4EMnmLdsFvAPwlXAn2JgtR3CLFlLP3iGbZNKxq-ezJzP6nYIsZ0X6rd1pmFRxrn9%7EZmvFLvCJ5sjv46TRZ-jHfExlY9RXvEm7Lttjzcm%7EJ1DosFW%7EeGANCQqHJhAhqZVwPcYoL8%7Ek6DOUeSf9V1YBjXOOSpgiMVsTujC7gj3mrKZHdwt8IeINHLCyy3aMUlzY8wvbsmagDlp5IzZms7CTfFpAw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 41c1ffe2700740cd282bb3f0f2fc4ea5 PDF Text Text THE ROAD BEATING A PATH THROUGH THE CITY The Battles: No Final Tally In Through many skirmishes and "flaps," people remember few big battles. Within the past five years, perhaps three events stand out. The Rosemont hearings of August 1969. resulted in the first decisive victory won by citizens. testlmon¥ by s~x Three nights of heated hundred people from allover the city convinced the City Council that it should lif~ the condemnation lines and find another route for 1-70 outside the community. Within the past two years, the City Council bas held two widely-publicized meetings about the expressway issue. first, in January 1972, was not an official meeting. The Held at Pratt Library over two days, it was planned to give both proponents and opponents an opportunity to plead their side to the new council members. Interstate and city agencies including housing, public 'Works, aDd planning took three-quarters of the time. Citizens groups, scheduled for the last quarter and late at night, claimed they had been "snowed." was widely publicized and televised. This program �2 The official Council meet i ng last June was mu c h quieter . Running thirteen consec utive hours, it took testimony on the merits of three bills to lift spec ific condemnation lines in Fell's Point and Federal Hll1 and the whole system. The measures were de f eated, as expected. Court Action The f i rst lawsuit f i led was brought by the Society f or the Preservation of Fell's Point, Montgomery Street, a nd Federal H111 . These areas are on the national reg i ster of famous plac es and are thus entitled to protec t i on from destruction. The suit has resulted in an injuD c tion a gainst f urther activity on 1-83 that would threaten Fell's Point f rom e i ther direction . Nevertheless, Interstate does do mysterious things . bought, then demolished in the night. harbor nearby. Houses are Borings are made in the Contracts to study var i ous routes are let. Rumors float almost daily about new road plans . Present ones concern possibility of building a tunnel out in the water around the community . Less known, but as determined as Fell's Pointers against the hi ghway , are Volunteers Opposing Laakin Park, Expressway , Inc , (VOLPE for short, named for J d hn Volpe, secretary o f transportation when the group was formed) , Protection of the 1200 a c re wilderness park from both the highway and the a c companying �3 "joint development" plan resulted in a four-point court action brought in 1971. First challenge was to legality of a claimed 1962 location hearing. and lost. VOLPE won. The city appealed The judge ordered another location hearing held . This was held December 14-1 7 , 1972 at Edmondson High School . The court also ordered an in j unction against further work in the Park until the rest o f the suit 1s heard. Primary basis f or the act i on is the provision of the National Environmental Protection Act, or NEPA, that forbids major federal construction in parkland unless the acting agency proves that there is no "prudent and feasible alternative." Movement Against Destruction filed suit against the entire system on both pDocedural and environmental grounds. Some common aspects o f all three cases were combined by the j udges in federal / district court. Essentially , MAD lost and bas appealed to the Fourth Circuit Court. MAD has also filed another suit on inadequate environmental impact statements as written by the Interstate Division. These last two actions bave not been scheduled for hearings. Locust Point Civic ASSOciation has also filed legal action to protect Ft. McHenry from highway construction. been held. No hearing has "Impact" of federal action on a national monument is more complicated than legal problems on other segments. The �4 Department of Interior administers the Fort and is reluctant to give permission to spoil the view with a bridge. There is uncertainty about effect of any vibrations from tunnel construction and later traffic. Approvals for any construction in this area would have to be given by highest federal officials. The City Council will also have to lay condemnation lines across the peninsula. The mayor has indicated that he is willing to lose the people's votes there, and at the June Council hearing, indications were that the lines would later be laid. Tactics: Hearings No h.igbway story is complete without mention of hearings. Location and design bearings are to satisfy the federal law. They are a ritual familiar to road fighters. Introductory remarks by the hearing officer fills the first balf-hour. Long explanations of the proposed segment, its design and necessity in solving traffic problems follow. Large maps are prominently displayed, and consist of some detail of ramps or choice of placement within the corridor borders. No roads were ever mentioned, (until recent lawsuits challenging this omission occurred). People who wish to speak sign up by number, the hearing officer calls them to the microphono. Speakers may make inquires of the hearing officer; he is required to answer although he is sometimes ambiguous. �5 Now MTA Interstate has a talent for holding hearings at inauspicious times. Most notor4ous 1s one held several years ago on Christmas Eve. This summer they announced one onr l-83 for August 28, just before Labor Day. That meeting was cancelled because of a threat of legal action. Interstate did not have complete information, particularly air quality data, ready for review thirty days beforehand as r~quired The court-ordered location hearing for December 14, 1972. ~or by law. Leakin Park was announced In spite of the season, over six hundred people attended the first evening. The hearing was continued for four nights because over 150 spoke against the higbway through the park. the park. Four speakers favored it through This may be a record for highway protest. The hearing record is summarized for federal review by Interstate. The adequacy of this summary bas been questioned for accuracy and completeness by MAD. Since this review process began, there has been noticeable improvement in the summaries. Hearings work against the people they are intended to help . The 1962 bearing covered the wbole system, althougb years passed before people even knew it has occurred. There is a total lack of consideration of meaningful alternatives. Not �6 until the lawsuit forced Intersta.te to speak of the "null" or I1 no road" possibility. did they put it in the informational material. The presentations by Interstate personnel are always one-side; not only do they pro-highway material, but they also have one design favored over the rest. There is no effort to r each people in affected neighborhoods except as the law requires them to run an ad in a local paper. Often the meetings are held in places which tend to intimidate some people: the State Highway Administration building, for instances, with uniformed guards and sign-in sheets. MAD now counter-attacks. At every hearing one of the first speakers reads into the record - for whatever anonymous person in some obscure bureauracy - the adequacy or inadequacy of each particular hearing. People also give critiques of the information available; a cadre of experts gives oral and written rebuttal to errors and inadequacies in the envd!-ronmental impact statements that are circulated to reviewing federal and state agencies. Secrecy ' More serious is the secrecy which prevades highway planning. This summer a crew of workers were discovered taking borings near Ft. McHenry at 2 a.m. The suppression of the Giles Report, an ecologist's study of damages to Leakin Park, is documented �7 in detail in an introduction to the reprint of the report published by VOLPE and MAD. Dr. Giles was hired at the insistence of c itizen representatives meeting with Interstate officials; they were promised a copy of his report. Only by accident did a resident of Windsor Hills discover that Giles was in town to give his report; the resident crashed the meeting but demands for written copies went unmet. Since passage of the Public Information Act, government agencies must provide citizens with requested data. are ways to evade and Interstate excels. But here They are frequently out of copies of wbat you wish to see, in which case you can request copIes from the federal clearinghouse in Virginia, accompanied by a personal c hec k . You may hand copy data or, for a fee, use the Xerox, if it 1s working. (Interstate has more trouble with its Xerox than any other city agency I know of . ) Secrecy i s especially a problem with Fell's Point and Ft. McHenry segments. Plans for a cut-and-cover tunnel through Fell's Point, which included removal and storage for up to two years of 18th century houses , met with such derision that alternatives are being considered. Latest rumors are that there will be a tunnel out into the harbor. Current plans for Ft . McHenry call for a tunnel, although a c ompany bas also been awarded a contract for designing toll booths higb on a bridge. �8 Bait and Switch "Joint development" 1s a concept developed by federal highway administrators to soften the resistance to highways by allow i ng trust funds to pay for basic land improvements alongside the highway and within the dondematlon boundaries. What is a community's or city's price for approving a highway? Trust money will level the land and put in util1ties. Housing? Trust money will pay for preparing the land for construction and perhaps some landscaping. It will pay for concrete slabs for visual and sound protection. It will pay for designing elaborate facilities whether they are ever built or even wanted, ReSidents along the Franklin-Mulberry found out how this was a true bait-aDd-switch tactic. Early in the planning stages, they told members of the DeSign Concept Team of definite needs of their community: recreation facilities, a shopping center, a post office, clinics, oppo~tunities for employment. The August 1972 design hearing showed how little of those ideas appeared in the final proposal: some housing for elderly and some recreational space. But new data on air pollution indicates that facilities for the aged and the young are the very things to be avoided along expressways. The highway will be a ditch sloping to thirty feet at its deepest point, its earthen sides lands c aped, and in places topped by concrete �9 slabs for noise protection. The hearing data did not reveal that in the Monroe Street area noise wl11 be so bad that nearby houses will have to be condemned. "Joint development" is used more often to apply to an extensive development of Leakin Park for recreational facilities including swimming pools, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, and model-airplane flying fields. The Recreation and Parks Board bas approved the higbway through the park in return for simultaneous construction of these facilities with $3.5 million for the land. The c1ty's share of the highway cost is over $5 million and the Park Board has indicated that it cannot staff such facilities without a much higher budget. Yet, this proposal was so attractive to fourth district couneilmen that all three voted for the road, even though Julian's vote was inaudible. Professor Giles warned that "joint development" might be as destructive as the highway. VOLPE, recognizing that residents all around the park and particularly children, have educational as well as recreational needs, twice appeared before the Parks Board to plead for alternative development of the parks that would capitalize on its wilderness character. They spoke for an arboretum, for nature trails, for biology study centers to serve three nieghborhood high schools, for bird walks, for areas along �10 edges for gardens, for p i cn i c and group f a ci lities that would not destroy the trees. Such ideas were re j e c ted. The money was more attractive. Transportation Planning Expressway proponents and opponents alike see transportation planning as a major factor in land use and growth promotion or control. Opponents now seek to understand the dynam ics o f planning and policy making and are push i ng f or participation 1n the processes. Last year when the Federal Highway Administration required eac h state to set up an "Action Plan" procedures . the plan should encourage ci tizen participation i n transportation planning representatives and evaluate and establish criteria for economi c, env i ronmental, and social impacts o f transportation de ci sions. Two meetings were held in the Baltimore area. "input," and were duly re corded . on schedule. Citizens gave The Action Plan was published It acknowledged the suspicion and lack of faith between the planners and c itizens and magnanimously insisted that responsibility for initial communication lay with the department o f transportation. It care f ully diagrammed lines of responsibility and planning processes. Then it relegated ci tizens to working within obscure committees of the Regional Planning Council and admitted that no c riteria for assessing �11 environmental, economic, and social impacts exist. Regional Planning Council pays a lot of nice guys to gather statistics and plan beautiful proposals for the metropolitan negian. But three politicians from each county are the voting members: policy flows from the direction of their Wishes, not from statistical analysis or citizen mandates. Alternatives Road opponents, by the nature of things, have been forced to become experts at transportation planning. They bave a package of alternatives to the expressway system. After lobbying Congress for years, they have met with some small success in "busting the Trust" so that infusion of federal money are now available . for mass transit improvements. The mayor and governor can request that monies which would have been spent for expressways can be credited to us and equal amoun~s given to Baltimore from the general fund. This substitution is an honorable solution to our destruction problem. The money should be used for an integrated transportation plan emphasizing rail lines, both existing and new ones. and improving bus service, but allowing for variations within communities. Policy should emphasize all possible means which get people out of their cars. �12 Land already condemned and ruined within condemnation lines should be rehabilitated according to residents' expressed wishes and needs. Some form of organization should be developed to channel residents' participation in both planning and administration of any development. At the design hearing on the Franklin-Mulberry corridor, MAD offered an alternative land-use proposal that was attractive and that was based on community needs : a linear new town consisting of housing and small businesses, a shopping c enter with satellite offices of major community services and clinics . Intersperesed along "the world's longest vacant lot," as a resident of the area calls it, would be recreational facilities, mini-parks, and even light industry. The whole plan would have low-profile structures that would not intrude on the scale of existing housing. Underneath it all wo.uld run a leg of the rapid transit system, extending out to Social Secur ~ ty and Catonsville. Auto commuting down the corridor would be discouraged by providing parking at the ends o f tbe r: tr_ anist lines and at the end of 1-70. A common argument in favor of superhighways is that they will take traffic off loc al streets. A refutation of this ideas was made by a group of Highlandtown women, led by Betty Deacon, who had been bothered by trucks on neighborhood streets. �• I 13 They did their owo "truck study," as not city agency ever had done one. The group recommended specific truck routes to solve specific traffic problems. Later a task force was apPointed. Conclusion The heart of the issue is whether cities shall be places to live and to work in, or whether they shall be places to exploit. Ironically, the exploiters have the resources of public taxes, and operate here out of Charles Center, the Mayor's office, and state highway offices. The city residents depend On voluntary contributions and operate out of downtown Post Box 511. Wbat a way to fight a war! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Movement Against Destruction Description An account of the resource This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell. The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/80" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Movement Against Destruction Records</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-1983 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0062-MAD Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-09 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 32 documents Subject The topic of the resource Express highways Maryland--Baltimore Urban renewal Highway planning Community activists Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Road: Beating a Path Through the City Description An account of the resource Summary of citizen opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore over five years Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1974 Subject The topic of the resource Highway planning Community organization Political participation Rosemont (Baltimore, Md.) Fells Point (Baltimore, Md.) Fort McHenry National Monument and Historical Shrine (Baltimore, Md.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Society For The Preservation of Federal Hill, Montgomery Street & Fells Point Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mad07a.01.02 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 7a, box 1, folder 2, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Community organization Fells Point (Baltimore Fort McHenry National Monument and Historical Shrine (Baltimore Highway planning Md.) Political participation Rosemont (Baltimore https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/e2bda4c62d16f2f8fcc8ae31d46c4f61.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=mM0Y6E3DN1rdXOAksAK1PSO%7ERpOdB5vYTv6TWE8Y6DZGk9gPZSdukZKgnGabnh-%7Em2XoBYX05Emhad41j-zuQP9t0Us46awxIFRrCNcuCf8yh698MB7DGwssFql38X0Jjoc6DwwhoG9VhSqMu9QLaEUd5yhXR2msNALnUEb-EFDn1MaSgmHWAsXLAFtdzbYJx3uTciPe4wLwtTNw5lqWLwoM5KLa7XLWz5zzT1KR2MTQFbdFS06Jom%7E1rWilJxDqGWcbIbjuTyacCdJQl5jHfNv6aSaqeGz4xOQOy5RboxfYfZWcEzywyFkATrlmWIbkkAcDTzcGGNLSzemA-jL0Ew__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ccc92fa1bf63850f3cee6ea71821e1f4 PDF Text Text "THE ROAD" The Expressway War by Carolyn TysoD When Congressman Fallon conceived the Highway Trust Fund and pusbed it througb Congress in 1956, he escalated an expressway .... ar .. that has been going on for lDany years in Baltimore. . - Indeed, in the 40's the City Planning Department approved the concept of an "east-.. est expressway" that would expedite traffic through the city. Federal financing brought many specific proposals; opposition arose over everyone. In May of last year, Mayor Schaefer announced the "final" routing of what has CODle to be called the 3-A expressway system. Last June, the City Council defeated three bills which would have erased the condemnation lines. Many people a.y think the issue bas been decided, but it 18 not over. Even though construction has been allo .. ed to proceed in three sites, four lawsuits are active and opposition continues. National transportation policy for two generations has promoted the decline of the city througb almost exclUSive emphasiS on high .. ay construction. Twenty years after Congress passed the first ffderal-aid high .. ay act, .. ith 50$ lederal funds matching 50$ state lunds, the nation's interurban rail lines were dead. Less than twenty years after Congress passed the 90-10~ ration �2 of funding for construction of the Interstates, the railroads were dying. A_erica has the worst public transportation systea of any industrialized nation. This policy bas fattened a lobbying conglomerate of trucking , oil, auto.otive, and concrete interests that spend over $3 mll1lon a year writing the legislation it desires . Many citizens and groups are now trying to turn that policy around . The expressway fight in Baltt_ore is part of tbat national picture . What the 3-A Is Tbe 3-A system, so-called because ot the numbering pattern used by the Design Concept Team whicb designed it, is a convergence of three interstate higbways across the soutbern balf of Baltiaore. J The Jones-Falls Expressway , 1-83 , would continue through the city along the Fallsway , veer southeast througb Fell's Point, and turn east through Canton and Highlandtown to join with 1-95. The Kennedy Expressway, 1-95, would be brought down the eastern city line, turn west into the industrial area , crOBS the harbor at Ft . McHenry, and continue across that peninsula On an alaost due east-west line to join with 1-95 out of Wash i ngton at Canton Ave. Parts of this route are under construction on both the western and eastern ends, although land for the large center portion has not been conde.ned and federal approvals have Dot been received for other portions. �3 A third highway, 1-70, currently stops just inside the city line at Security Boulevard, pointing into Laakin Park. The plan is for its eight lanes to continue through the northern side of Leakin, down the middle of GwynDs Falls Park, and connect with 1-95 in the vicinity of the old Union Stockyards. Of these major interstates, would be two six-lane spurs. ODe divided it into fourteen segments which are at various levels of planning. A six-step process of planning, hearings, application, and federal approvals must be completed before construction can be issued. Only two segments are now under construction. TWo segments do not have condemnation lines laid: Ft. McHenry and Gwynns Falls. The Canton segment design hearing has been delayed twice since June 1971. Court injunctions have stalled of the best-known is the Franklin-Mulberry, designated as 1-70, going east from 1-70 and ending at Pearl Street just outside the central business district. Another 1s tbe Sharp-Leadeuball, called 1-395, wbich leaves 1-95 at an over-water interchange and runs northeast up to the Inner Harbor development. Connecting these two, like a large capital C, is a boulevard, not an interstate facility, which would start near the State Office Complex and swing south along �4 Fremont Avenue, touching the ends of 1-170 and 1-395, to end at Federal Hill. The total mileage is just under twenty-three miles, which translates into over 900 acres of concrete. The Interstate DivisioD, an agency created especially to build the system bas progress on Fellts Point and Laakin Park portions. 8yste. 1s fragaentlzed. In sum, the A two and a baIt block portion at Franklin-Mulberry receives all the attention DOW, Federal approvals for the rest of that corridor bave Dot been received. In seven years, "Interstate" bas spent approximately $200 million and build les8 than two miles. Principles in the Fight: Proponents: ID The Interstate Division is the visible ene.y to "road" fighters. With offices at 1001 Cathedral Street, it was created by the state legislature in 1966 to receive federal lunds for the city's interstate highways directly from Washington. The Maryland Depart.ent of Transportation channels the moneys, but it does not allocate thea on a state-needs basis. Thus, "Interstate" is something of an anomaly: it 1s not a lederal agency, though it receives and disperses federal funds. It is not a state agency, thougb it is under the state DOT (and state of Maryland pays part of its expenses). It 1s ODe of least known and one of the most powerful of the city's agencies, but does not have to report its �5 financial business to the city budget, although it 1s under the city's department of public works, and the city pays 3/4 of its persoonel costs. Interstate 1s responsible tor planning, designing, holding hearings, acquiring land, letting bids for consultants and construction of the entire 3-A systems, in sbort, for every detail of the road. prosecutur. bostility. It Is, thus, i t . own director, judie, jury, and Joseph Axelrod, has thuB been the tocus for auch A resident of Annapolis, he opposed building an expressway there and bas justified building ODe 1n Baltimore with "I was hired to build this expressway, and I intend to do so." Although well staffed with engineers, Interstate is not noted for efficiency. It has .ade a nu.ber of fa.ous errors. Most notable was planning an entrance to a road tunnel that would have cut half-way into the rapid tranSit tunnel under Light Street. At one tiae, it proposed a 16-lane bridge across the inner harbor. Prl.arlly because it does not folIo. all federal regulations, the local funding ration is 16,. In 1971, one percentage point equalled 8 ml1l10n dollars. The Invisible Support The proponents of the interstate system divide into four groups: the trucking companies and their a111es wbo wish to speed goods �6 overland a8 quickly as possible regardless of daaages done to the rest ot us, the contractors and consultants who want the vast funds accumulating in public treasuries, the businessaen and industrialists who want land below fair aarket cost, and the politicians wbo acco.odate the. all. The Greater Baltimore COllmittee has been the "road's" aoet conSistent supporter, aided periodically the tbe Cha.ber of Comaerce. GBC'. executive director, William Boucher, III, bas been a lone supporting voice at road bearings. Boucher was characterized in a recent Baltimore publication as the employee of "tbe group of people who decide what Baltimore needs and then get it." Such things as Charles Center, Inner Harbor development, tbe downtown stadiu., tbe wholesale food aarket in Boward County, the expressways. Until recently, tbe aeabersbip of GBC was difficult to ascertain; recently MAD found a list and published it, noting that 2/3 of its aeabership lived outside the city and several outSide the state! All are wealthy men. Recent City Council hearings to rescind the condeanation line brought out aany of theBe people for the first time: bankers, bond broker, real estate developers, manufacturers, and truckers. Politicians are the brokers for this system. Interstate awards contracts by requesting persmi8sioD from the Board of Kstiaates. Occasionally, there -will be bidding, and tben usually by only �7 four or five companies who bave made the "pre-bidding qualifying list." It is Dot unusual for contracts to aaount to more than $100,000. Many additional requests are made for cost-over-ruDS or additional studies months after the first contract is let. Occasionally, Hyaan Pressman objects, but a contract request bas never been refused. Consulting companies bave been formed to receive portions of this huge pie. When the DeSign Concept Team was disbanded, one .aaber organized a landscape firm and now has contract for Leakin Park developaent plans, receiving right at $100,000 a year. (A higb transportatioD official retired, for.ed another landscape firm, and got a ai_lIar contract deSigning rest stops on 1-70 in Western Maryland). Pep-Hall of Canada is a Dew favorite for awards: Greiner affiliates are familiar naaes. Zollman and Green Associates get huge contracts without Anti-road people bidd~ng. eagerly await results of Beall's investigation into interstate contracts. Politicians This controversy is baSically, and ultimately, a political one. Road opponents were told over two years ago by an official of one of the larger downtown banks that the payoff for the system was aade several years ago to the Democratic party coffers, that building bas been delayed due to squabbles within the higbway �8 administration who have loyalties to different power groups, and that Mayor Schaefer (who was then president of the City CouDcil and faaaus for road-pro.otion) has been told the debt was overdue. He is Dot responsible for this, he i8 not the beneficiary, but be has inherited the obligation to the party . If this is true, it explains hi. emotional outbursts at opposition and his stubborn refusal to entertain any alternatives or co.pro.iaBs. In the past there have been numerous "flaps" wben city agency beads voiced personal opinions opposing or favoring particular routes. Mr. Schaefer allows DO deviation. Anti-road people suspect that there are a nuaber of bighly placed city appointees who privately deplore the expressways but wbo would be out ot their jobs tomorrow 1f tbey said so. In the last city election, three outspoken opponents of the road were elected: Barbara lIikulski froll the first councilaanic distr.lctj Robert Fitzpatrick tram the second ; and Walter Orlinsky, president at the City COuncil. In addition, voters turned down for the second tiae a bond issue to replace the decrepit Central District police station which stands in the path of 1-83. Tbis vote was widely interpreted as an anti-road expression; opponents were elated. Within weeks, it was evidently a pyrric victory. Orlinsky saId he had become convinced that the road had econ081c advantages, and be bas since aaneuvered against road fighters at every opportunity. The city announced that it was seeking �9 federal funds to replace the police statton, thus cancelling need for the bond issue, anyway, Mikulski and Fitzpatrick introduced ordinances to repeal condemnation lines early in the Council yearj the hearing was held June 21 just before suamer recess after Orllnsky was sure he had the votes to defeat the three .eaaures. The bearing was a thirteen-hour parade of alternating proponents and opponents, with a foregone conclusion. The CouDcil ignored federal r~gulatlons of the National Environ.ental Protection Act, it dismissed implications of the Clean Air Act, and seemed unable to comprehend the possibilities for Baltimore's mass transit syate. wben the Higbway Trust Fund was broken, as it subsequently was. The Opponents In 1968, people who bad been seeing one another protesting at highway hearings organized a coalition of anti-road organizations known as the Movement Against Destruction (by expressways). Present membership is 22 groups, ranging from small co. .unity groups to city-wide environmental organizations, representing perhaps 10,000 people. Individual meaberships are allowed, but they do not have voting rights. MAD policy is brief: opposition to all interstate highways within the Baltimore BeltwaYj citizen participation in policy deciSions affecting the regiODj alternatives in transportation planning policy tbat reduces society's dependence on tbe automobile. The group's prograa includes ad.ln~strative �10 appeals to agencies bearing on interstate decisions, research and publication, political pressure, and, 80St recently, legal actton. All work 1s done by volunteers. .oney, no office staff. The group has little It .eets every Monday nigbt at 7:30 at the Catholic Center, Mulberry and Cathedral Streets. The progressive .aturation of the group follow8 the pattern of any individual's thinkinl: fro. opposing higbway througb one's co. .unity, he .oves to oppose thea within the city, then the state or region. So MAD has progressed froa oPPosing 1-70 and 1-83, along which aost of the origlnal aeaber.hip lived, to its present positioD of opposing all interstates. The Spoils : Big Money This a1st •• will cost over one billion dollars. govern.ent's 84$ is now over 800 .11110n. The federal In order for the city to have its 16, ahare of over 300 .ll110n, two things happen . The state transportation department has "glven" the city over $80 .111ioD 1n state bonds, whlch need no voter approval and which auat be repaid ln fifteen yeama. The city budgetary process is distorted by putting its share of aotor vehIcle funds lnto expressway financing and aaking up agency deficits from property tax revenues. The average cost per al1e of the 3-A systea is about 52 alll10n. Thls includes years of feasibility studles, design alternatives, �11 traffic analysis, and air quality monitoring wh i ch are opportuni ties for extensive funding before actual construction begtns. Federal financing does DOt pay for maintenance which equals construction cost every twelve ye.Es. For two years MAD bad done an analysis of the city budget to attempt to calculate the cost of the expressways. bidden costs, an exact figure is impossible . Because of Last year's estimate was that property taxes could be reduced by 299 and service remain at present levels df the roads were elimtnated. CPHA did an analysis of the expressway funding schedule and the bond issue as well as budget study. the bond issue. Their recommendation was against The cumulative cash over 15 years would be over $5 in additional taxes . The Spoils : Land In a much subtler, and more difficult to prove, fashion than .oney, land for business or industrial use is the reward of those who know how to work the highway system. Over a period of years, the abuse of the right of e.ineot domain appears as "overtake," a eupheaaism on a par with tt tmpact" in the planners lexicon . The Fre.ont and Sharp-Leadenhall corridors are recent examples . After condemnations, houses deteriorated, people moved out, the city bought houses cheaply, and either boarded the. or razed them. The boulevard is still not built. This spring the city. through �12 council presd..dent's offlce, announced that there had been an "overtake." The planners had realigned the route on less land and now 20 acres is freed for new housing, a small buffer zone of plannings, and an extension of the Camden Industrial Park. The City's Economic Development Corporation will i.prove the land with sewerage and water and wl11 sell to pre-selected businesses at a profit . Residents had DO knowledge of this process before it was announced. In some locations, private landholders capitalize on being near the highway. Much of the land around an important interchange on 1-95 has been sold to the city for development as outlined above. The Losses to the City Condemnatton processes began in 1966. been razed. Whole communities have A conservative estiaate of property tax loss in 1971 was $14 million. Families forced to move either left the city, or Moved in large numbers to cause overcro~ding in other areas, particularly the Pi.lico and Park Heights areas. of destruction hangs over Leakin and G~ynn's FallB ~ Parks, of Carrol Park, and a number of famous churches. years, only about t~o miles of bigh~ay threat ruins entire whole areas. The threat part In over seven has been built . The �13 Rosemont was a stable middle-class black neighborhood on the eastern edge of Leakin Park. An early route cut diagonally througb the community. Deterioration began immedtately, but reSidents fought back . They insisted to city and federal off icials that another route could be found . In August , 1969 , three evenings of stormy bearings to life the condemnation lines succeeded. In 1972 , HUD gave Rosemont $5 milllon for rehabilitation which 1s occuriog now . Air quality bas deteriorated without the expressway system. Witb it the EnVironmental PDotection Agency estimates that one segment will have the worst air quality in six states . If the flight to the suburbs continues, Baltimore by 1990 will be predominatd y old, poor , and black. Regional Planning Council statistics do not relate this to the expressway, however . There are non-quantltiative, but neverthelesB, r real costs to be added in: the powerlessness, apathy, distrust, and underneath it all , tbe rage. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Movement Against Destruction Description An account of the resource This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell. The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. 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Title A name given to the resource THE ROAD: The Expressway War Description An account of the resource A summary of the expressway fights in Baltimore by a leader in the grassroots opposition movement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1972 Subject The topic of the resource Express highways Highway planning City planning Political activists Political participation Civic leaders Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tyson, Carolyn Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mad07a.01.01 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 7a, box 1, folder 1, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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City planning Civic leaders Express highways Highway planning Political activists Political participation https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/19da1f43066dbc1d1920158e9ef76f0e.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=jDkxFu%7EWooZO-qx40%7Ec5XVZlcF5EA-U%7EJEv0yKf1wO5azlE5Vh5cHX9r2hhXa%7EuwcUdOtv15a%7EEwrONChE-uwZh34Wpoq66IPKc60p8KtBhEqgLBvrYyTq0CTtKz5gGL1Pde7d7TZHrBI8YpHLm1YhmAUv948SNIRBaxIVT4I7s82JS%7ElbmfhkQgpfkIbQ2zaK5tm6O7UZtN1SrIeCevnPx7TxupjSJ4x6svCSCvdW7y78HqZ1iCUtJvcYfCv50gZnbII9hKcd26%7EMCQPtxj7A70w%7E4LXwaoY7HoCUxKkl8lTH9ECngWwwXWtLgjWD825ol4eBx5xBTd6Zt3D8IT-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 80d2d0bc6aa9b14ce190b30118a55349 PDF Text Text I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1324 west lafa ye tte avenue balti more· maryland· 21217 phone 669·0077 July 8, 1970 Honorable John A. Volpe Secreta r y of Transportation Depar t men t of Transportation Wa shingto n, D. C. 20591 Dear Secretary Volpe : The members of Movement-Against-Destruction (M-A-D) extends their apprc.·· eiat ion to you for your courtesy and time in visiting u s in l ate June. There is, as we are s ure you realizc. much t o be done in the mat t er of achieving effective transportation in the Baltimore area , and this l e tt e r with attachments is a continuation of these efforts . The attachments include much of th e material orally presented to you at the B.. ltimore meet- ing of citizen€ on June 25, while this covering letter in particular poses many of the problems still to be resolved : 1 . Pr imary r eason for your visit was your prev i ous pledge to withhol d highway fu nds if you f ound non-compliance with Federal regulations. We call your attention to the attached report on Quest ionable Compliance with Fed er al laws or Regu l ations. a nd respectfully request your determination of th ese al l egations. 2 . Th e subtle (and sometimes not-50-subtle) use of blandislunents , threats, scare tactics. mis-information. etc . in persuading residents t o evacuate a threa tened area long before Federal funds are formally applied for it should certainly have some effect on the eventual decision to gr ant or no t to gr ant suc h funds. We respectfully ask exactly how such preliminary activities are t aken into account in a grant determination. We certainly think that Federal laws should firmly control premature prop erty acquisitions. 3 . We wish to make i t plain that we are concer ned ld th the entir e 3-A rout e ••. including but not limited to all of the follow ing segments (or areas): Leak!n Park, Gwynns Falls , Rosemont , Franklin-Mulberry corridor, Sharp-Leadenhall corridor, Fells Point, Canton,Highlandtown. Certainly the mat t er of by-passing Rosemont is an important considera t ion, but we feel no on e segment prob l em can be resolved without directly involving all of the others. We respectfully ask your close attention to the entire route proposal, and to the pj ece-mcal attempts the City of Baltimore • movement against destruction �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Honor able J ohn A. Volpe July 8 , 1970 Page 2 has already made and is making t oday, to demolish some of t he segmen t neighborhoods. 4. You stated that t he Department of Transporta tion " cannot say yes or no t o something we haven ' t got," referring of cour se to Maryl ands application for Federal funds for this Baltimore expresssay s ystem . Yet we a re told by the local Interstate director (Hr . Axelrod ) that D.D.T. has given pre l iminary approva l (Phase I?) to a number of the segments of this system, and your local BPR division engineer (Mr . Ackroyd) indicates that Baltimore, if it so desired , could commence construction a t once on certain of t hese segmen ts, with impl ied assurance of Federa l funding. We may have a limited understanding of Federal terminol ogy, but there is certainly confusion here as to how much (if any) of t he entire 3-A route is authorized for Federal reimbursement . We r espec t fully request f ull clarification of " prel i minary", " phase 111 J " phase I I" and "final" approval processes. 5 . M A-D has officially (publicly) stated i ts desire for first preference t o be g i ven to the " Southern by-pass" segment of 3-A (recognizing that t he Fort McHenry matter must be equitably resolved) . A boulevard syst ern specifically designed not to destroy any more of Canton or Highlandtown leading eastward to 1-95 from Baltimore ' s eastern industrial area should complete this " Southern by-pass" phase, and should solve the expressway IIneed" for many years to come. Even though it may cost more dollars to build than many other segments , the undesirable social, environmental and economic costs \dll be much less than those caused by construction of any other of the proposed segments . 6 . Finally , of course, all of the foregoing is indicative of Baltimore city ' s complete failure to offer a total transportation plan for its urban a r ea (as you specifically mentioned in your remarks to us concerni ng Federal , state and local transportation planning). We respectfully ask YOll and D. O. T. to insist upon (perhaps assist i n funding) such a plan before any more expressway construction is given "preliminaryH a pproval or even considered . As you can imagine , we are vitally interested in knmving in some detail the r esults of the investigation already carried out regarding some areas of "3-A" by Messrs . Banks and Taylor from your Environmental and Urban Systems section . Thi s will have an important bear ing on any future planning regarding transportation in Balti more . I n conclusion, we hope that this letter with its attached exhibits will be of material assistance in your continuing investigation of Ba l timore's tra nsportation procedures -- procedures \vhich unfortunately up to this time have been in some cases ludicrous. sometimes outrageous , even tragic. It is , at best , a poor situatio n and we earnestly request your full assistance in setting things right . Sincerely , Jack Bond President �AGENDA Citizens Meeting with John A. Volpe, Secretary Federal Department of Transportation Baltimore, Maryland Time: June 25, 1970 Thursday, 3:00 RM--4:00 PM Place: Interim Community Recreation Council Office, 2237 Edmondson Avenue Hostess: Mrs. Esther Redd Moderator: Miss Barbara Mikulski I. II. III. I I IV. Chronicle of Expressway Condemnation Ordinances--prepared by Rev. Robert Clark, Eleanor and Mary Dashiell; presented by Fr. W. Michael Mueller The Federal Regulations as Understood by Baltimoreans--prepared by W. Michael Muelle, Arthur Cohen, Steve Zecher Threatened Neighborhoods, short presentations by residents: 1. Leakin Park--prepared by Sierra Club, Lyle Horn 2. Rosemont--Esther Redd, Joseph Wiles 3. Hollins/Lombard Lithuanian Community--Emily Makauskas 4. Sharp/Ledenhall Corridor--Mildred Moon 5. Fells Point--prepared by Bob Eney, Jack Gleason, Lu Fisher 6. Canton--prepared by Dan Folkemer, Gloria Aull 7. Cold Spring Lane--Jack Bond These presentations will be moderated by Barbara Mikulski. They are being compiled in written form to make a portfolio of Expressway-created grievances. Summary--Memorandum on Environmental Policy--Barbara Mikulski Supplementary Resource Reports will be available if time permits on the Housing Situation in Baltimore (Stu Wechsler) and on Expressway Funding and Financing (Rev. Albert O. Baumann) . I Questions will be invited of the Secretary for further clarification and detail of citizen's views . This will be an open meeting with the press and all interested citizens invited. Because of the short length of time available, however, we will adhere to a strict and concise agenda . Movement A gainst Destruction 669-0077 Southeast Council AgainsttlERoa d 732-3960 �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I TO : THE HONORABLE JOHN A. VOLPE, Secre~ary U.S. Department of Transportation Washington , D.C. FROM: The Movement Against Destruction representin g Citizens concerned about t he Interstat e Expressways and other Transportation issues facing the City of Baltimore. RE: Questionable Compliance with Federal Laws, Regulations, and Other ?1a terial Related to the Interstate Express'N'ays Planned for the Cit:y"of Baltimore . Abreviations: DOT U.S . Department of Transportation FWHA Federal Hi ghway Administration (division of DOT) BPR Bu reau of Public Roads (division of FWHA) SRC Maryland Sta t e Roads Commission IDEC Interstate Division for Baltimore City UDCA Urban Design Concept Associates PHD Baltimore ' s Public Harks Department 7 July , 1970 �• • • • • • I • • • • • • I I I I I • I Un de r t h e a uthority inv es ted in the FWHA Administrator b y 2 3 C.F . R., eh.l, Pt . 1, Sec 36, Laws a nd Regulati o ns ll ) "Comp lianc e with Federal which s tate s ·: " If the Administrator determines tha t a State has violated or failed to comply with the federal Laws 6f tfl@ PegUldtisfi § i R t Ri § p~ojec~t pa~t wi th re§~@et to a he may withhold payment to the State of Federal funds on account of such project [for projects with Stage 2 approval) , withhold approval of further projects in the State [requesting or under Stage 1 approval] " and take such other action that he dee ms appropriate under the circumstances, until compliance or remedial action has been accomplished by the State to the satisfaction of the Administrator . " And since the higher authority for that which is invested lon the F'ioJHA rests in your office , we present the followin g : I II SUMMARY OF FINDINGS SUPPORT MATERIAL lon the hope that you will make the necessary investigations to determine for yourself the ful l extent of non - compliance with applicable Federal Laws and Regulatio ns. As a result of this determination , He hope that you will take the remedial action necessary to 1.) correct t he serious and extensive proble ms ge n erated by the untimelY and ill- conceived Int e rstate Expressways proposed for Baltimore Citv , and 2.) to p rovide for the Total immediate and long - range Transportation needs of the residents of Baltimore City. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS A. THE PLANNING PROCESS B. THE RIGHT - Of - W AND RELOCATION AY POLICIES AND PRACTICES C. PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PRACTICES �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I summary 1 A. THE PLANNING PROCESS Be cause of non - compliance or questionable compliance with each of the following : 1. Fast, Safe, Efficient, Convenient Transportation D.O . T. Act of 1966, Se es . 4(b)3, 2(a) 2• Le~de~s h ip 0 Coo~din~tion in Comp~ehensive Transportation Planning D. O.T . Act of 1966, Sees . 2(b)l , 4(a) 3• Comprehensive ~ Continuous Metropolitan Transportation Planning 23 USC 134 PPM 50 - 9 IM 50-4 - 68 PPM 20 - 8 4. Soundly Conceived Routing ~ Scheduling PPM 50 - 9 (4 . a . l) AM 1- 2 (attach . l, para G. b), (attach.l , para . 6 . f) 5• Establishment of Attainable & Needed Community Goals & Objectives 23 U.S . C. 134 PPM 50 - 9 (4 . a.2) H1 50 - 4 - 68 AM 1- 2 (attach 1, para 6) 6• Preservation of (Natural) Resources D. O. T . Act of 1966 , Sec 2(a), 2(b)2, 4(f) Federal - Aid HighHay Act 1968. Sec 18 (b) 7. Citizen Participation , Public Hearings & AvailabilitY'of Information PPM 50 - 9 (4.a . 2)(1967) , (6)(Nov. 1969) 8. The Rosemont Bypass Study & Public Hearing PPM 20- 8 (4 1 . a), (l . b) , (4 . a . 2), (4 . c . l , 2 , 3 , 9,10,12,13,15,16) �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I summa ry 2 HE CALL FOR A FULL INVLSTIGATION or THE TOTAL TPArISPOoTP.TION NErDS OF Mr:TROPOLITAN BALTIMORE . This would he a comprehensive and conLinuous study of the trans po rtation needs coordinated with all other community needs . It would also include full and effective citizen partici pation in th e decision- making' process and full consideration of the social , economic and environmenLal costs a nd benefi t s . It would answer whether or not Ba ltimore needs additio nal e xpre ss ways, and if so , to what extent, when they are to be sta ge d to meet the service demand, where they are t o be loc ated , and how designed . B. THE RIGH T- OF - \,AY AND RELOCATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES Be cause of very questionable right-of-way pO licies and practices which have caused the premature appraisal , acquisi tion, and demolition of property; and because of the d i slocation of people who wou ld otherwise have stayed , pending f ull official approval of the inter state expres sway routes and ascertainment of properties ac t ually needed for t he projec't! HE CALL FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE RIGHT - Or - HAY POLICIES AND PRACTICES used by the l DBe and/or the SRC , whoever has the respon sib ility over these matters . 23 USC 133 PPM 80 series IM 80 - 1 - 68 AM 2- 27 �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I summary 3 C. PERSONNeL POLICIeS £ PRACTIces Because of some v ery questionable personnel policies and practices in the local highHCly aeencies responsible for Bal'timore City ' s Interstate Expres5V1ay projects : 1. \~E CALL FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE CONFLIC'PS OF INTEREST , part icularly involving the J . E. Greiner Company and EASeO with respect to the SRC t IDBe t PvlD t and UDCA . 23 C. F , R., Ch . 1 , Pt. 1 , Sec . 33 2• HE CALL FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE EOUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICIES AND PRACT ICES of SRC , IDBC, and UDCA at all levels and all stages of the Interstate Expressway project to date . 23 USC 140 Civil Rights Ac t of 1964, Title VI Fa ir Labor Act Davis - Bacon Act �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II. SUPPORT MATERIAL A. THE PLANNING PROCeSS B. THe RIGHT- Of- HAY AND RELOCATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES C. PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PRACTICES �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 1 - 1 A. THe P LA NNING PROCESS A.l . FAST , SAn; , EFFICIENT , CONVeNIENT TRANSPORTf.TION The D. O.T. Act of 19 66 (P .L . 89- 670) says lithe Secretary sh a ll g iv e full consideration . . • to the need for ef f ectiveness a nd safety in transportation systems, and to the needs of the nationa l defen s e . " (Sec. 4(b)(3» . Effectiveness and s af ~ ty are not always on the side of the automobile and hi ghway when it comes to urban travel, especially when compared with other existing or future modes of transportation . IT has never been made clear how the national defense will be served durin g a n emergency when one accident may render an expressway useless . Sec. 2(a) of the same Act (P . L.89-610) says , li The Congress h er eby declares that the general we l fare ..• requires th e development of national transportation policies and programs conducive to the provision of fast, safe ,' efficient nn d convenient transportation at the lowest cost consistent t herewith a nd with other national objectives including the efficie nt utilizat i on and conservation of the Nation 's resources . 1I The mandate to cons ider the " genera l welfare a't the lowest cos,t" (including social and environmental as we ll as economic cost) seems to require the subordination of t ransportation pe r s e to b roader community interests . coro llary to t h i s would be the consideration of values in competition with transportation in arriving at a A �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I /" dec ision which optimizes the genera l •/clfare . .. 1 - 2 Because of the social and environmental disruption attendant upon the con s truction of expressways t h rough urban areas there is some question whether urba n expressways c an be consist.ent with the It ge neral welfa re" . \,e place great ho pe and enthusia.m in tho effort s that you have made to promo te the " ge neral vlcl fare ". Salient among these are ExpressHay and Airport projects th a t you have stopped or held up because of environmental pro - b lems " ; the strong support you have g iven to the Na tional Envi ronmental Policies Act of 1969 (P.L. 91 - 190); and a proposed study which is designed to further the provisions of P . L. 91- 190 calling for (1) an analysis of the state of- the - art of tran sportation planning and (2) an improved pla nnin g process includin g informed citizens in t he de cision- making process . vle eagerly await Department regulations that would implement these concerns . To reinforce this concern for the " ge neral welfare", the Secretary of Transportation , John A. Volpe, in an Apr.il 197 0 ~ Bri efs , " Transportation for a Better Life" t stated, III am personally committed to making certain that our fabulous system of transportation contri butes substantially to fulfilling human and environmental needs ••• II and; " He must make certain that the human element-- not in some cases, but alwavs -- gets 'too nrioritv in th e plan ni ng and buildi n g of new highwa v s ." Qu aliti es such as IIfa st , safe , efficient , and conv e ni en t at the IOHest cost" could have once been attributed to �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 1 - 3 the automobile, but this is no longer the case. Traffic congestion causes considerable delay and human '.-lear and tear. Last year alone traffic accidents killed over 60 ,000 people, injured more than 2,000 , 000 people and cost more than $12,000,000,000 in property damaee . increa&ing problem~ be tolerated . with gutQ~oQilg travel ~gn These no longer Other available modes of travel or new teChnologies can provide the desired qu'ali ties -- safety , efficiency, convenience, low cost, flexibility, and adaptability, as well as minimize environmental , social , and aesthetic pollution-- far more effectively than the automobile and highway. As long as the Highway Trust Fund pre - empts the urban transportation field , " full consideration " of t o t al transportation needs wil l never be al l owed . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 2 - 1 A. 2. LEADERSHIP & CDORDINATION IN CDMPRLHEI!SIVE TRANSPOPTP.1'10N ?LANNIN~ Sec . 2<b)(l) a nd 4(a) of P . L . 89 - 760 s tates that th e Depart - ment of Transportation and the Sec r e tary shall provide leadership, coordination, and coo pe ration to help solve our transportation p rob lems . To some extent this leade rship , coordination , a nd cooperation has been a part of the process, but hardly to the ex tent needed' to make sure that all alon g the line -- from the FHHA, the BPR , the Regional Office of BPR, the SRC , the RPC , the City Government (Mayor and Council), the IDBe a nd the UDCA-- the public vtelfare is being fully and adequately served . Initiative , follow - thou gh , and objectivity are lackine to various degrees at all levels . Some examples of this situation are : interdisciplinary professional objectivity is compromised by the political restrictions ; censored. conflictin g . or withheld information ; secret meetings and decisions made behind closed doors; people concerned about the effect the Expressway will have on their City and Community and Live s being called the treated as such; treatment ~n enemy II and bein g haphazard. inconsistent , and unequal mee tin g publ ic requests ; lished, maintained,and effort; II r espo ns~ve lack of an estab - community relations promises that go unfulfilled or get reversed , The Re g ional Office of the BPR has been noticably lacking in its interest, cooperation and support of the public's �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I P• 2 . 2 genera l welfare, not to mention i t 5 ,absence in any leadership roles . It makes one Honder whether th e y do not have a silent partnership with the hiehway interests . In any case their image is not an attractive one. At the D.D . T. level, citizens have recently received a n expressed interest and sympathy for the compl e xity of the local problem . That DOT recognizes the problems and plans to do something about them -- these bei n g : the need to improve the total transportation planning process; the need for more effective citizen participation in the decision - making process ; and the need to give pr i ority to the social and environmen t al considerations ~­ this is the first encouragement the people of Baltimore ha ve had (after recoverin g from the arrival of the UDCA) . He support the initiative and effort.s of DOT a nd hope that we will benefit direct l y and soon from thei r posit ive ac tio ns . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 3 - 1 A. 3 COMPReHENS IV E, CONTI N UOUS METROPOLITAN TRAIISPORTATI OII PLANNING Comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous Hctropolitan Transportation Planning '-- as spelled out in 23 U. S . C . 134 t "Transportation Planning in Certain Urban . Areas "t PPM 50 - 9 , IIUrban Transportation Planning ", and IM 50 -4 - 68 , "Operations Plan for Con'tinuing Urban TranSDortation Planning" - - has turned from a prospect into a specter as highVlay officials have used t he provisions for their own vested interests. Whether they did it intentionally or out of ignorance of good planning practice , the result is the same -- the soecific provisions may have been complied with , but the ov era ll results do not comply with th e "spirit" of the re gu lations. Turning to the provisions of Sec . 6 of PPM 20 - 8 , pertaining to the retroactivity of the pub l ic hearing r equirement. it can be strongly argued that the first time that the latest proposal for the Interstate Expressways in Baltimore could be treated as a tot al system or Fereral - aid highway project was December 23, 1968 when the Mayor of Baltimore Ci t y made ' his selection of the 3- A route . It is reasonable to assume that any public hearings held on any previous Exp r essway route before that ti me ~ whether or not they involve se gmen ts ....,hich remained part of the subsequently selected 3 - A system , cannot le gally be considered Hithin the purview of Sec . 6 since they were made in the context of an Expressway system Hhich was supersede d and rejected by the decision to go with the 3- A system . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 3 - 2 The provisions of PPM 20 - 8 do not simply afford a technical nicety . for public hcarinr,s to be meanin~ful to the pub lic th ey have to be held in t h e context of a total hieh ', /ay and perhaps transportation system rather than on a n isolated Ex pressway segments that mayor may not be included in t he fina l dec ision . , The public t both lay and official, cannot Heigh its non - tran sporta ti o n with its total metropolitan transportation needs until some reason ab ly final vers ion of an Expressway system has been arrived at in the context of total, comprehensive and coordinated transportation . The final routin g should not be selected until the public has had a chance to the d iscuss the merits of the Expressway system relative to their total transportation and non transportation needs . It is reasonable to argue that a "corridor public hearing II must fir s t be held on the need for the entire Federal - aid highway pursuant to 4 . a . 2 of PPM 20 - 8 before, any meaningf ul furthur corridor or desi gn public hearings can be held on specif ic segments of the system . Thus the Rosemon t Corridor Public Hearin g , held in August 1969, was premature because no such total system he a rin g had ever been held . To hold a location public hearing on a segment of a system that has alread y had final approval is, to say t he least, bypassing the mandate of PPM 20 - 8 Sec. 1 which says that the hearings are to II provi de a med iu m for free and open discussion and a r e designed to encourage early and amicable resolution of controversial issues that may arise ,1I and that they ar e to �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 3 - 3 " g i ve al l inte r es t ed pers on s a n o pport unit y to be c ome fu l ly acq u a int e d with h i gh wa y p roposa l s o f c o nc e rn to th e m Qnd to exp r e s s t he ir vi e ws at tho s e stag es of a prop osal's d evelopment when the flexibility to ' respond to these views still exists , lI Any Federal approvals grante d after January l~t 1969 , the date when PPM 20 - 8 was adopted, to any or all of the 3- A system without having held a total system corridor public hearing and subsequent se gment hearings , are legally questionable . Apparently BPR made a "corridor approval" of the 3- A system on January 17, 1969 just three days after PPM 20 - 8 was adopted. without the necessary hearings having been held. The Baltimore "Expressway" bears little or no relaLion LO L!1e LransporLation needs of the residents of Lhe ciLy . imposes hardshi~s Rather iL throu gh the destruction of valuable park land , homes and communi1:Y areas, historic areas, and waLerfront . The Baltimore " Sys tem" was changed from 110_D" to 13 _C" to 113 _AII within a period of about 6 months. Each time the responsib le officials were fully supportive of the respective plans. Here these change s the result of rational transportation planning in the best int e rest of the public , or were they the outcome of political machination and expediency? fro m 10- D to 3- A. publicly considered a great step The change fo~~ard . elimina te d Lhe Inner Har b or crossin g while it added the For~ M cHenry crossing and the Gwynns Falls route to the already �• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A. 3 - 4 threatened Leakin Park, Rosemont, Franklin/Hulberry ) Hollis Lombard , Sharp/Leaden Hill, Fells Point , and . Canton areas • Is 3- A better than 10 - 07 The benefit that 3- A offers is the I - 95 Southern bypass that provides C01I'JI'Iuter access both downtown and across to·,m, and trUC ki ng access all across the southern industrial part of the city. It threatens little disruption to tho5e valuable habitable and recreational parts of the city while providing service to the valuable revenue building sector . But pressures are on the mayor toward a routing configuration that will establish construction priorities for those parts of 3- A that cause the most destruction and t he least benefit . Thus the provision of 23 U. S . C. 134 that, lithe de velo pment of long- range highway plans and programs which are properly coordinated with plans for the improvements in ot her affected forms of transportation and which are formulated with due consideration to the probable affect on the future development of urban areas II seems to have been i gnored or per verted to suit the interests of a select group . There has been virtually no intelligent discussion recently that justifies .the need , location and priorities of the Expresswav . And there is virtually no evidence that " proper coordination ll of various modes of transportation has ever t aken plac e . 23 USC 134 declares it "to be in the national interest to encourage and promote the development of transportation systems , embracing various modes of transport in a manne r �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 3 - 5 "that Hill serve the States and local communi ties efficiently and effectiv e l y . " There r emai ns , after years of costly studies, a serious ques tion of hOH efficient and effective th~ HighHay a nd Rapid Transit will serve the transportation needs of the area when one considers the lack of true coordination during the planning stage before commitments are made , the lack of consideration being given to a bus system , the disruption and pattern the proposed routing forces on the city and metropolitan area, the lack of informed effective citizen participation in decision- mak i n g , alienated and absent public officials , to name a few concerns. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I~ . A. 4 . II _ 1 SOUNDLY CONCEI VED ROUTING & SCHEDU LI NG PP M 50 - 9 (~ . a . l) states that the plannin g process includes proceedures by which Ushort and long - range hi ghvlay and transportation plans are soundly conceived and developed~ . Because of the over 30 years of indecision, conflicting decisions, reversals, confusion, and general lack of direction; because the "fix" on the 3- A system s e ems to have been done mainly out of frustration over the indeci s ion; and because on several occassions the Expressway alignment was said to be the "route of least (political and economic) resistance", it seems doubtful that clear, objective criteria and guidlines are at work that fulfil l these regulations. AM 1 - 2 (attach. 1, para . 6.b) says the Urban Developmen t: Branch is supposed to "develop guidelines and criteria for information systems and advise on their establishment for the continuing planning process II • There is no clear indication that those factors and criteria, if they have been developed, have been used to decide the need and location for the 3- A Lxpressway system . AM - 2(attach .l t para 6 . f) describes that the Network Evaluation l Bra nch is responsible for work on alternative routing, using both quantifia b le and subjective environmental informa~iont for developing criteria and s t andards for e valuatin g various transportation mixes, and for the scheduling of netHork improvements. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II . 4 - Again it seems very dou b tful that any of those criteria or standards are at work, particulal"'ilv because of the po li~ical restrictions and indecision on the routin g . Also the battle over priorities seems to be more in the pOlitical arena than on the side of objectivity . 2 �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 5 - 1 A.S. ESTABLISHl1EN T OF ATTAINABLE & NEEDr.O COMMU II ITY GOALS & OBJECTIVr:S 23 U. S .C . 134 states that tran sportation systems ylill se rve "local communi ties efficiently a nd effectively!! and to do t his)t ranspoI"tation developments will e;ive II due con sid~rat ion to their probable effect on the future development of urban areas. II PPM 50 - 9 (4 . a . 2) states th a t the trans portation planning process is based on " t he establishr:l.cnt of cOi.lr.1unity hoals and objectives . " 1M SO - 4- 68says that IIA continuing transportation planning process must be responsive to the needs of the loc a l area and to the changes occurring in the area. 1I AM 1 - 2 (attach . 1 , para . 6) s tates that 23 U. S . C. 134 wil l be administered "by planning and deve l oping c ri teria , techniques . a nd gu idelines that will enable local governi ng bodies ••• t o 1) de termine courses of action to formulate atta i nable capital improvement programs in anticipation of community needs; 2) bring quantitative plannin g techniqu es to bear on reaching decisions on communi ty ~oals and obj ectives • •. " One wonders for what "community" these requirements hav e been provided ; for th e one that is being served , or for the one that is subjugated by the Expressway routing . The community subjugated by the Expressway for the most part does not own automob i les and is increasin~lv becomming entrapped in a dete r ioratin ~ Central City; this community has a lot to lose and �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II . 5 - 2 little to gain by the routing. Is there a statement that establishes the communit·;' s " goals and objectives" and that relates these to the:":- transportation needs? If there is. how much real input was there from r es idents potentially effected by an Expressway. and what did they have to say about it? It seems doubtful that city resid e nts would have elected Expressways with all their accompanying costs over an efficient, comfortable and convenient bus system. The Corr~unityfs g oals and objectives are best expressed in financial terms. Roughly 50 % of all capital imp rove - ments over the next 6 years is g iven over to Interstate Expressways . vIi th all the demands on the city I 5 scarce resources, this allocation to one type of transportation mode of questionable benefit to the residents of the city who will have to suffer the consequences seems grossly out of balance. The Mayo r's Commission to study the City's ability to finance its Ca pita l Improvement Program the Garland Report -- concluded that the City could not afford Expressway. ~he Now the State Legislature has the power to issue bonds for the Expressway without any approval from the City's residents. goa l s and objectives? Does this meet the communi ty's �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 6 - 1 A. 6 . PRESERVATION OF (NATURAL) RESOURCES In Se c. 2(a) of P.L . 89-670 t Congress declares the need to develop national transportation policies and programs that are conducive and consistent with "the efficient utilization and conservation of the Nation I 5 resources . " Such thin gs that make up the urban fabric --homes and community life, historic areas, parks and recreation areas, waterfront --a re certainly to be counted as part of the Nation I 5 resources, especially i"n 'this urban age . This is not to argue against development and change , which are certainly necessary and desirable. Rather it is to argue in favor of orderly growth and c hange which makes careful account of all the social , economic and environmental goals, including the preservat ion of needed historical and natural areas . The Expressway as planned and located here in Baltimore is certainly not a product of this kind of consideration. Hapha zard , illogical, and untimely decisions have entrapped Baltimore into a situation that threatens and has already destroyed much of the fragile social/environmental fabric that makes the City a desirable and attractive place in which to live. Sec . 2(b . 2) of P .L.8 9- 670 states that, be ~ade "special effort should to preserve the natural beautv of • •• public oark and r ec reation lands , wildlife . .. a~d historic sites ", 0: Sec . 4(:) P . L. 89 - 670 (as amended by rederal Aid Highwav Act of 1968 , Sec 1 8 (h» alloH's the Secretary not to approve any profram or �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 6 - 2 project t-!hich requires the use of any publicly owned land from a public park , recreation area or any land from an historical si te of National , State , or Local signifi"cance, unless (1) "th ere is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of such land and (2) such programs include all possible planning to minimize harm to such park, recreation area •• • or historic site resulting from such use". There are .four sections of the proposed Expressway t ha t are affected by these provisions; Leakin Park , the Gwynns Falls Run , Fells Point , and Fort McHenry ; that is , 2 parks 9£ considerable regional significance , and 2 historic areas, one of regional and potentially national significance, and the other of National significance . In 19 67 , BPR gave approval for the use of Leakin Park for the routing of I - Q,ON . The question is whether that approval is binding on the Secretary today either because of elapsed time, or the nature of the approval vis - a - vis the stage of Expressway develooment up to that point , or other circumstances including possible retroactivity of the provisions of P.L.S9 - 670 and P . L.90 - 495 , the absence of suggested alternative routes, and the increasing urban pressures that make such parks and wilderness areas like Leakin Park desirable . It \-Iould indeed by sad if we allow such a tine - bound human need with irrev ersable consequences to destroy or severely despoil a truely beautiful park and Hilderness area . Hi th regard to the Gwynns Falls Run , no location hearin p;s have been held or aPR approval given . However , if the �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. 6 - 3 Lca kin Park r oute r,e t s locked i n, press ure t o u sc th~ Gwyn n s Fa ll B Pa r hlay ;,Ji ll be v e ry diffic ult t o o y ercome . Th is i s a no ther r e~s on t o revers e th e Lca k in Par k deci sion . So far BPR has wit hheld a pp roval of the Fells Point se gment, thus location public hearings and alternate routing possibilities are still fOr'thco mi n p.. As t h e D' Alesandro administration moves ahead on its priority #1 se gm ent, building in from both sides , they will be a b le to claim that there really is no alternative but to build across Fells Point . The justification for this route is particularly dubious and smacks of political d e aling. t.fhy should the present administration he so adament about an ExpressVlay that would cause such devastation and has created such bitter and growing opposition all for a traffic need that can be satisfied by improving the existing streets and movement patterns? The Fort McHenry route requires location pUblic hearings and a complete study of all possible alternative routes relative to the effect they would ha ve on the park . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II . 7 - 1 A .7. CITIZEN PART I CIPATION , PUBLIC I!r.APINCS & AVIIIU.BLE I!1fOP"'f.TI ON The issuance of PPM 50 -9 (1I,a.2). dat ed Jun e 21, 1 9 67, r e quired th a t the planning proc ess includ e lithe pre pa r a tion e nd d issemination of pertine nt information • . of or the encoura~ement of public understandin g and support:" . This provision covered the period when the UDCA made an attempt at active and effective community relations . A community information office, staff , and a series of informative public meetin g s were established \olith the hope of developing a continuous dialogue between the planner s and the community , These attempts were dashed by the f e a rs of the SRC, IDBe & PHD who soon found that it was not in their best interest to have an informed and participatin g public . PPM 50 - 9 (6), "Citizen Participation", issued November 1969 , calls for : (1) citizen participation at " all stages of the planning process"; (2) the establishment and maintainance of lines of communication for the purpose of obtaining the "public views " , demonstrating that those views " receive ·full and sincere consideration " in the d e velopment of transportation plans , and informing the public " completely "; (3) and " may well " r equire the " aggressive" use of public media and meetings . Since November 1969, none of the agenc ies responsible for local hi ghway planning , including Regional BPR, SRC , IDBC , PtvD , City Planning, and UDCA, have complied with these provisions . Informal and personal lines of communication that have been establ i shed and maintained �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I /-" over ~he years do not satisfy this scction . 7 - 2 Fre qu e ntly , information that is prepared because of citizens ur~ing or information thc1.t directly bears on citizen' s interests is withheld and relea sed only after someone haz "leaked " it . ~-1itness the qu e stions asked at the Rosemont Public Hearing on August 1969 that Here not anst,lered un"til Hareh 1970 and not "release d l l until June 1970. To use the word "release" is to stretch its meaning , since only 2 copies have been made available , and these only after concentrated efforts had been made.on the part of citizens to obtain them . Information on the Expressway is often not available, or is obscure, conflicting , or misleading . I1Expertsll are either not available or not able to explain to citizens the technical details . "Experts" and "official s 11 ':ind Ii ttle use for public' vieVls, interest t and su ggestions . This all adds up to increased skepticism and distrust by citizens of the project and the process. In Baltimore City's Comprehensive Policy Plan, Policy 6 0: the I1Transportation Facilities and Services " section , states that th e City shall "encourage public particioation in the discussion of all aspect s of transportation planning policy , and to substantially increase the level of citizen parti ci pa tion in the formulation of specific plans for the deve lop ment of transport atio n and related joint- development facilities ". The Mayor seems to have appr oved this polic y of greate r citizen participation included in the "Transporta"tion Facilities and Services" sec tion . At the time of "this �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1\ . writinr" 7 - 3 the details of the approval are unclear- -actual date or possible conditions or limitations . it is clear that the City, in re~ards to the Expressway, is not following this policy . How e ver, Inter~tate �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. B - A. B. THE ROSE M ONT BYPASS STt!ll'/ r. 1 "IJRLIC HrARD!G In preparing for the "Corridor Public Hearin?, " fer the Rose nonL Bypass required ~y PPM 2 0-8, the UDCA i s sued a " Rosemont Bypass Study" (dated May 1 969 , distributed July 19 6 9) statinr, that the "Report has been prepared in sufficient detail so that response has been made to all the pertir.ent points" of PPM 20 - 8, and further, that the study Has " developed in conformance with the requirements of ••. PPM 20 - 8". ~eport The was approved by the IDBC as an official document to inform and elicit public reaction . For the purpose it was to serve, the report did not cover all pertinent points of PPM 20- 8 and for the most part presented the material manner. 1. ~n an arcane The following omissions are substantial : The Report did not demonstrate or discuss how the proposed highway location would be "consistent with Federal , . State, and Local goals and objectives"(para l.a) . 2. It did not "consider fully a wide range of factors in determining highway locations " (para l.b) . 3• A very serious drawback of the report was its failure ~o demonstrate the NEED for the proposed alternative routes and the NEED for the Vlhole Interstate Expressway to which the alternatives would be connected (para 4 . a . 2) . No justification was made for putting an Expressway through this part of Baltimore . No indication was given of whether, and if so, how these plans were c oordinated with other effected City , State , and Federal pro j ec~ s . Nor was there discussion of how and to what t his p ortion �I I I I I' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I .. e - ~ 2 of the ExprcssVlay would he connec"ted. 4. The li s t of "social, economic , a nd environ me ntal effects " (para 4.c) was "not meant to be exclusive " nor were effects from this list to be eliminated as not pertinent . Report disregarded or provided a misleading The inte~pretation of the following factors : a, The report told that the proposed roads were fast , safe and efficient, but only as compared to each other, not as compared with rapid transit or buses (para 4.c.ll. b. Nothing .was said about hOy1 this road "10uld provide for the National or Civil Defense (para 4 . c . 2)' c. "Economic activity!! was nOHhere defined, nor Has the Expressway justified relative to the disruptive costs it imposed on the community or the capability of the City to afford the project relative to oLhercommunity priorities (para 4.c.3). d. The report said that none of the alignments would "present any unusual hazardous conditions" LO Public Health and Safety. Noise and air pollution may not be unusual, but they certainly are hazardous to health (para 4.c.9) . e. Nothing was said about the compa-ribili ty of "residential and neighborhood - character" with a super- scale I high - speed expressway Cpara 4.c . lO) . f. For the answer to "Conduct .and Financing of Gove rnment ll the report refered the reader to the section that �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A. B - talks about Joint Development . Noth in g was said about the effect of the Road on the and social service costs" g. 3 II tax base (p ara 4 . c . 12) . No answers were g iv e n as to hO~·T the propo sed road would effect the " ge neral ecology of the areal! other than to assure the reader that the disruption would be kept to a minimum , what l;ve:' that: is . (para . 4. • c . 13) . h. No indication was given about air and noise pollution levels . Were people to wait until the road was built to see whether they could live with it? Perhaps the details were not discussed because they were too incriminating (para 4 . c.lS) . i. No answer was offered as to what people living alon g the Expressway could expect to have happen to their property values (para 4.c.16) . This all adds up to a violation of the intent of PPM 20 - 8 which is to " afford full opportunity of 'effective ' public participa tion" (para l.a). hlithout full informati o n , those responsible for completing the highway can claim that the public does not know whereof it talks . Rough ly 1000 people came to the hearings those three ni gh ts in August, 1969 . 100 people testified . the Ex pressway throu gh this area . mandate ? Almost no one wanted What became of this publ ic Unofficia l conversations with hi ghway officials left c ommu nity leaders with the definite impression that they,the officials doubted the v alue or need of such hearings . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I B. 1 B. THE RIGHT OF HAY AND RELOCATION POLIcns g PRACTICI:S The d ocumenta tion r e l a t ed to th e Ri ght-of - tola y and reloca"tion p rac"tic e s, es pecially Hith re spect to t O I DE e and/or SRC, ne whoever has th e res p onsibility over the s e ma t"ters , is difficull: to come by f or several re as ons, some of which a re: ~. The people Hithin the condemna"tion line are ge ne rally of the lower economic levels , usually the least: enfranchised, and usually the least able or Hillin g to withstand community i n stability . Their sense of prese.r vation leads them to pack up and l eave rather than stay and fi ght for their homes and businesses . 2. Added to this is the fact that people have been threatened with reduced payments if they v,ai't or resist . 3. People that have moved have preferred to remain silen t a b out the system and usually do not keep full records . 4. The Ri ght - of - Way Office seems to be directly under the control of the Chief of the IDBC who has continually made misleading and conflicting sta t eme nts a b out the practices of the Right - of- vlay off ic e . 5. In addition, the Chi e f of the IDBC has on several occassions shoHn that he does not know vlhat the appraisers in the field are doin g , a nd that there is little attemp t mad e to successfully control and unify their p roc ed ure s . The Ch ief of th e IDEe ma int a ins that acquisition and/or rel o c a tion proce e din g s a t present are only be g un after the m-m e r - occupant or renter has made the " initial r ,equest for �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I R. 2 the procccdin!!s to start . However , several cases are knO'.·m where appraiser's have initiated the contact indicating " noVl is the time ." This causes one or 'two families to move out which in turn has a snow- ball effect on the rest of the cOr.u:\uni tOI , 1M 80 - 1- 68 (S . a . S) requires that "The State's relocation pro gr am ~s realistic and is adequate to provide orderlv, t imel y , and efficient relocat ion of disp laced individuals and families to decent, safe , and sanitary housing with minimum hardship on those affected,!! before the State can proceed with any reloca ti on program . Any of the relocation that has been done to date seens far from satisfying the provisions of this section . In the Canton area the dislocation was hardly what one would call IItimely; II in th e Franklinn1ulberry corridor it was nei ther timely nor with minimum hardship on those affected , and likewise with the relocation Rosemo nt , Sharp/Leadenhall , and Fe l ls Point residents. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I C. 1 - 1 C. PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PRACTICES 1. The J . E . Gr einer Co . has had a 20 - 30 year Horking relationship with the SRC and is th e larges t engineering fi r m in t he State. It also seems to ge t ?referential treatment and to contribute liberally to political candidates . Former SRC 'Chairmen/Directors had previously been employed by the Greiner Co . and one Chairmanl Director in particular has since been hired by EASCO , a conglomerate that includes the Greiner Co. in its fold Other employees have moved freely between SRC, pl.'JO , UDCA and Greiner Co . I DBC ~ One former Greiner er.'\ployee was taken from the PWD by the SRC - I DBC to evaluate t he UDC A contract and at the same time was " given " a house in Florida by the Greiner Company. Appa rently the Greiner Co. forced its way onto the UDCA to protect its interests which had been developed under the previous routing study that l ead to the " given" condemnation ordinances. Continually it has been the Greiner Co . that has resisted any cha n ges resist ed i~ r outing , resisted planning co~~uni~y innova~ions, relations and participation efforts , r es isted consultants a nd their studies , and has used its influence to get the Chief of the IDBC to undermine and campai gn a gainst the more beneficia l aspects of the UDCA as an interdisciplinary t eam of experts . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I C. 2 - 1 ?• Several requests for an investigation t~at would bring to li ght the information ne eded to support or dis?el the contention that the "SRC, IDBe and UDCA are and have been engaged in unequal hiring , employment and trainin g practices" have been turned aside by the St6'tB liuman Relations Commission (both under 'the f orm@r and present Governors) because of limited manpo...,e r resources available and because of the difficult political position it would cause . Because of the lack of information the contention persists that there ~as been and is insufficient black employment. except at the lowest levels,at any and all stages of the project and that there has been little or no attempt to provide meaningful advancement opportunities . Your recent effectuation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 t Tit l e VI, c a lling for " Nondiscrimination in Federally- assisted programs of the Department of Transportation" is certainly needed and heartily endorsed . But will this reverse or revise t he present practices of the SRC , IDBC , and UDCA , particular ly the Greiner Compar.y '? �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ,/ " SOUTHEAST CHAPTER THE GREATJ:R BALTII10RE GROUP SIERRA CLUB S TAT E MEN TON LEA KIN PAR K Leakin Park consists of 1950 acres , much of which is primitive and v irgin for es t. Several groves of trees are 100-20 0 years old and are of unusual height and girth . The forest is mature and self-replenish.ing , which is very rare on t he eas t coast and unique vIi thin the confines of a large ci t y. This, to ge ther Y1ith 48 va rieties of trees , as may shrubs, abundant wildflowers , birds and small animals , make the park invaluable as a natural, scenic, and recreationa l area. The uniqu e quali tie s and unu sua l size of Leakin Park provide recreational opportunities unusual for a city park: The park provides quiet solitud e in a primitive and 1. natural set tin g within the boundaries of a major city. 2• Hiking and n ature trails can be deve l oped extensively . '3 . Campin g facilities ca n be provided. Such facil i ties would offer an excel l ent opportunity for under privele ge d children to expand their li fe-experience . I t is our conte ntion that the proposed expressway would: 1) 2) ... I Ul.." " Destroy 150 irreplaceabl e' acres of the park Destroy 10 % of park trees due to Dutch elm disease , • ,, ", �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SIEI(Rf SOUTHEAST CHAPTER In crease noi se level s to a disturbing degree , thus 3) d es troyin g the solitude and primitive setting. 4) Increase air pollution 5) Increase Hater pollution of GHy nns Falls and Dead Run 6) Decrease the small animal popu l ation 7) Severely restrict freedom" o.f movement , in spite of overpas ses Li mit use of the park for hi king, nature study , and 8) camping Generally discou r age use of the pa r k. 9) In "lew of''t'he rapicfly e x pano:Lng ,popu lation, the con t inua l .. --deveIopment -or-C6lir1trysiae ror-hous ing , with the concomittant . ,. . .. ~ i so l atio n from ~ nature of the re sidents of the inner citYt the 1 l imited supply of parkland , a nd the deep concern of a ll citizens for the quality of th e env ironmen t, it is unthinkable that the proposed expressway be routed through Leakin and Gwyn ns Falls Parks; Presented by , Lyle H. Horn Con servation Committee Greater Baltimore Group Sierra Club .•. I.J /' '/0/" ~ �I. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The Rosemont Dilcmna The Roser:lOnt area find::; itself directly in the path of the east -vTest expressway. Because of this, undue harclships have been and are be ins endured by thi::; neighborhood . The cities scheduled demolition co~ing quickly on the heels of the cities condeonation ordinances caused sections of this area to scatter . No significant new housine wa.:; built by the city and very little effort \las made to relocate people . t·:eamlhile , the problem became further complicated "Ihen it was learned that the city guaranteed that the east-\·rest expressvray ,muld by-pass Rosemont . This \las in December 1968 . However , in !·1arch 1969, city purchasing of homes in t he condemnation route Here ostensibly halted . The condemnation ordinance has yet to be lifted as of this date . At first , t he city offered t he reanon that federal regulations precluded the ordinances r ecis ion. Hhen this uas divulged as a bare face lie, Rosemont residents were then told "Rescinding one ordinance "r1thout having another to take its place ",as politically unfeasable " . Because of this plight , Rosemont residents residing under a conde~at i on ordinance that has destroyed property values will be forced to remain in this positIon as long as this threat exists . As t his is 'l'TI'itten, t he stab l e commun ity has now le arned of e i ght different by - pass routes currently being: studied by t he city aciministro.tion . This area is 80% homernmers , interested in code enforcement , and the maintenance of a solid tax base . Hmr much of the tax base already destroy ed by city mismanagement is ine stimable, t hus a possible reas on for increase d taxation . The position t hat no expressway is needed in t he city proper wil l be continued in Rosemont . �I I I .s~".l.h/(/c&t Bafiintorc Cilizef1j Planning Counci! " A FEDERATION OF CITIZENS GROUPS" 848 HOLLINS STREET SAL TiMORE, MARYLAND 21201 fEDERATED GROUPS Statement to Secretary of Transportation John Volpe lu'hwest Baltimoro Citiz~ns I PI<1nning Council lhuanian 1 -1011 Inc. . Pel(!~'s Cl'ulch Homns . Lombard I huani~n AsSJt. hool Tf lO P.T.A. Neighborhood Improvement mmu tee Ir.c. -:1 Center :i:--58 f 1 dgefey's OeHcht Inc. Ncte:hborhood Committee Inc:. M Center 1 59 ommunlly Improvement Ass oc., Inc. AA Center I I I I I I I I I I I "1i 54 O ur or ~ anization, an Incorporated Citizens Group , is concerne d in particul ar with Segment 11 of Plan 3A of the East - Wes t Express~ay . Much of this se gment pa sses through our area which extends from Sarat oga Str eet on the North to Russell Street on tho South . \fuat i s the present state? Every ali grLTnent of this proposed road for 20 years has projected a route through some part of our area . Constant changing of these plans has l ed to the progress ive deteri oration of our area . Nariy .good people who loved the city have bee~ forced out ~~d slums created. The St ate h a s bought l arge parts of this proposed rout e which is now scheduled to be a Boulevard . Two re maining blocks of this route which lie in the condemnation area are now untouched and house the Lithuanian Co~~ity of Balto and Lithuanian Hall. The preservation of these blocks is the key to the future of the entire area . If they are destr oyed , the last re ma1n1ng stability wi l l go and along with this the remaining Churches , Schools , and Services . We have fo l lowed a consistent policy for many years , namely; a . The majority of people who live in the Express way li ~es do not want to be displaced or move . (Since this 'rI BS adopted five years ago , some change s have occurred. The uncertainty of five ye ars; the aging of some of our people; the 1969 riots ; the crime p ro b le ~s a~ d rising cost of re pair and rehabilitation, h eve led so~e to want to leave . ) b . The acquisition of property and the cre ation of a bo arde d-up slu::n , as 'was the case of FranldinM ulberry , is an unthinkable horror . Re~ember , thousands of peop l e must · rema in and boarded house s be come t he source of fires, r ats , dens for glue sniffinG, etc . , etc. c. Such a road Hou l d divide t he Southwest Community f r om downtown -- a ma jor source of supplies from the �I I I .s~utlu/lejt planni,u} Council 848 HOLLINS STREET BALTIMORE. MARYLAND 21201 lIIouthwest Baltimoro .iitizens Planning Council l ihuanian Hall Inc. St. Peler's Church Ollins • Lombard thuania n Assoc. I chool # 10 P.T.A. i 8 hbOfhOOd Improvement mmlttce Inc. of A Center # 58 Ridgeley's Delight Inc. f iflhborhOOd Committee Inc. A Center #59 ommunlty Improvement Assoc .• Inc. CM Center #5 4 I I I I I I I I I I I CUZ{mj "A FEDER AT ION OF CITIZENS GROUPS" liEDERATED GROUPS • BaUililore Statement to Se cretary of Transportation John Volpe Page 2 only re a l source of Hedical and Dental he l p at the Uni versity . Anyone doubting this, try to cross the Baltimore - Ha ahin gton Parkway a t Paca Street . d . The great i n crease in traffic would bring a ver y undesirable i n crease in dirt and air pollut ion as wel l as increasing danger to chil dren ~~d Senior Citizens. ANY road that is to be bui l t must t ake into account . and deal Hith these 'O roblems . . So , we p l ead with you and t he Government . Insist on a definite road fix im. Ile di ately. ( '''e " woul d have no objection to the Road being droppe d , i f adequate ste ps were t aken to repair the great harm already done . ) See t hat rehab ilit ation of those pr opert i es not needed for the road start at once . If this is not done , the are a Hill become uninhabitable . Also , quick demo l ition of acquired prope r ty that cannot be restored as go od housing mus t happen with green space being provided . A r eal commi tment to Joint Developm ent which must i nc l ude Replacement Housing . _ "A VOICE fO~ SOUTHWEST BALTIMORl" �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The South Baltimoro Housine and Redevelopment. Committee wn.s organized by the residents of the Sharp-I.eadenhall-Hanover Streets area in an attempt to s ~ve our obviously declininG i rmcr-city nei ghborhood. He hoped, chiefly, to le:;s en the damage done by the proposed cxpr e ssHJ.y . ~·.ru..lo joinine; other neighborhoods in f ighting the ro,?-d through their areas, our own propoGals have been modest . rle have r eouested that if a road is built that it be placed at th e side of --not through t he center of--thc neighborhood.. He asked for housing renovation prograz"..3 and the buildin£ of new low- co s t housing in our ncie:hborhood. \~'e also request ed l Or1-cast housing (perhaps public housing ) be considered as part of Inner Harbor Uest I s pr opos ed hous i r:g . l.bile ma ny of our hooc s \J ere and will be destroyed for Inn61' Harbor, the planned housing is Obviously gear cd to the hilite r..iti<.ile cla ss . vle even made the outrnE;cous request that our children be allowed to attend the future lIpublic ll school in Inner tiarbor so far 'rie have had little success. The purpose of the Concept Team is to make the r oad gang I s plans look good alLd thereby fool the public. The ntearn ll tells us privately that they agree with our propos als , but in the end tell t heir bos s es only what the same bosses have already plalmed. The road will run through , not beside, our neighborhoO'd. Houses on Sharp and Leadenhall streets \-rill not be renovated or re~laced . The local polititians don ' t need black votes, and \-dll gain financi.:UJ.y by tw-nine the area into an industrial park. The total South Baltimore residential area \dll then decline as indu5t~ moves further in. And then more black people will be forced by their city and federal govern~ent to search for crowded housing in whateVer section of t own it can be found . There ,dll be not truely low- cost housing in Inner Harbor because Council President Schaeffer and others feel t hat the middle class would not want to live near ooor people. And for the sa.'Tle re360n, Inner Harbor planners have gone to ereat efforts to conVince education officials that the Inner Harbor school (originally cilllcd replace..nent schools f'or our two old ones)should be for tlreoidents only.1I 'lliis is, of course, hOH we have al,...ays been treated . And this :is why decay started several years ago . But we still like our neighborhood and want to stay. He have the least political and economic poller of aqy group he re today . Yet \.Ie still hope t hat you can help save our neighborhood , and our whol e city as Hel l . Sincerely, �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I To: nono!'":..Iolc .Jolm .A. Volpe ~)C~Cl'ct:1ry of 'i'ran~J )or t.= ~tio n 'r::::tzhillcton L . C . .F ~o!~! : :l:\:ll!i .l!oint l'l'Op;.;rty 1.:::1 tc : J ur..c 25 , (h:!1c r ~ I A:J~oci~ tion l l)"{O ~·.'c ~.rc hOjJ(.o~mcrs ~mc:. r -:::: i ucn~:.; 0:.": b r.l til,jorc '/ha lil: e th e city ::lUi... \;Q~lt t o cor.liluu";! ~o live in thl_' c i ty . he arc t::D: r>o.y ('I'~~ , ·,.;ha a I' (~ 1(·t.:.u1 1y cnti~ l cc. to a !JhuI'c i n. the decL,ion I.luk i Ht·: procc:)fJ . .i'01' y ar~; n0\1 our ci~.;y h;;!:i liv ed unG.er ~h e thr eat of :In exp ru~s\1ay ane.. foI' Doml. nei()l Lo r hoo us it hus r:k.ant dCI-orali :;:; ... t ion , decuy ana dc=oli tion . Thero ~r~ , for c::a :liplc , no createI' \i<istr,lO;tnds than the .t'rankli n-r:ull>crry corridor and t h -.- tt~ ction s of Can t on : that h[.lve b (.! cn d. c ulOli.- , h~ : d . Ev en s o , the rt:cl E:v Glopr:(.'fl t of thcGl! art-a :; \ii th park :> , uchool!3 , cau1:luni ty ccntcr ~ t.:nd n C:'.... hou ~ inc ',:o\.-..lu be far "'li!Jc~ than to cover the.: lnnG. ;;i th concrete . y/hat ~;c "lant to oakc cle ur today i t> the i act th ... t t he; voic e and th ""1.11 of th o people \d th r e:spu ct to the b~ l t iLor€ l:..xprc .... mmy plan hnn not b ee n t;ouc;ht or hh[' been i {.,':norcd ; t hu t the rout e h <.l3 b ee n a political f oot :. n1l ; thut !'lrcI:!:.ltUI'e condcor:Ul;J tion ~Hul acqui t;i ti on ure ill cle ar violation 0:: th e, ~ ui<i c lin !,;s for th..:- UGC of federal =unce . 'l 'h e rc h a u never be e n a pub lic hcurine in '~'hich t he \'H.!re e ivcn an opportunity to diucUDS th e need end route for .n i nterc.tatc hic h\·,'a y tbrouch the c i ty . c itiz~ns 11 or to COr.:.L'li tmcnt to do !.lpt:cific route , on the part ri of city and t1tu.tc off icialc , pu'olic h \:arinr;s have not been hel d . nor hav e ,Vui)l ic h 0ar.i.ncs been held to clincuss 21 t c rnatc o e thods of tranoportation within -;;hu city . Hhcn the Ur tJo.n l)cn i e l1 CO!1ccpt ibeocia tcs bcca n th ei r in ~ tructcd to fim~ out i:hat kind of joint dev elopocn t the peopl e ',;anted ; but not to cll,cuu:; al t c n a te route c , l':lC thod s of trancportution or th e n ee d for an c;q)r<.!ss- \,'orl:: , they i1 crc "ay . On Or!": occ unf' ioll lJI.JCA \'o'Orkcr Han told to u.:-t 3 , 00 pco}llc t o :; i .....n forr:l l c-'.:; t crc i n rU1J:.o rt of u ~): rticul:'lr altL.1:·J: .... t.;; . ::llcn 11:.:. a~,:~l.<l ',.h:....t if'tL p cplt:" prcfcrr:::ci none �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 0: th~ ,~a::.; rout e:::.; , he not told that the l'olicy ;~d.vi::lOry Doard in ,;bat th-..: people did not \'1 ant . 2 ';'-UG int crl..:~iuci A:-tcr r.H.:\,..:ral c.:hanr:en . l;tud icfJ and rC - 3tud i cD begi !11li ne i n 1939 u plan ',I:J:" ill~v .... iled on July 5 , 1900 to build 817J,OOO , OOO in c",)r",~""ay" by 1966 , to "('Gin in 1962 . Pcbru~try 21 , ~62 . 0ppo ';i tion to thL th (;l'l pro!losc:d route by r:.:. icc:nt5 o:.~ tht.. Ca::'roll hlrl~ .arro. erc"..: ir..-.. Q a cl'-J .. ccado '.'~li(,.:h \:::._ r\.~ch:::tl on ";:'cbru,""ry 21 , u t a ;'::"'1.:~r.ivc ::.cct i :lC of u boiL. tcrou~j crowd of tOuth';Cf> t jj..,.l tit:.Jorc res i dent!] \/ho vchc;.•cntly prot:ct·::d!..iK r oute . ~nrin..LJ.. 1~62 . Jll.othcr :.J:;.~::;ivc ::-•. cting of 1,300 peopl e at i::u. tern .!iLa :;c!'.ool u.cheL;'!..;:!ltly OJ}J.. . o~L.G. t~ llropof,cc. route via the l"ranklin-. ;ulLcrl'Y Corri dor , i"r cIJont Ave ., l~ ratt , :;oGton arl(; 0 I Lonn:,,'11 S"';r~ ct~; . Ju.YJ.C 21 * 19.-)2 . ~hc !;-:o::..tc . ~o~,dG ('oIJJJi:u; ioll uclayn fo r a y cc. r any llcci::iul'l on ".;h_ route, bCC!J.·Uf;C 0:::" it~ obvioUD f;!.ultt . It it; c: ,::;cr~:.i~l ly t h.: C..."r:ll; rou t -c uaich it'i curri: l: tly pr" o?o~ed • July, 1 965 . ?h~ f irst cO ndt: lnn..'1 tion ht.ari ng by the Ci ty Council on the !..t."c tion of th t.: ...,xp r e ~l!:ly fro c iiolfc St . cau t at ttH! itar Lc uorial o.nc.cd i n chao~ . ,Another llcarln6 on th t. varrol l j:~rk .!.wute , a l :..;o nt tho::! ·~;ar ,. <::JC!o rial, c.rm': ~fI ov crfl o~.' crO'.lu ane \~' !.l!:'; f urt her proof t hn t the people oJ) oDed t il~ CAprc ..::... u~y . J ~nu~ r,v h lS·66 . ?hc City 'vouneil p.,u.octi eonci ('; I tl.'1~ t i on orCi:lO.!'leCa fa::: ti1(: ~~ c~ion fro!;} :Iolfc ~ t l:aot , in spite of th e oppoci tion of th e !>eoplc . February, 1966 . A s econd condeonat ion ord i nance \'la o t>assed co·: cri n/. thl! scgracnt fror:l Pulaski : . . t . to x'rcr:lOnt Ave l tho Fr~:tklin-..ull>crr y corridor). 5cntcr.1ocr lli 1966 . Under federal presourc , utute an l ocal o:"fici<.!lG __ Gr eed to ~ co" .}l lct ~ r c - study of the' nee d for th e p:,o:)o~cd (.'x:;1rc:A;\my . iJr..:am4hilc J al!"'c udy condc::med arc-as ,;ere lci't to l.. etcri tJ. tc . liov c~-:o(:r ~ 1 C:GG . for t he ~CCOi,C. tir::.c thn v otcr~ of taltiLoru , votil19, on a bom! r ,:-ll.:rC'!HiUJJ , r cj~ctcd th .;: ;)ropo~cd n C'II· lolie .:: lh::n.u.qU:i.rt c rr.: . ~'h i :; \ .'Oot.; :.Hl il:ch'("ct vot e Ol{'ain ::;t tel(' hic1n:L.Y , !;illC~ t!l:~ .'l~cd for th(.; n ..:'.! :" ~.ildinr. \i3:.;, ~1r inci· p:.,lly th;lt th., i;:'~ ~'Ci , ~ i... uilninG :;\. .... 1..... )..' i:l the path 0: the Joncn J;~ 11 3 !;:~!lrt.u;\;ay c o •. nl~ctor . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I .11. :...: ci 21 . Itj67 . Ci t y (, our..c il n. t:l ri!l C:~ ... cr ~ he ld a t (;it.:.: ;::.. 11 0 :1 t! l~ (;o :.,,;....: ;·; n~ ti o l l o rci. i:~. ~r.c t! f or t.h..; :.. (; ctio n .::"ro~ j:'rr. :.,o •• -; Av e , 1.. 0 .. c1:'::,. :J t . !tc:;ic:.Lnt u ',:or;) t o ld by city c.'.:..:.ci ... 1:.. . p r ior to th_ J", ari nc..-, th~t t :l rout e . :::~ u a l l ::;c ttlt.. u :i.::lli -,; ~·. : , t tht; r c "" OI,..H.:. tH. no ~p oint ill O !' f , o ~l ... 1 n.::: it . .l·'t"r~.ill..C I>rch J...L,. lCj67 . :1 . 1' ";C!'OI •..: ',.olf e , c;'~ !ll'c :.; ~c d IH.l:llic 3 I)il'C'ctor of the ~ tat c ! {o~ c ~ LO! ',;: Ii. ~ ~;ion , c:.oubt of th e r"l0. d :!'OI' an c;'..!.~ }" (..· . : .;~:a~· t !u·ou .:::;h .L~ l tiL..orc , in a n l. wo~,flpc r i ilt Cl'vic w. :_ ~V . 1 ~6 7 • .. ::-' . :"'cof(' r , h(;C i ohal .... l .ul,.;~ ' ~ a U 0 .1: .. ''...:J lie J .Q ,(, 0 , "ili e.: t ;.u.t . l' L: COlliIlLlllt t{l ~.t ..4 CO;"iC'::;;J.!::..:vi;.;n ort.. lu:...r.cl.. Ll littlt:' : , t UL.:! a:. !.. ::. b .... d J ( iY 0.: ! 1 to .L.· ltiLo r .h -(.r. rul r tctor c : t he: ti1...:, d o !i.ot %:'Qr'J.o l ly n:L toec. iIi tL 'H:· c ', :.; pl·lll . !:J -L ~ ' :0(' C~W~ (;; ji~. rl = ! unc :t ~, C ~o '0 :, ; ,,~,; : c n fo r t hu ..... nrk ,j.}o; ~ rcl I..!'.: t :n:.'v Li.' i.J l t i r:lu : to cO :d. i clc r th e r out e . ~o ... ~ j 1:L :h c r ~ of t~ 'J J.ar.l= .o.,u ... u:J U '-: O!,iCU t.hc pl ::m , so::'!c \;a ntcd to c ive on l y tt! n tut i v c:: a n) r o·.r:l l . At th0 l ::lc-:, : .c cti n t he ..I.Tcc i c.c n t r ace ~n,i f rul. tie;. lly c ...._ lled for' U~l oral vote . 'l' he !1:::.ye \ I t;:;:' l: LH: arly t; i v c n ;:. C!l[lnC t· t o c;:pre s ::: ti l(; ":'r op in i on \,'hcn !t # , .••n ou;lc c ci th:..l t it J. ~ L. .:.-.. ~ c d . . 'Icc vot e.: l,' ... :, t c ll.:; ;H.o!:,:L tJl ~ t a:!:'t t; l·.. OOll to t i le City l.. o'l<.l.cil . un tt e :.:,n l!:t:: uft t.l':l.OOn ~.;h:: v i ty L.oU:1c il }<!":s(.Q th !.' COIIC.lr.:::: ~ "".; i o n o r~ i mm c es in :;,:1 i t c 01 OC. Vi Ol...:.; o ppo ~ :" '..io n anu i ; ~u c. c q u . . t c s tudy . ~.;h t' ~,: \,:""Y t c:':I, ~ (:: ,,-,l :J.Y eX}Jr L. J ul.y I I ! r allrcB c nt ~ ti v os l ~) Ga . 'l' h e fi r s t r;l\:c t int; of ·.... ith t h e lj .LC1~ i .at) call e d t o Unc. suc e:; ; tio:u: 0: th e l; t)o!;l e . "mly aLl' ~:;ac t :Lal t i ::...o re IH~ ar tbc i Ct.. :ls It,~·C' k ' :~ no tic e giv e n j ll;J.ny \; (,; r . . on v <l c~ . t i on a nd tht<., t;,:-.... '1bl c t o at-::cld . A J:.j';r.lb \,;r of tht,; t c :.tIJ toa i l.! t ho", t t h ey h : d b Ct;..L ;l i ru:' to ..,akc ~t! (. road p~ l at;J.b l c to t h e.; .o ~ cl' l c . l,ft_r ,.. or(: .. le eting G, \;hcn o' J' o:";: ~ioll t o the !;;y ::; t c.:: \: ..1:; r O}·H.: o..~ ,- d ly c"' l' rc..::a,; ~c. , 1;rban iJeGisn C OIlCL}l t ;U "t;oc i :.. ten '; ~ G i'or u i dc.c to }:ol d f ur the r m \la:J puul i c D ~ cti nc r. . '-'etobe r , 1[ 60 . A n ell 3- C rout e \i;.: S prolloncd , f ollOired by un oth ~r rout e ;i- A) " h ic h c lio i r. o.ted th e n .. rbo r c ro n linr, a nd the c.nr:lac;e t o .1.'\ ~·d c ral Hill , . nd i n r.1Utlcd :J. par, tllcl c.outho rn l eg . ~hc 3t;A route \.:~..; .u:nounc cd au th o i i nal r outd . Yet cOHd c:;.n;lt:'on orc.inanc eG for t he c:;arlicr l O- D cyz teo r _oain i n effect . Febru~ r,V 11- ::arch .?2.... lill. Point 3 heo rinc" fo r t he l" ell:.:; ..taint :. . t.: c t ion of l!l C rout e \ir.: r c Lc l ci at th l i nt c r ::;tr.. t ~ 0ffi ccc f o r a C(; _ ,; c tcd c :~.H l l L I'OU ; of c o:,.r:nmity l ~, ::ltic r u , bt:.t UGr 01'01-.: C:1 0 ::1 -'Ih e n t ~ l : :,:' o jJ l ~ i lHiic u t c ..... ~,, {>.<.::. :' t ~l':: rout e Ha::, c O::I':ll f '.. ~ lJ.' Ul.:. t..~c:... :) t::L1::1e • .. ur CO Vc.r , .:. t ,, ;.1 ._, t :".1C , �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I it \ito..; l'ulJlicly ctatcr~ ti1o.t l.. ~lCrt· for join:. Gc\"..:lo}h '.nt ;;ro ,o~r~ls . \"I-TO hO fUl'~dU 4 av;;.ilnulc l~U 'ULt §. 1',::(' 1.t.. 19G'.) . On 1..\:0 uliccc;....;iv t ..::vcninC:l cio::c!"•.; ,,1" ...... '-:l}:,'r...; , D .L~lC .t: ,I.l; .:iliic.: to (.;~hur , 1"1'0:-, r.1:.. ~cctinn s of . . . J,: oi ty , I.U:1.. :l t ...:~: ,iHH1::;or:. .:ii~h .-chool •.U;,t:. ~!,okc U.L,~~ir.:.ct ttl';. r.i, ;h',:<J,y , .1)1- ci..;:: purticuJ.;..:r a..i.l'i~at;i:; 011 th( .(o~Cr::OH t !"-,ctiol1 , ;.nL. quo tiunir;'::; .. tro:.!..ly th~· I.<.,.\;U or ~b.' OIi:;ci.o!:l of puJ.. tinC: ~m il.t'::l· ..,~ at€: c;_prc~l'~ay lhrou~h the_ city _ Gv(;r : n( , Qv.;r rJ.c;,i n th·; peopl e hu.vc cpobm ; ove r "nd and over aLain th ',,:~' hav(: b, en i t:!'!orcd . Once ac~in ~l e iil re opcaki!lG . ~nu if r.l!cc.:J!-~ry ....1.,; \iill !.ll.Ulk ~nu act further to prevent til,) dc titrvctitm ot: 01,;.1' city . ~hunk yo : • �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I To : Tl:il !ICl. I'll'"Rf}\;) John Volpe, Sec retary Dops.rt r·l!lt of Tran3portution Wa shin,ton , D. C. Jo't"OIJl: Mra. Gloria K. AulJ. SOOI"01:;8./, Tl'o Cantnn Irnprove:r.ent Asso:!illtion, Ino. Seor'ltarl", The Sou1:hoQo;i'; Cotlncil Agai nst thu Rond ( SCAB:) 6~(+ South r.orn1'ood .henuo Baltimoro, Mft rylantt 21~~4 The o.roa known as Ce....,ton ln1S devoi opaa in the eo.rl~' ninotoonth ce ntury what i s now known 11\0 an " Indust l"ial Park." Mr . Poter CooP'll" of IIru, York 118.:S Intoros tod in the pl' ol-"'r'ty thrall!;h the efforts of rNO of Bllhimoro's loading oiti:;;on5 o.:ld m~rchnnt:l of thl\t timo, '.fl' . Colu"lbus Q'Donnull (whose famil::t's e~tnte oo:nprisod the ori gina l CAn'Co n) and l"r . WU lie.;n Pat'Corson . Tho Cantlln Company was t~o re s ult of tho mefl"ting of tho so throu ge n'tiomon. As the oompany dBvelope d i ts renl esta.te 11011110£;s mnny indu~trias sprung into exi.stenoo . r equ iring t he pro~ ­ ('It '"!. , ot mon skill'3d in nrts ar.d orafts . To insure. a supply of those oraftsmon# The Cr.nt~~ Co~pa ny, solioitied thro~gh the USB of handbi]la 1n Eurupa, the serv ioes of J'!l ')!"\ :.:'::ille d in cup!",r SMiting. iron work . carpantry , brewing. gUQranteeinr; jobs n r.d hO:1.:J::; . A r~ s idential 0 om-nuni ty dove lop3cl along wIth tho ind ustrio IS . Tho lnnd t(lr many churohos, built to sorvo the spiritual needs of the workers. wns donnted in mcny onDes by the Canton Co:npany . Tho aroa beo'ltue prospe rous and. tho co~.munity &ro'.., . ttS Those \,ho oa:no to work in the eady industrio. grew eoonimionlly o.nd phy3ioally so that sDoond Goneration immigrants movod further north to the sootion ....hich OOCBl'10 known a:l Hi r;h1a.ndt o-.m . Thl;.! peoplo were prlmarily of Germ'}.n and Polis h background provioitig tiGht fn!:,d1y structure and industrious . ento rprisinG workors . 1','1\"'d and fourth t generation !OC:1\bers of these familios Rro still living and oarni! & their livihood in this area . In so~o large indust rios as hi~h as 85J. of the 9M? l oyooB live in tho SIl.'llG area as the industry , many ·..,alk to work . At tho tioo of t h'J 1960 oonsus, 95,' of the total housin& ",as oooupiod . with 75r. boing oooupioQ 1)"" ho;uq ownors ( I!l percentaf;O lo.rger than that r epresenting the entire city ot Bnl~inoro) , even though 95f. of the housint had bean built prior to 1939. Condomnation began in 1966 !l.nd "RS finally 80co~plishod in 1968 for tho total plan . Conaomnntion removed approxlmatol J 200 st ruetur03 from our area. Those structures ware oooupioQ to a laq;e extent by olde r rosidonts living on rotirol:l6 n't inoomo in homeo thet had boon paid f or yenrs before . Thia g r oup wro the most vuln<:lr!'lblo nnd least cnp&. blo of dee.lini; with the red tnpo of the buracr!ltic oity adr.d.:'1 istra'tion.. Thore \TaS at least Olle doath, by heart ttt:tack . caused by tho oity's otlvnlior manno r in dealing- with those re ~idem::8 . Many others woro foroed thro ugh economic nece3sity to move in with childre n or to pub l ic hou5in~. Thit> lfB,S f\ 'lit-.:;e l" pill for pr oud , hard .. .,orking , indepomlo nt ·pooplo to tako o Dur in s tho yonr~ 1966 t o 1 96~ , M ost of the affo otod h ousos where stn~ing vaoant. This con.tributAd to dotorioration of the proporty on tho po riphery of the condollU18.tion li ne . All of this VftlS accO!TlplishAd before the lBgislntlon n.Howing ~5 / 000 • . for re100l1ti on. Ultimato ly tho city dOlllOlishod tha h ouses but tho incri piant docay c ontinue s to etfo ot tho no igh bor-hood .. Too rfl sidom:~ 1'ot-1 that thf'> ,",,:".IV9r!tr:lOnt hus sold ti:om ftdown the r ivor ft aOd has l4'ri :;.;:;on the, 8.:"1'1'1 off n~ a ::lu;1. Tho r oad >till be t ~e ultimate and offical r oc"gnition of this stl.l.tuc:. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -?- Although 'th. bul k or 't:h.. r ... j .. _ucO:; have been 8oquir od and dostroyed some f ow st r uoturas a re still stf'lnding and tho ovmors a re fi ght ing tho olt,Y ovor conoemna'tion and acquisi ticn. A ca. in point is the Orio l e Sir.n Co. at 11013-10 South Lllkewooo Avenue . Tho ownors , ~Jr. and -J r s . Jo)1n Sibiski, pu!'chased tho:; s buildings about ten ye ars 90&0 f or $3500 . The property , throuc;h nogloct, had boo n condenned , nocossitnting tho rasing of the buildings nnd renovation to oonform to t he c urre nt buildint; code raguhtlons by tho Sibiskis . This lI't\S acoomplishod a t a total cost of $9500 . Tho c~ty is presontly offering tbe Sihiski ' s $6~Ov. , Rnd cons tantly badgering them to se ll . Ah o threatened by tho road is ono of tha few recreational facili tio s in tho area , tho Canton Pl ayground . VIa hove been sucoessful in seouring thG Park Board ' 8 pl"' o=tise not to reUnqui:Jh this f noil'ity until anothe r one is not only avai ]~bl e but o~rative . r eno lase an 8XC8l"'pt fro~ the Minutes of Point 3 Wl.oot in€" Conceptual Reviow Committee . quoting a lotte r re ceived from Mr . Doug lu.. Tawney of t ho Park Board . The Park Board was foread to re move tho equip:nont from this playground because of th o vandali:r:n which oo cured only artsr the demoli tion of homes in the imme diato area . The segmunt of road routed through our community begins at the John F . Kennedy Memorial Hi ghwo.y (1 - 95 ) at the Baltimor e Beltway (r - 695) moves southwoste rly thruu gh the Southeaste rn Indubtrial area, Highlandtown, Canton, Fell ' s Poin~ t o the Jones Falls Expressway in tho centr~l business distl"'ict , th~n norther l y to I - q 3. Poru ~a l of tho map Clearly indicates that this route is urban in nature, rather thnn intersto.te , formin g 0. U which connects two point:8 JFK and I-A, which POi ll1;S Can be r eaohed by int:erstate traffic by use of th6 Ealtimore Bo l 1;wuy , I-~95, yet t his U turn to nowhere is the oity' s first pr i ority . The .10int and collateral devolopm.ent menti onod by Urban Dosign Concept Associates is practically non-oxis'Cent , to date it covers a podes t rian O'lrerpas s l ocated at t he Nor'Chen end of t he r oad , being oonstruoted to provide county r esi dents aocess to churchos and schools in the city . ( Eastwood area or Baltimore County) The reaidants of Cant on and Hi ghlnndtown aro not loca ted in the " Targot: Area" 83 desi gnated b~' the city adllinistration and therefora do not qu" lify for feaerfllly funded prograJlUil oove red by Urban Re newal , Housing and COIno'nilni!:y Deve l opment; and others . We feel that wo have beoome rorgotten American, if we aro members of the Republioan Administ rati on' 5 "Silent Majority" ••••• '.'fO OA.n no l ongor remain eo . W pay our taxes, work hard to earn a l iving , educate our childre n a nd e work toward responsib l e cit izenship _ 'Ie foel that our elected r epresontativo5 have not baen responsible 1n mel:lting our ne eds a s cttiz ens . We seek and demand redress. Tho law Buit which has been inst ituea has twioe beon olass i fi ed as promRturV . We hi<lvo ooan to ld that we have not 6xh a'Uztod aU means of rodres8 at the looal l ove l • • • tho.t the route is not approva d by tho !'edoral government . At the :!Jano t ime , we 500 ro t and destr ucti on eating away at our cO!lt-r-:\unity , our homes, !'or .. route that is not approved •• for a r oad that is °a myth •••• tn~~ ~8y never ho •• t he..t is a plo.n on tho drmtin& board. That non-e xi shnt rond •• • that pl tUl ••• 1.s oAusing very r oa1 dise ase in Canton and HiChlandtown . More soldd oitizons flea t he oi ty ev~ry day . Will th'lt.. rOrld rinally 00 built to se rvo n city of welfnro r ocipionts. sur r ound(ld by parking l ots? For furthor infort:l1.tion concernin€: tnis partiou l n r log oj' the r and , I r ofer you to " Sognent; Ar eo. Roport #h" preparad by Urban De3ign Concopt A"soci atas in Deoemoor . 1<)69 . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I F120m ~O/hm \ 'rho!rc .... 0):; sum<.! discus:;i('!1 011 the development of Mello[",'gf', J~nc.l the ..... atcriroi.t pat"k. lhC!rc wer..! ,-,pildons pro and COil as Lo whether the llciBhborhoCld ..... ould ively use s ucil a fac:iJity . It was stressed Lhat such a park development c.::uld be [I.'Jt" d City-wid~ USC" rather than a restricted neighborhood use . It '~'a:; gell~ral1y agreed thal such a park development wa"dd be better used in the" nature ..,f il park strip where people cou ld come to wil tch waterfront activity rather than any aClive. park facilities. Hr. Bakeillan inquired whether the bil!hway being elevated o r depressed through the Fells Point area put any restrictions on thc ch.ll:acter of the highv.'ay through th e Boston Street-Anchorage A at'ca . Nr. IUddy answere d that the dis t ance was adequate enough 50 thnl any treatment in Fells Point could be h andled through the BOSlon S treet-Anchorage A area \~ith either .0 depresse d , on -g rade, or elevaled seclion . Rich Ridely briefly outlined the development prop~sals for the Canlon area lucludln,; a l'L"CrCaLion ccuLcr lO replace the Ganton playground, a mulli - servic£> 1t<!1ghbL'rll,,"lJ 1 lcl·, <.Illtl llic j(,h tr'li.lltnl; and hc~J.lh (cnler . ~Ir . Hldc ly :l.'n / -' ~"PJ'-lllh'd Llwl lhe ~ajul' ol'jectJve in LlI I.! t:ant.on arca was lo lise the r oa d li S a '1 hysica l sepnra tor llct\~ee n lhe industry on t he. Hatct:,fr.ont s1.de and Lhe 1 resl. o;! _ IT fhe lulancl side, l Rev. Rasche said that he basically objected to an elevated e>""P res s\Jay through this arC(1 duc La the fact thal it cut off the re sidcllls ' view of tbe water which to t hem was very impor tant. Nr . Hagner expla:lnl'd that in the lower Canton area , lhe main r eason for:- the residenls now having t hI! vic\~ of the waterfront wos that a lar.ge traC:l of l.and m-med by the Pennsylvimia Railroad , situat ed b e twee n the residents .:l1lcl the: \vater , was basically undeveloped . Hr. Wagner explained that i t would be highly probable that this land \'-'0l:ld develop industrially wi.thin the next fCH years and the residents would lose their view of the water due to i n dustrial b uilding s , regardless of the charac.ter of a highway as i t passes through the area. Hith regard to t his , Mr . W<lBne r said that the landscaped tre.1tmcnt proposed in several of the alternates may be a better solution for an environmental viel'1 than the industrial buildings which ,WOuld someday occupy the Pennsylvania track property , Ne. Axelrod adde d that .; 'the bu ilt- tip berm on the residential side of the highway not on ly acted as an \ e nviron mental view for the! resident::; bUL that it also acted as a buffe r from • the industry a.nd expressway l1oisl!S. t) Rev, Ra sche said lhat many of the peuple 1n t he lm,te r Canton area oft en walked I1c suggeste d that pe r haps in conjunct i on with the buffered park development all one side of the expressway, a "'alkway could be accC'mmodaLed to give the people a vievl of the waterfront and a possible pedestrian acce ss to the opposite side of the exprcss\Jay and the waterfront area. <!o""T\ to th e wate rfront JUSl to view the activity . ~ 1\ I I I . : '- t Mr. Wagner explained thnl the Interstate Division hod received a letter fr om !·lr. Tawney expr:-essing the Park Board ' s stand on this particular segmen t of the .:!.),'Pressw8Y. Hr. Wagner read Hr. Tm,toey's letter into the meeting. The le tter "'as daccd February 25, 1969, Lo Hr. Joseph H. Axelrod (rom Hr. Douglas S . Ta...mey . It. said the following: - 5 - 3/4/69 I �I I I I I I I I I I I I I , .1 , .'. , " • ,. .1 , , ~.- ~ i, f t t ·! ~ fi: '. .1 ( " This will acknow ledge the receipt of Segment Report fjt. . Are~ " I have previ ous ly registered some comments with respect t o the Canton , Fells Point , Boston Street, etc. area s as follows: " 1. Our Hoard has never approvcd the release of the Canton Playfield, a nd I think will insiSl a ll its rep1.1ccmcnt i n the form of equal facilities in conjunction with road construction. "2. I t is always a concenl to me when I sec grandiose schemes of waterfront parks , f;ccl1ic drives, etc. as to the source of funding. Our Capital Improvemcn: Program as it is now eonsti tutl!d docs not have funding for th e se projects in conjlulction wilh exp res sway cons truction. Therefore , when the Urban lJcsign Concept Team speak!:: 0"£ these things, I hope that everyone is thinking in terms of such ancillary deve l opment being constructed with road funds . " Rev. Tickner said that he was very much in favor of' the multi-service neighbor h ood center for the Canton a l'ea. He said that many of the services that it wo uld provide arc greatly needed at the present time for this netghhorhood . He a l so said he backed very gtrongly the job training and health cente r as proposed by the Concept Team. He expressed the opinion. that this area of the City bas long been overlooked with regard to upgrading of adequate services. He said that several times jn the past he and other area residents had met ..... ith Planning Department officials and other City agency officials and had gotten t he opinion from t hese people that the Canton area was in such good shape tha t it d id no t need any environme ntal facilities . Hr . Tickner said that they we r e e vi den tly unaware that , although the arc a had l ong been a strong neighbo r hood , t h e re ",ere signs of deterioration and at this t imc it I.-auld be in keeping to ac t before the neighborhood became a problem . folr . Axelrod sll J d thnt some t t he City agcnc·ies were waJ Ling for the output of the roinl H I Commiltl!c before proceeding with definite programs In many n Cighborhoo dt> . ~ I~ of {There was a shor t discussion about the involvement of City agencies f r om Poin t I II to Point V. Hr. Axelrod said that the implementation for a jojnt development group had been considered and that there was now a possible 90~rce of funding. '!'~ t\J " \ . I I I I ~~ The neXl meeting of the Point III Commit Lee was sel for Harch II, 1969 , at 2 : 30 p.m ., in the Office s of lhe Interstate Division for Baltimore City. At 1 t hat timc , decisions will be made on Segment 4 and the distribution-presentation '\ will be made all Segment 10 (Franklin-Hulberry Corridor). ~!r. Wagner presented the traffic figures for the Segment 4 section as requested by Hr . Peters at the prevloll:-; m eting. There was a sho rt discuss ion on the e Ro::;cmonL sjtu<lLl.oll. Nt'. Ax ....·J r od explained that, allh o ugh Alternate No . 3 was i:-citlg includ~d in the Roscmlmt study , he did not expcCL thal it would be - 6 - 3/4/69 �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ?o : i'jr~ Vo::..!X~ 30;':'1. J\. . Secretary Departr.1cnt of Transport~tio'"l United Stutes Gover!"!:T,e:1t Fro::: : t'~iss 3arbara !\ ~ , .. ,~ .c) ( :£..:1 . DCo":'c._,l, 0_ . ~·:ikulc:-:.i Southeust Cot.::lcil J..g.::.::";-:st '.:;-.e Kocd j\: ov~i.1er. t ;'.ga:..r.!; t De s t.:::-\.:c ':':::'0:-: ••• representing the ~e : Citizc~s Your Ee:norandur.. Concerr.ing ? .. :" ~ o~ 3altimore City 9~ - :90 - T!1e =r.viro:-,:r,E;::"'.t.:c..l Policy Act of 1959 (da..:e:c 2- 2C - 7'), Co::trol #-796, DC':' - :::5 .. :') and its Ramificatio:ls for ';'long \'l i t h tr.e r est of the ~nhc r i ted comi.,i tr::en t S 3~1~:"nore. ~ixon !\cir:', ::" n~it r atio:l , you r. ';'v~ r:iadc by t:-;.:; p::;:;y :'0'...: S c:.dmin':' 5 tre. tic:'!. r·:un y of t hese are at best open 1:0 ::.c:verc questioning " prev ious high ~'J ay c lear examr:>les . po:icy ond :.. ts .:-cstr ::"ctive trust f1.:nc a=e I n listeni:1.g to the expresswa y cr:'tic ::"s:r.s a r ticu l ated b y the people of Ba~t::"~ore, you ' may rig~tiul l y sa y that t hose dec is::'o;'ls v!ere r;:::.ce by othe r s lor.g y ou r ap;Jo i ntt:1ent . The ~.. je b.:;=o ~ e are sens i t::"ve to your pos i tion , but d o not think i t i s t oo l a t e for the situ&t i o~ to be r e c tif::"ed . As the Federal Gov e r nment has not co:nr.1it t ed itself to a de:f i n ~t iv e r out in g o f the h i shway systC::1 th r ough 3(lltir.-.ore , \'l e th i nk th at t here is stil l t i me ::or corrective action . . i <:; would suggest a vigorous enforce::I.:;mt of the g uideli:1cs that you h a v e a l rcac!y out l ined {or ycur staff i n y ou r r.ll2r..or a:1ct:::l o n the Snviron:-r.c:1tal Po:icv Act . Vie regard that act and you r of progressiv e thinking . It subsequent memo as a hallmar;.c offe~s a positive £ra"le\-1 o=k �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - 2- ........ \,.; 0. --= ~ ..... have dc:-.e cu::.cepts ::.:".-':.' ~::C: ::.;:.: :...cv:c':: is ilistor::'c a l ;.0 ''': " v~ .~ sv . - C ~"-;"'-­ ~ ~-,", .. CO:1S iC:e::t., t ::' 0:". 5 Specif:"cz.:. : y: w::'".;::-. and local gover:-. :;'2::'~.s a::.d o~ :"". e= cc:::.:c=:-.e:d --~ <=. . . ..... orga.i:izc:.';:::"ons to : ' " (1) ut:'liz~ (l systE.;:-::':"·::ic~ ::.::t~rc;i:.::c::';.!::':".z.::y appro,3,c:-: whic>. H':'l:!. :':;05-":::':- the intc~=£:./'': 0C use 0= t:l e na·:':ure.: c.:-'. d socia::" C'i.V:!..;:O:".:.:.z:i-.:.:.:.:' c.esic::l. a=ts i:'". ?la:-.;;:':-:g and in c.cci$:"o:', :-:-. E.:~ :.:-.<; \·/!1ic:. . . rr.ay r-. ave z.:; i::-.)c.ct 0 ;;. ::-.c.:-.' 5 e:-.v::'::c:-.:-:.::'.t . " (2) i de ;-.t:"fy a r. c c-=V-2::'O? r:.et:iOc.s 2.;.c! ?!:"OCE.;(":t:.!:"':::=' . . .. \. . hic:-:. \·Ji ll i:;su=c t:·,.:..t prc5e:ltly t::;;.c:u.::.:".·::::'::::' .::~ cnvi=on:;:c:1tz.l a:-;-.e::::cie5 z,:--.C vc.lu~s r.1c.y t..:= g iven ap?=o;:>='::"z.te cO:1sic..::ratic::. :':1 ce.::isic:-. r.\ak:"r.g ",lo:".g w i ~~ eco:-:, o:i1ic ar:c -;; ~c:::;, ':'c c:.: consid e r a~io~s . " has l:lee~ to form "V"rban Desi<.;!'". CO:icept however, it Goes :-.ot appea: to be c. "tea!':'! " z.t a! : , ~ut "';. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I , - 0- tl adm i nistrative grouping of fir:r:s, " dominated by 'the ::irm , v/hich is ;norc or:"er.ted co t:'1C zaci.:l SC:!.C:-lCCS ~~.::l have been l.'c l igateo to a m:u:or )o;::,-c:'o:1 .. in the c itizens ' be li te r a l l y adm i niste r ed continue s , by c a lli ng .. 0:1 ~s stated a~ove . t he Fede!:"al Gov e :::- n ;:-,er.t. : " ( 3) to u se a ll p r actic.1.D l e r:leans ...... to i r.lOr ove a n d coo r d i n2~.: e ;:ederul plans , functions y p rog r ams, and r esourc es to t he end tna t t he Na ti on may "(Ii) a ss u r e fo r al l .;mer:' can s safe , r.ea l thfu l, pr oduc tiv e and esthetic ally a r. d cu ltur a ll y ple <l si ng s u r roi;;.dinc;s ; ,t {S) at t ain the wide.st range of o f t he en v i r or.ment .. • bene~ ~ c i a l uses " ( 6) preserves i:nport.2.:1t. historic , cul-ct.:ral : ai1c~ n atural aspects of our :12.t i onc:.l :i<Z':"i'!:ag<2! 2.:-.c mai n. tain , \"Jhercvc:c p05sib12 , an cr.v i:::'or"".::":':;:r.:: \... h i ch ~u~Qorts c. :" ve.:-s:..tY f va.:-iety i..:-.o. i nd i vidual c hoice ; •• 11 ( 7 ) cr-:.:1.a:-:ce '",:::.e Cjl': J.J.. i::y c:: :::,cr.C:\"Iable rCSOl..:::-ces and approc.!ch tr.c: :;--.;:::d;!"lu:-n ati:d.::":""".ab::'c: ::e:cyc:i:--.:: of dcplct~olc t"CSOUl.· cc:: ." �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - 4- i s particularly de;-no:lstr<.:.tcC: CO:'Eidor, i:-, Cuntor. , t:-..::: :ra:1klir.- :·;ulb.:::r=y ~- , ;~ose~::or. t u;'!c .shurp -:'ec.:~e:1:""c.ll. :-.:'storical areas of ? e:!.:!.s ?oin"c, ?ccc ;::..l Hill ar:d Street. ecolo~ical (3) It has ignored the ~rc:::ise:c. i::lpact on LCukin Park , ((.) and and (2) :':c::,;: sc~': ;"Y =cc=eation~~ a: :!. ':::;0;:t5 of p=OC;= _:".:. a:1d facilities t:!1der the gt:. ;' se 0= u';oint :)E:velcl':rtcnt." au= knm" l ecige there is little any gove rnment source to ~'Je 0 ;::' provid~ _ ... ~-­ r:o ;t,or.ey a;.)prcpriatec. .=•• v". for Joir.t Develop~er.t. laud the i ntent and language of the law as statec above, and .c all for maximum cnforcel':'lent r>articu l arly to To uS it relates the is sues as outlir.ed by the citizens. THE f":NVIRONr·:::NTAL ?OLTCY j~CT .... i n sofar as day to day activities of the Department are concerned , calls for tr( 8) a detailed stateme::1t by the respo:1sible Federul official in ~very r ecommendstion or report on pro?os.:;.ls for leg.isl a.!:ion and other major ?ede=al actio~s sigr.~~ic~r.t: y affecting the qUi.!lity of the human e::1virO:':7.:::::t ...... 0:; - the environ~ental. im?act of the pro?osed uctior. , - any ac'ivcrse envirO:1l'3cnta l effects \·,hich cannot be avoided~s~ould the pro?osal be iJ':'lplerr.e:1tec., �I I I I I I I I I I I I I - 5- \ - a lternat :.v.:?s to - th 2 r ,z: .::.. :: ::" or. ;3:", i~j th~ I p:::-o:->o:;.:::.:! CiC:: :'O::\ b,:;:'C wc.:.; n l c c .::. l Z:lC="':-_ ';': . . uses 0: r:1a ::. ::. e :1v :"!:" o :::-::.;.::n '.: c:.;.~ '.::-:.:: :-.~'...'::' __.:{.::.u:"..c...: a nd G,. ~. .::. :-.c e::-:~:,. ".: of :o ~<J - ~c =!:; ::;r .:.c:;..c:: :..'/ :.. ..:··l ........ ..: - a:1'j i==ov"::':-;j:"D ! ":;: (:;". 6. i r r at= :',:?\-':"':1 :" <.:= ":: ':;~'.::. :'-;:""':'. (".!". -.:.s of r :~sot.: =ccs \/~ ::' .:::h '.,IQul d b.= i:"'.vc ::" v ec ::..-. 'c > .G. p:,-o p OSGc. c:.c -::' :'o ;"! ';;:-. 01...:.1C: ::.t ~ .z: i;..p :' :::~:..o..-: ·,: ,:, . . . ~ " l BJ-.:i.. '!.'J: : 01G ' $ s':' '..':,.~ C? ·.· .. ~:. ~ .: . :'''C' : .~ - -- .J"::"'; • • glossed OV2r. i gnor0d . co:-.cc::;t of a bouleva =d syste::l. been minima l . this exp res s way can c ont=i~t.:tc to e ::. U=ba~ ~c:1aiSS~~c0 after our communit i es a r e dest!:"oyec . CITI ZE;-.JS ~::: Q1;:: S :' ••• that you r office of Snviro:lii.er.t <:.nd Urban Systems take vi.gorOl":S a n d definite ste:-;.s to i."lsure t;,at State and local transpo rt ation age~cies citizen participation in cevelop senuir.e plar.~ing , tha~ of our a l te.cnc:.t:'ves be ex?lor.:;d, and ~echanis~s the t~ a t cf ~easi~ility '-:1y .::.yste:-,1s ::inally des i g :": E:d cor.tribute to a creative vitai.::'za:;;ion I I I I of th e u=ban co;r.::'lU:-".i ty . >.- The Snvironment a l Policv .... . ~ - .... ,C;; iVE:S yot.: both the ?m-:(!.;: c... .. .... I I I �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - 6the authority to respo:-.d co;:.:;i.:=uct':' vol:r to the co:':nit;-;-,(;:;-;,-;:;,.. i~hc=itcd by your acmi~ist=atic;';.. '::.'he Saltimorc situa-::"c.1 of this 1 Clvl . " lc:.borc;.tory " to tezt its prcccc:·...:.r..::, ~olic::.e3 , ~tc . 0:1 ~ local l evel ~ whic h is in close pro:::'::lity '':0 \ :as:·. ':'!"'! g~or..~ v&rious approt..c:-.es to t~c: la\" , s ::":-:.t..:::-:.t c:::d !:"i:e=c:.l i :":'lp:e:- mer.tation . ...101..: 1 d be charged with Hor king \-/:"th c:.ti zcns ' orgar::':::.at :.v:-;,:: ; State , and l oca l agc~cies to achieve that goa l . {I e t h ink t h e r e's u l ts . . 'ould be 1. 2. hJo::olc : The ci t i zens of galtimore can be both rc presc:1ted and pr ot e cted in the r esolution of th e tr anspo=tat::'on C~iS0S . The Feder a l Depar t:":\ent of Transpo rt a ti o:1 wi l l hav e dcv e l op2c a natiO:1al model for t h e i mp l eme n tat i o~ 0= t~e 1969 Snvi r onme nt ~l Polic y ..".ct . 'li e c a l l for a c o;-:-.mi t men t fr om you to meet this r equest . �I' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I May 20 , 1970 TO: The Honorable John Volpe, Seoretary Department of Transportation Was hington, Distriot of Columbia FROM: The Reverend A. Otto Baumann II Community Pas tor St . Paul Lutheran Church 141 South Clinton street Baltimore, Maryland 212 24 RE: The feasibility or Baltimore City, Maryland financing its share of The East- West Expressway. �I' 1 1 Assuming that the last construc tion contract will be let in 1915, the entire cost of The Baltimore City East-West ExpresswaY is estimated to be 366' ,729 ,000 in 1969 dollars. The city l s share of this cost is estima ted to be 1129,118,000. The crucial question is: IIDoes the city have the financial reSQurces to pay 8129.2 million for The Expressway? " On this crucial question the judgment of even those who see a possible economic necessity for The Express""aY is: 1 1 following: 1. 1 2. 1 1 3. 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 liND . " To support this judgment we submit three summaries based upon the "Financing the Bxpressway" - a joint memorandum from the City Planning Commission and The Departments of Finance and Public Works , dated August 1969 . HGarland Report" - Commissioned by the Mayor to study the oity ' s oapital improvement program to see if it was financia l ly feasible t o implement the City Planni ng Commis sionls six year Capital Deve lopment Program , dated December 30, 1969. "Highways & Bridges" - A City Planning Commission hearing concerning the authorization of a $17 million bond issue for the repairing of city bridges and highways, dated January 1970. "Fi nancing The Expressway" states that "the r esources of the city for the construction of The 3- A Syste m (The Expressway) appear to be very small. lI It indicates th at from motor vehicle funds, which the state rebates to the city, there is only an estimate d $38 ,456, 000 available during fiscal years 1970-75 for The Expressway - a figure well under the needed Sl29 . 2 million . State motor vehicle funds rebated to the city , by past practice , have been mainly used to improve the safety of local streets for such items as street lighting, storm sewers, street maintenance, traffic control and traffic police. Only about 15% of these funds (a4 to 35 million annually) have been used for capital construction . To quote the joint memorandum, "It is this small sum •• •• which m ust be used - unle ss new sources of revenue are found to provide the city's share of the expressway sys t em t s cost. " Thus, to use the city's share of state motor vehicle funds for the financing of The Expressway would inevitably endanger the safety of city streets. The "Garland Report" concludes that the city's six year Capital Development Program for non-self-supporting projects (schools , parks, rec reation , ho sp it a l s, urban renewal) (a total of #470 million for schools alone with 560 million completed or under co ns truction, $22 5 million in construction contracts to be let during 1971-75 , a nd 8185 million to be let during 1976-85) is within the city's financial capability IF the report=s recommendations are heeded . One of those recommendations to be-heeded is the assumptio n that the Expressway would not be financed through city general tax revenues or through the use of city general obligation bonds . The report assumes that The Express way will be financed through highway user funds (s tate motor vehicle rebate to city) whioh "Financing The Expresswayll has already shown to be inadequate . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - 2We quote the following from the "Ga rl a nd Report ," pages 9 -1 0: tlO ne overwhelming expense facing the 01 ty (is) highway construction . II "Baltimore doe s not have Highway Us er Revenue su fficient for such debt service •.• • during the past two years (1968- 69) opera ting appropriations from The Highway Use r Funds have approxima tely equalled or exceeded the revenues received, and such appropriations have included only '.tSOO , OOO for debt service . " . W note here that if the city were to finance the Expre ssway and other e streets by utilizing Sta te Road s Comm1ssion Cou nty 1n the amount of S153 mi ll ion , the ca l culated debt years for repayment) would be about 518 , 605 , 000 in practice which allocates 3500 , 000 for debt service Highway construction Bonds servi ce (6 . 5% interest , 15 1976 - far above the present from motor vehicle funds . A in , conti nuing wit h the "Ga rland Re port II: ga "The City in the ne a r futur e probably will be hard pre ssed to keep appropriations from Highway User Funds for present operating programs within future annual Highway User Fund receipts . In addit i on the recommended (Capital) Development Program of the Planning Commission proposes the direct use of S~4 , 547 , 000 of Highwa y User Funds for capi tal purposes ••.• during the years 1970 - 75 ." IIAll in all , the city is f ac ing quite s erious problems in future highway financing and this committee (Garland ' s) believes that Baltimore , with pre sent financial policie s and practices , cannot afford the proposed highway development plan . " Thus , we see in the "Garl a nd Re port ll how the cons truction of the Expressway would inevit ably threaten the city's financ ial solvency . How does the present city admi nistration propose to get around this financial dilemma so that the Expressw~ can be built? The ci ty administ r a tion realize s tha t if it were to present an Expre ssway bon d is s ue to the voters, the bond i ssue would be defe at ed by the citizens . Thus , the strategy which the c1 ty is developing 1s to present bond issues to the voters for projects which ha d formerly been funded out of the state motor vehi cl e reb a tes to the city , thereby releasing motor vehicle rebates f or the Expre ssway si nce citizens will approve bond i ssues for needed street maintena nce and repairs . An example of the attempt to implement this s trate gy i s The "Highways and Bridges" hearing of Janu a ry 1970. At thi s hearing the city wished to present a bond issue to the vot e r s which would provide about SlO and 37 million to repair a nd improve city bridges and st re e ts respectively . Following past pro cedures state motor vehi cle rebate s to the city ....ou l d have bee n used for this w rk. But the huge finan ci al demands of the Ex pre ssway led the city to attempt o to re serve motor vehicle funds f or the Expressway instead of city b rid ges and streets . �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -3The la test example of this ci ty stra.tegy deal s t"i th the city budget for 1971 . Hidden in the budget of 8694 . s million i s a. $977 , 000 item for the city's storm water maintenance and repair program . This item formerly was funded out of motor vehicle revenues but i s now to be funded by general rev- enues . We quote from the Baltimore Morning Sun , May 13 , 1970: "Added to the (c ity ) budget • . .. ( wa s) $977 , 000 to fin a nce with general funds the portion of the city ' s storm water maintenance and repair program which had formerly been fin anced with revenue from s tate motor vehicle revenues . The $9 77 , 000 shift in funds waS a last minute change deSigned to provide nearly $1 million in motor vehicle rev- enues which will be se t aside for use in the city's expressway construction program in future ye a r s . 11 In conclusion the city both ignores the threat of financial insolvency in building the Expressway and f a il s to see how building the Expressway takes s orely needed financi a l resources away from other necessary capital construction . Furthermore, the city i s attemp ting to a void its citizens ' reluctance to approve of the building of the Expressway by financing projects desired by its citizens through general tax revenues and bond issues rather than through state motor vehicle funds as had been the practice in the past . We , therefore , question if thi s can legally be done, and , if it is legal , why the city does not make its citizens aware of this procedure which will either raise their property taxes SUbstantially or mean that other needed projects will have to be deferred or dropped . Though thi s has not been mentioned in this report , we also request that the citizens of Baltimore be told how the bU71ng of property for the Expressway (especially in the Canto n , Fells Poi nt , and Franklin- Mulbe r ry areas of the city) has been funded by the c ity . 1 he re have the funds for the ex'J tensive land purchases in t h ese areas come from? �I I I .s~fd/,f{'Ojl 1.5~/lilJiore Cti=cru Pfannintj Council "A FEDERATION OF CITIZENS GROU?S" 848 HOLLINS STREET SAL TlMORE. MARYLAND 21201 IEDERATED GROUPS Soulhwest Ilaltimoro iti:z:cns PI .. nning Council l I l l thuanlan Hall Ir.c. 51. Peter's Church The enclosed sta te m ent was i ssued by the Leaders of all Ka jor Faiths in Baltimore las t month . I t wa s an officia l s tateme nt of the j oint offices of the Leaders ,·. ho mee t every three months to coordinate their efforts. C Hins • Lombard Ihulinian As!;oc. School # 10 P.T.A. elghborhOOd Improvement ommlttee Inc. 01 AA Center #58 Rldgetc:,o's Delight Inc. elghbOrhOOd Committee Inc. AA Center #59 iM Community Improvement Assoc., Inc. I I I I I I I • I I I Center #54 "A VOIG fOR SOUHIW~~l /.U!MOi-;,L' �." I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 11 ~ran3portation and pf'ople from place to place . goo~::..:; is G. is morc than simply the phy:~ical movem~nr; of A s.YGtem of t:r"ancIJortat::'on principal means of communication among men , and an important :;001 in promoting their mutual \llelfare and their mutual '...l.r.dcr:.::t:J.nding .. Si::-:.co the ,. . elfare and mutual unde r standing of man are bOGfl gifts o~ uod and God- g iven tasks for man, they are proper moral of the Church . con~erns We, therefore, feel compelled to address Dursel ~I es "Co 1;he need for a system of transportation that will furthe r these goals . Such a system ought not just happen , nor should i t be the of a haphazard series of i ndividual choices . resul~ The c r eation of such a system involves a series of value choices on the part of society as a \vhole through legislation, planning, taxation, subsi4ies, a nd public works . This process of decision making must be based on mo ral ~hat principles, fo r the ramificat ions of these decisions are so vast "'they become an instrument for justice or injustice, for oppor -c-u.n i~y or frustration , for freedom or imprisonment . \-1e see tv!O fundamental principles of morality involved here: ser vice a~d justic e . A system of transportation which truly serves the comm~ity i s one \'Thich encourages the most opportunities for human interact ion 'oy abbrev:'ating the time spent between the home and the job and be"t',-leen the home and the market place . SUch a system should expedite the movement of all the citizens it serves . It should not favor the ~aLage r over the worker, the rich over the poor, the white over blacL . It should enable the ghetto dwelle r to reach a job in the s~"burbs as quickly and as easily as it enables a manager .in tee suburbs- M0 R E ~he �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2 to reach an office dO\-Jnto"'/n . wifd ~o ho:~:::;e ­ It r;hould lJIi.J.kc it a:; cazy fo r a reach Lexington Market a3 it docs for the uxecutive to reach Friecdship Airport . 1:1ith this as a guiding principle , one think:::; first and i"o.ce:r:cst in term~ of a balance of systems of transportation , each doing i~s O\,.,n more effic ient ,(lork; each supporting the other in carrying out _ 8 common aSGignmont: .. to oervo poople . In these tel'IDS , 'N~ Jould plaa a transpo r1Jation system around the mode that serves the most people most comfortably with the greatest efficiency--public t rar-sit-not around the system which serves the fewest people least comfort ably.-Iith the least efficiency--highways . por~ation The basic mode of trans - in cities, therefore, is public transit . All other systems and modes--highways, streets, and parking , should be designed to serve and supplement public transit . But it is not sufficient that a transportation system be effic i ent in serving its clients : it must also be respectful of the neighbo rhood through '·lhich it passes . This is a matter of strict justice , a debt owed the residents of those neighborhoods by the· society as a vYhole . The proximity of a neighborhood to a transit line or hight>18y should be its life, not its death . The first requirement of this respect is that the local res~dents Dakir~ a be given full opportunity to participate in the decision- process . ~atter They may claim from society and its agencies, as of right, sufficient technical assistance to enable them to reach intelligent decisions about whether there is a real need for a transportation corridor through their area, abou~ where and how it should be constructed, if it is needed, and about the possibil ities for joint development to meet the needs of the neighbor - MaR E �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 3 1,-Jell _~OOl, n~ b~ 33 thOGC rrhi:::. proc(:ss m',:-";iJ r.ot of the larger community . an empty gesture, a polite nod to the resident.s before the tulldo- zcr~ ,::ove in on their pre - set course . Rather, the end result r/' the planning and decision- making process must itscli' be just and equitable to all concerned . As a matter of justice , no ne\-1 transportation corridor should be sliced through a residential area unless there is solid evidence -r-:::tat it is based on a real need of the \-/hole community, and not merely on t~e convenience of one part of the community _ No man ' s time is so precious that his commuting speed is more valuable than another man ' s how.e . Prioriiiies in highway construction should , ther efore, be so o::-d.erec. that those portions of tile system \'lhich do not slice apart residential neighborhoods be constr ucted fi r st . Then, later , if and only if this proves inadequate , may we pr oceed to destr oy solid clocks of homes in the path of a highway . If i t does ~ecome ~hrough residen~ial :nUS1; necessary that additional highway s be built areas , then as a matter of strict justice the r e be a firm guar antee of joint development of rights- of- way and air space for housing and neighbor hood facilities . pro~ises ~roken are not sufficien~ Plans and here , fo r they have exi sted and been too many times in the past . If firm , legally- binding euaran'tees cannot be given to a neighborhood, the highway has no right to be built through that ne i ghborhood . ~s the housing situation already, that no more houses should be a~:O\':Gd is In fact , so cr itical "to be taken for rights of \'lay until housing to replace it actuall~ visible on the ground . If tLese moral principles are recognized and acted upon, then our transportation system wil l truly be a just ser vant of our society . M0 R E �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I \'[0 , l;ncrc fore, call upon our fedoral, et.a Lo, and city <lU t..r,oritic~ to ma~e ·~a.sis of our transportation program . the moral criteria of zcrvic~ and justice the op~ratir~ He note with satisfaction that churchmen in many neighborhoods have not stood idly by "hile the fabric of the city has been rent oy h:"ghi,mys . \-Ie join . . lith them in their plea for a human , integrated -,.;ell - balanced system of transportation so that all of God's people Jlay d\.,rell and move in peace and love and understanding . END �I I V,l I 1 , .• \ c ,.J .1, ,,- • " The Movement Against Destruction ' s Position on Baltimore City ' s PROPOSED INTERSTATE EXPRESSHAYS ACCEPTABLE t ./ .1 OBJECTIONA BLE o QUESTIONABLE �------------------- THE 3-A EXPRESSWAY ROUTE ",-ILES i, i , I �- - - - - - - - - .- - - - - - - - - THE 3-A EXPRESSWAY ROUTE SEGMENTS Approved by Mayor DIAlesandro , December 23 . 1968 5 - Lower Jones Fa l ls Adopt ed by Pol icy Ad visory Board; January 10 , 1969 Approved by B ureau of Public Roads , Jan uary 17, 1969 A dopted by Plann i ng Commis s ion . January 22 . 1969 - i V, i , i , 6 - Middle Branch and Sharp-Leadenhall Corri dor 7-12-8 - Southwest l eg 9 - Leak i n Park 10 - Rosem ont/ Frank l in-M berry ul Corridor 11 - Boulevards along Frem Avenue and ont Adopted by Regi ona 1 Planning Counci l. July 18, 1969 MILES 1 - J.F.K . Expressway Connector "2- 3-4 - Fells Point/ Canton/Highlandtown Myrtle Avenue I , 13 - Gwynns Falls Bypass 14 - Fort McHenry Bypass � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Movement Against Destruction Description An account of the resource This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell. The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/80" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Movement Against Destruction Records</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-1983 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0062-MAD Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-09 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 32 documents Subject The topic of the resource Express highways Maryland--Baltimore Urban renewal Highway planning Community activists Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAD Handbook Description An account of the resource Informational summary compiled by the Movement Against Destruction (MAD) and provided to John A. Volpe Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-08 Subject The topic of the resource Express highways Highway planning City planning Political activists Political participation Civic leaders Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Movement Against Destruction (Organization) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mad05.19.02 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 5, box 19, folder 2, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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City planning Civic leaders Express highways Highway planning Political activists Political participation https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/ffd5bf001195aa837e97e82165437689.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=OI-3Z3QzhlOKOHRH6ZVfeffIxuN6O3SC7e%7EgBaqXmB4w3RDsTgzwsoTOJvkf4KMhegS5%7Ebp0E68MhLbzKdzZQOf0pvz5V%7EWsFfkYitN8Mz4Ezf8-cWDvkiInhzX%7EnzGuOeRXUI%7EukOERwTCIshr1VF4OPEG78gCxDY5aOZeOjaLzpZt%7EzmLIfSvFHcNC6IL4jV2jbl15fxvaWb9KeDJ2w47VUT4EIb5OSVs71Z8oMBhgytOvFPBUp-FJRUTPBv%7Ee3jRojKKs4EvBlCS4EseesVMbBxSMWQ40jWUbrLXQtCXNeiPRTc7KsMuJAHDHWcm1s6g-k%7EMTvOKPGIe57wMv0A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e8ab89d31aa3e7cb223085849db2d3ac PDF Text Text Fort McHenry will remain unspoiled if enough of you rally 10 the light!! The following public officials, Clergy, businessmen and organizations !upport us in our fight to save the desecrat ion of our National Shrine. Edward A. Garmatz __ ____ _______ U.S. Congressman William L. Hodges __________ Mnryland State Senate Barry J. McGuirk __ ___ ______ Maryland Stale Senate John J. Hines ______________ Baltimore City Council Dominic j\'1. Leone __________ Baltimore City Council William J. Mycrs ___________ Baltimorc City Council R. Charles Avara ______ Baltimorc General A!!Sembly Albert F. Baumann _____ Bnltimore General Assembly George W. Freebergcr ___ Baltimore General Assembly Margaret A. Murphy ____ Baltimore General Assembly John A. Rutkowski _____ Baltimore General Assembly P aul Weisengoff ________ Baltimore General Assembly Joseph M. Wyatt, Jr. ___ Baltimore General Assembly ~f ichael Linn Eldridge _____________________ Pastor Christ United OlUrch of Christ Randall Street ChriEtian Church W 1ichael M. Hart _______________________ President Waterfront Worken of Baltimore & Vicinity The American Legion ____ Fort McHenry Post #133 V'William H. Yutzy, III _____________________ Rector Church of the Redemption & Episcopal Port Chaplain Rt. Rev. lohn F. McGlone _________________ Pastor Our Lady of Good Counsel Church & Catholic Port Chaplain SAVE YOUR SHRINE STOP FOI(T McHENI(Y BY-PASS So my fellow Americans we cry out for your help and llupport, both by spreading our battle call and participating in our Fund Raising efforts which will be so important in defeating this threat to our National Heritage. Bring Alive The Spirit Won't you plesse join us in our plight to keep Fort McHenry a place of serenity and beauty for all America. of '76 LOCUST POINT CIVIC ASSOCIATION Post Office Box 6302 Baltimore, Maryland 21230 Protect Ollr Herit(Jge �FORT McHENRY It is September 1814. 111e British Oee! lies in the Chesapeake. The ~Illrylnnd ~liIitia under Major Cen· eral Samuel Smith has fortified Baltimore. The British land at North Point. Ceneral Smith sends Brigadier Gl'neral J ohn Stricker to delay them. Stricker has to full back. The British decide, thai evening, to take Baltimore by water. In the attempt, a national anthem is "'riUen by a voluntary hostage aboard a British frigate. On September 13, a thousand men under General Armstead withstand a 25·hour attack by 18 British shipe of the line under Admiral Cochrille. Baltimore doea not capitulate, and before the next major engagement four months later, the young republic has obtained a peace. The tide turned al Baltimore. The story is history and a matler of ch'ic pride. The Star Spangled Banner is an enduring monument to what happened. The place where ....e mark Ihis accomplishment is Fort McHenry, a !prawling, Vaubon.type star forlre:;:! of linest ei~ hteellth ccntury design. DOW Since its inception in 1776, 8S a de£ensive positio n guarding Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Fort McHenry has 8Crved an integral pari in our natioo's defense and a lasting monument to the dedicated patriotism of those who have !;C;rv('d to protect our Flag and its international integrit y. While Fori McHenry i! notd chiefly for in!;piring Francis Scott Key's writing of the Nationlll Anthem in September, 181·1, it has also been utilizcJ during Lhe Civil War, the Sp:wish-American War and bOlh World Wars. In &llOrt, this one Shrine consl itut ~ Ihe embodiment or nearly 200 yean of American history. During the put tllr~ decades a renewal of interest the Fort's value M an h istorical tabloid of American life has rt!!iulloo in subZ lantial fedenl im'cslments 10 return Fort Mel-Ieury 10 ils proper position as a national monument. This effort has not gone unnoticed. Yearly, the influx of vieitors, proud Americalli and impressed foreign tourists, has grown by remarkable proportions. ill STOP FORT McHENRY BY.PASS We, the members or The Locust Point Civic Asso· ciation, having made a tborough A tudy of and given due and proper comiideration to the proposed align. meut or Segment 14 of the 3·A Expressway System 1·95 (Fort McHenry By·Pass ) do hereby wish to voice our total opposition to the construction of thi,. !egmenl along any alignment. Call anyone conceive the amount of noise created by 115,800 "cllicle! per day, 11,000 of which will be heavy industrial trucb, p3!!!ing over the Fort, co uld do to the (olemnity of this national shrine. Exhaust pollution is a ma jor concern in America today. The already documented health hazard of exhaust emiuions, which are certainly potentially deadly, by no etretch of the imagination constitute a deterrent to viA itofll to thia national monument. An exhaustive study prepared by the Department of the Interior in 1969 warns repeatedly that aoy further encroachments upon the Fort'll environs will lead to disastrous distraction from its natural setti ng and historic accuracy. ThUll, the efforts of many national und local groups to improve the Fort will be cancelled out to appease poli tical considerations. Our proud heritage ill the birth right of every American citizen. In a time when change and ebbing patriotism have become national facts of life, should we be willing to allow the desecration of our national shrine by encasing it behind a wall of steel, concrete, noise and pollution? ru citizens, we have a right-indeed an obligationto insure that the dwindling threads of our proud pa£( Bre properly interwoven with the whole fabri c of modern American life. To impose this monstrous structure on such II prominellt ly historic si te, is to put the mark of Cain on the memory of the countlC!s number of men down through the history of o ur country, who fougbt and rlied to preserve what the Flag and the National Monument on which it stands means to all the people vf our great country. Ca n real progress be accomplished by a total dis· regard for national heritage? We say no ! For love of Cod and country we say no!! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Movement Against Destruction Description An account of the resource This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell. The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/80" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Movement Against Destruction Records</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-1983 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0062-MAD Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-09 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 32 documents Subject The topic of the resource Express highways Maryland--Baltimore Urban renewal Highway planning Community activists Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Save Your Shrine: Stop Fort McHenry By-Pass Description An account of the resource A community association pamphlet advocating the protection of the Fort McHenry National Shrine from expressway construction Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1976 Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Political participation Highway planning Locust Point (Baltimore, Md.) Fort McHenry National Monument and Historical Shrine (Baltimore, Md.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Locust Point Civic Association Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mad03c.01.07 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 3c, box 1, folder 7, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Community organization Fort McHenry National Monument and Historical Shrine (Baltimore Highway planning Locust Point (Baltimore Md.) Political participation https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/416511f6ad75f83532fd262ed71509fa.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=bOjb8f7KJo%7EeUp-%7EOG7DBKwRj2CpRLq5VsbeaYsm9Dtj232uLXz5DHn8xIMyluqXsIcNIv5fwrfEqZy8mDd%7EBWUhjOflr44bnAre0VYUmOw3Bc9AU7SJ5E6H6rE9aZaWadKi9kdRLNRIrRALwXzSfZuG7HqKfn9X81BNm2sTa9pKmfnMH0zbhv%7EC1qefDshRAvFR2SecamXebIkGONLC5pjCicjAdahG0gFraPWuhPMRoO7VC7g9jPkZvvuEBKpHc1jc835tyCVKyOIVndTkH1mQXLPcXL3ISu8UcC9e3TKmmn4M67LOoPgcicYzB7y-eBMPUD-fkUL05sjD8XCfOw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 466081c412486d44cc6dc010e05ac173 PDF Text Text • ~~~D@) movement against destruction o NEWS, ETTER L 3406 wi lkens avenue baltimore ' maryland · 21229 Number 16 October 1971 POST-ELECTION OONMENT Open letter to five members of ~~A-D who were victorious in the recent Baltimore City primary election: Barbara Mikulski, Robert Douglas. Robert Fitzpatrick. Alexander Stark and Wally Orlinsky - We congrat;uZats you! And your meniJership in M-A-D is ampl.e evidsnce of your opposition to an expr>e8sway through Bal.timore. You know the facts. You know the bul.lheaded determi.nation of the "road gang" to ram these roads through. We are counting on you to save the citizens of Bal.tiTTr:1f>e from that insanity. Bettie O. Summers President. H-A-D PRE-ELECI ION COln1ENT Yes. there i9 a general election scheduled for November. Hopefully. H-A-D members won't be sidetracked from the real issue by meaningless campaign oratory, for after all, the results for t~e most part are already in. So what is important in November? Answer: The loans 1 Yes, tacked onto the councilmanic election will be the usual ,fist full of loans--with two notable exceptions of course. Since the ~mndel administration, with the connivance of City Hall. wrote highway bonding approval out of, the hands of city voters. no road bonds wi~l appear on the ballot. And. since the state will now fund ,city school construction, the largest ite~ of all. , school bonds. won't be on the ballot either . ,So does this mean that we will get .off easy •.. that the city will ask for less money . •• tha~ we will have an opportunity to reduce the nearly 40 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS we already owe for debt service alone? , , does not. Preliminary authorizations shew. that the total request will come to a cool 33 million, just 2 million short of the usual 35 million limit. And of course, one of the leading contenders for your tax money is the same old Central District Police Station loan for $4,500,000. The old sta~1on sits, BIRTH CONTROL FOR CARS? as you probably know, 1n the path of the Current predictions are that by December ' 3l Jones Falls Expressway extension (and the of this year there will be 92 million passenger cars on the road, as well as close to cost of a new station--if ind~ed there is a new one--is in addition to the close to 20 million trucks and buses, or a total of $14 million already allotted for the Police 112 million vehicles 1n the United States. Headquarters building now under construction.) Which is it to be .•. cars or people? And when do we face squarely up to this overThe standard request ~or Off Street Parking population ·of machines? financing is also slated to appear on the ...... ... , - .. ballot, to the tune of 5 million. This ' particular dilly will allow you to assist in advanCing your own destruction by creating more pressure for cars, which means more pressure for roads. while the parking lot operators will continue to get their financing on practically a Sift baais ••• g1ft from you, that is. Recreatio~ and Parks, Incinerator, Water Meters, Sewer, Fire Station and Economic Development complete the list. It (cont'd) �PRE-ELEerION COIR1ENT (Cont' d) As in the past, city agencies and the news media will all cooperate 1n massive promotional campaigns t o tell us poor stupid city dwellers why we must have this loan and that. There will be nothing said about the millio08 we are already paying for debt service. We will be exhorted, instead, to vote more loaDS, to fatten the city's coffers 80 that more general funds can be siphoned off for the dty '.,' share of road construction, to raise the debt service cost even higher. And intelligent, reasonable, informed opposition to constant packing of debt obligation onto the dwindling taxpayer population of the city will be al- most totally lacking. Again, it 1s to be hoped that ~~A-D members will not fall for the same old line that City Hall uses to get votes for these loan requests, election after election after election I ANOTHER "VOLPE" IN THE ROAD PIctURE A new citizens group, Volunteers Opposed to the Leakin Park Expressway (V.O.L.P.E.) has been formed to oppose the proposed extension of the western leg of tHe east-west expressway from I-70N into the heart of Baltimore. This extension is now planned to go through Leakin and Gwynn's Fails parks. and should seriously damage, if not completely destroy, both facilities as usable, viable parkland. V.O.L.P.E. has said that the toad will bring the destruction of the only natural park area in a major east coast city, that the road is simply not needed, and that it will take its case to court. Viva V.O.L.P.E.I!I HARRY HUGHES. WHERE ARE YOU? We hope Transportation Secretary Hughes in his fine new offices at Friendship Airport is aware of transportation developMents around the country, particularly those in and around the nation's capital. Instead of presiding DID HE SAY THAJ:? at the wild plan to take ten to twenty years to construct a 'rapid rail system bere at a cost Federal Highway Administrator Francis C. Turner is quoted in a recent trade publiof two (or three, or four, or more) billion dollars, the secretary should be rem!aded that cation as follows: the final segment of the 10 mile Shirley High"It will not be financially possible , and way busway to Washington is ~ open. Finaneven if it were, not ,socially desirable, cing from the Federal government paid not only to provide all of the highway facilities for the exclusive bus lane* but also for the that would be nee~ed in order to satisfy 90 ultra-modern buses. peak-period demands, especially in our That's rapid transit today, Ur. Hughes, not in ~ax:ger urban areas, for all of the people 1980 , and at considerably less cost than "rapid",_,.,ho _ _ _to _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ . rail. . _ want _ drive automobiles." ' ____ *&:clusive bus-lanes, ' 0 1' highways 1'6seMJed fol' buses a1'6 not oonfined to the nation's capital. Simil.ar facilities afe eithel' in. ., opemtion 01' actively planned for Pittsbuzogh, Los Angeles, ' two areas of San Fr-ancisoo" .5.e, ttts and the New '1ol'k-New Jersey I-49~ bus l..an8 . , a YOUR ROAD BILL You may have heard that ·the Highway Trust Fund releases some 5 billion dollars to be used to build roads each year. This is true enough, hu~ ~t is hardly the whole story. In 1970, for example. highway user taxe~ accounted for over ten percent of the tax revenues collected by state ~nd city governments. Out of a total of $91 billion collected in state and local taxes alone (and not counting ~he Federal), over $6 billion were motor fuel taxes and another $3 billion were taxes on motor vehicles and operators' licenses. And what happened to the money? . Last year, over $20 billion were spent on roads and highways throughout this country, and the total creep, up each year. No wonder the "road gangl! wants to keep th1s bonanza! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Movement Against Destruction Description An account of the resource This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell. The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/80" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Movement Against Destruction Records</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-1983 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0062-MAD Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-09 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 32 documents Subject The topic of the resource Express highways Maryland--Baltimore Urban renewal Highway planning Community activists Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource MAD Newsletter, Number 16 Description An account of the resource Circular publication of the Movement Against Destruction organization in Baltimore, Maryland Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971-10 Subject The topic of the resource Newsletters Civic leaders Political activists Political participation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Movement Against Destruction (Organization) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mad03a.01.03 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 3a, box 1, folder 3, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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W ORGAN I ZED. AS Now, 90 MEET I NGS LATE R, THE PO INT S MADE AT THA T CONFERENCE ARE ST ILL PERTI NEN T: tiTHE PROPOSED EAST-WEST EXPRESSWAY WAS I LL-CON CE I VEO; I TS SOLE .JU S- TIFI CA TI ON WAS A STUDY TO DETERMI NE WH ERE PEOPLE DRIVE AND I N W HAT NUMBERS; IT WAS ON A MAP . STRUCTED . ILL-PL ANNED; THERE IS EVERY THE ROUTE WA S L A ID OUT BY DRAW I NG A LI NE REA SON T O BEL IEV E THAT IT WILL BE ILL CON- IIWHA T WE DO NOT WANT BALTIMORE T O BE I S A MO T OR I Z ED WAS TEL AND . As NOW PROPOS EO, THE EA ST-WE ST EX PRESSWAY WILL DE STROY RES IDE NTIAL AREAS AND CREATE RErUGEES. IT WILL DES TROV COMM ERC I AL AREAS BV PAV IN G THEM OVER. IT WILL DESTROV OUR HERI TAG E AND REPL AC E IT WITH S TERI~ STRETCHES C ITV OffI CIA LS AND ROAD BU IL DERS SAY THI S I S r OR OUR OWN Of CONCR ETE. GOOD. BUT TH ER E I S A GR.oW I NG REALI ZA TI ON TH AT EXPR ESSWA VS ARE BE I NG BU I LT I N C ITIE S NOT f OR THE SAK E Of THE PEOP LE WHO LIVE THERE, BUT FOR THE SAKE Of CE MENT, TI RE , O IL, AU TOMOB ILE, AND" OTHER PRIVAT E r NTE RESTS. 11 ON DECEMBER 16 , 1968 M A-D ADOPTED THE FOLLOWIN G POS ITI ON : THE MOVEM ENT AGA I NST DES TRUCTI ON, AS A COALITION Of NEIGHBORHOOD A~ D CI TY-WI DE GROUPS, IS OPPO S ED TO ANY EXPRESSWAV f OR THE CI TV Of BALTIMOR E UNTIL SUCH TI ME AS THIS ORGAN I ZA TI ON AND THE PUBLIC-AT-LARGE HAV E BEEN CONV IN CED TH AT AN EXPRES SWAV I S NEEDED IN ORDER TO MEE T THE TR ANS PORTATION NEE D"S Of THE C ITV Of BA LTI MORE. " ON OUR S EC ON D ANN IVE RSARY WE URGE ALL CONC ER NED CITIZENS TO J OI N M A- D I N OUR CONTINUIN G Eff OR T TO SAV E BALTIMORE FROM DES TRUC TI ON BY EXPR ESSWAVS . �HANDS AND HEADS ARE NEEDED W,TH THE f ALL MIGRATI ON or SEVERAL MAD VOLUNTEE RS, THE SEARCH I S ON T O FIND REPLACEMENTS. OVER T HE RECENT WEEK S tMD HA S DONE SOME SOLID "SIZING up" or THE EXPRESSWAY SITUATION WHICH MAKES OUR DIRECTIONS AND OUR TASKS VERY CLEAR. WHA T WE WANT NOW IS FOLLOW- UP. HEADS AND HANDS ARE NEEDED TO 00 RESEARCH, MAKE TELEPH ON E CALLS, COMPILE I NfORMATION AND ~R ITE UP REPORTS. Do YOU KNOW Of ANY ONE WHO WOULD BE I NTERE STEO? COU LD YOUR NEI GHBOR HOOD GROUP OR ORGAN IZ ATI ON ACT AS A SPONSOR fOR A VOLUN TE ER? COULD :LQlL SPEND A DAY IN THE MAD OF F ICE ONCE A W EEK? IN SEPTE MBER, OfFI CE SPACE WI LL BE AVAILABLE TO A FULL OR PART-TIME VOLUN TEE R. COMPLETE Of f i CE SUPP LIE S PLUS MIMEOGRAP H MACHINE AND TYPEWR ITE R ARE IN CLUD ED, As A RESEARCH PROJECT FOR A LAW STU DE NT, SOC IOLOGY MA J OR, ETC. THIS WO ULD BE A GOOD FIELD OPP OR TUN ITY. FOR TH AT MATTER, MAD I S AN EXCELLENT VOLUNTEER SERV ICE, LE ARN I NG OPPO RTUN ITY FOR ANYON E WI LLI NG TO I NVES T HIMSELF OR HER SEL F. CA LL JACK BOND - 338-1 000 OR LIN BUTLER - 669-0077. * * * * * * * FALLON RUNN ING IN THE FOURTH GEORG E FALLON, FATHER OF THE INTER S TATE HIGH WAY SYS TE M, IS RUNNING FOR RE -ELE CT ION TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MAD HAS VOTED TO WORK FOR HIS DEFEAT. ALL MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF MAD ARE URGED TO VOLUNTEER FOR TH I S FIGHT TO PRO TE CT WHA T' S LEFT OF OUR COMMUN I TY FROM FURTHER INROADS BY THE ROAD GANG. COUNT L::7 L::7 L::7 ME IN •..••• DI STR IBUT ING MATERIAL STUFFI NG ENVELOPES W EEKLY M EETI NGS ARE OPEN TO ANY C ITI ZEN I NTERES TED I N PRESERVING RESIDENT I AL AREAS AND IN ACH IE V IN G A BALANCED TRANSPOR TATI ON SYS TE M IN BALTIMORE. MAK I NG PHONE CA LL S MONDAYS AT 7:30 P.M. CATH OLI C CENTER 320 CA THEDRA L STR EET NAME TELEPHONE MA IL TO: LI N BUTLER 1 334 W. LAFAY ETTE AVE 21 2 17 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Movement Against Destruction Description An account of the resource This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell. The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/80" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Movement Against Destruction Records</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-1983 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Title A name given to the resource MAD Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 12 Description An account of the resource Circular publication of the Movement Against Destruction organization in Baltimore, Maryland Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-08 Subject The topic of the resource Newsletters Civic leaders Political activists Political participation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Movement Against Destruction (Organization) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mad03a.01.02 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 3a, box 1, folder 2, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Follounng persistent rumors, and more r ecently a ~l.eWspapor s tory, that indicated the city i8 aeriou8ly considering running the East-West expressway through Rosemont after all, M A- D president Stu Wechsle2' issued the f ollowing p'.J.blic statement: Last December, the Mayor promised the people of Rosemont that lQ-n would not go through Rosemont. Local and national acclaim followed this announcement. Now we hear the situation has changed . The condemned neighborhoods were allowed, over the protests of the residents, to become a blighted scar through a viable area. As long as the condemnation line was not lifted, no one wanted to risk living there, the empty houses attracted vandals, the abandoned a r eas were highly haz'a tdous to the children of the neighborhood, and the Department of Housing and Community Development could not legally sell the houses. Now, since the city has fo(ced blight on this neighborhood, it is apparently planning to administer a coup de grace with the expressway . Why did the Mayor say that no change from the 3-A alignment would occur during ~is term of office? Why, when the city is in need · of . house~ and t ax revenue does the Mayor Wish to take $6,400,000 worth of houses off the ~ax base? Why is the city destroying homes that could be rehabilitated and sold readily at $12,000 without increasing density in the area ; is it r eally better t.> cr eate public housing at $20 , 000 per unit instead? Wny 1s the Mayor bypassing the democratic processes by ignoring City Council ordinance #1072 which would have lifted condemnation from the Rosemont area, since the condemnation was for a road which he solemnly promised not to build? The inability of the City of Baltimore to condemn a cemetary is not sufficient reason to force the r oad back through Rosemont when the need for such a spur has never been established. Furthermore. we challenge the statement of the Mayor ' s office that 95% of owner-occupied homes have formerly been , sold to the city (Evening Sun , December 9, 1969). According to HCD figures, only 50% have been sold . of those homes, 30% were still occupied by their former owners as of November 3. This neighborhood should be immediately revitalized to itD past status instead of being wantonly destroyed • _ _THEY NeVER GIVE UP Mr. D'Alesandro has been seeking identifiMaine - In the wake of recent citiaen re- cation with a new group of progressive mayors jection of a $22.. 5 milUon. road bond 1:8- across the country who are looking for creative solutions to the problems of urban sue fM-A-D Newsletter #5) ~ the goverr~ areas. Unfortunately, he appears to haye of Maine is expected to call a special ses forgotten his dedication to revitalizirtg sion of : he s;atte'sti~egiB~~be for Janu- Baltimore for the benefit of its residents, ary . TL fIree a" ema ves nave een aug"19 r .~~. h' L .• _ · and instead SC0ms to be honoring a comges t e d .'. - 1) a\>. <J nn."f,'l..on 1-gr«VU.y 'l..ssue; mitment to t h e 1 oca 1 " roa d gang . " ~ t 'l..ncrease 1-n th e gasof,1-ne tax ' . ,. 2) a ~-cen or 3) a one- cent increase in the gasoline C. P.H.A . COMMITT~E OPPOSES ROAD tax together 'With the omaller bond issue. I The Maine legi8~ture is expected to favor At a recent, occasionally fiery meeting, the the $19.5 million bond issue . T=~nsportation Committee of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association thoroughly discussed the proposed expressway l...:w:h:a~t~t~h~e:...:c~i~t~i~z~e~n~.~o~f..:Ma~i~n~e~w~o~u~l~d~ ~a~v~o~r.:.~l~ through Fells Point. f (cnnt'd) [Ed . note: No mention has been made of �C.P.H.A. COMMITTEE (conti d .) Although committee chairman Barry Barnet pointed out that the meeting had been called primarily to consider four alternate proposals for running the expressway through the lower Broadway neighborhoods as submitted by the Design Concept Team, the committee determined to broaden its considerations. Committee members were exhorted by Mrs. Barbara Mikulski. r~presenting the SCAR coalition of neighborhoods (Southeast Council Against the Road) to keep in mind that other alternatives are available, one being the Southern Bypass that would go primarily through open country or commercial areas south and north of the harbor. and another alternative which would. of course. be no expressway at all . Following a lively discussion, during which the "power sttucture's " emphasis on dollars at the expense of people ·was roundly scored, the committee voted overwhelmingly to support the Southern Bypass. and to express opposition to any Jones Falls connector through Fells Point. The resolution will now have to go before the governing board of C.P.R.A, for ratification. that the road will not go through Rosemont. [Ed. note: This was only a few days before the newspaper story broke to' tne effect that indeed the city is considering going through Rosemont after all. See "Doublecross" story on page one. ] Of the 784 homes in the Rosemont condemnation route, t-1r. Axelrod said the city already owns some 500 . He admitted that the city ' s tactics, sweetened with Federal subsidies', have succeeded in removing primarily homeowners from Rosemont, leaving hapless tenents, absentee landlords and gr owing deterioration behind, plus the destruction of the credibility of elected and appointed city officials. Despite all this, he said in answer to a question, the East-West must go through Baltimore because the local power structure wants the Federal 1190-10 II money . M-A-D GOES iTO WASHINGTON A number of officers and oth~r representatives' of M-A-D recently trekked to Washington to meet some of ·the new Department of .Transportation officials and to bring them up to date on the urban highway situation in Baltimore. Included in the group making ,the visit were Lin Butler, Barbara King, Esther Redd, Bill .AXELROD SPEAKS TO ENGINEERS Shiber, Steve Zecher arid Jack Bond . We obtained from Federal Highway Administrator Joseph Axelrod, who heads up the Interstate Francis C. Turner and other D.O.T. officials Division in Baltimore, recently talked up a promise to look into the Baltimore ex"urban highways" to the local Engineers pressway controversy thoroughly, . including Club. After explaining that Interstate is an on-the-scenes meeting with Federal a joint city-state venture (but financed officials in' the Baltimore area. Also Jack by Baltimore City), he devoted a good part Bond obtained assuranc~~ that the Cold Spring of his presentation to the Design Concept Lane situation would be' thqr'oughly t;:hecked Team which is a group of planners ,and engineers working for the Interstate Div. Stres- o~~t . __________________"-______________________ ~ sing that the purpose of the T~am was to OUR POSITION ON FELLS POINT develop plans to make expressways in the In light of the recent action of the C.P.H.A. urban area as "painless" as possible. he Transportation Committee regarding the proexpressed some annoyance at some of its posed expressway through Fells Point. it is individual employees who 1) had conceninteresting to note that in early February trated on alternate routes for the Eastof 1969, M-A-D adopted a re's olution denying We~t expressway instead of working with the need for an expressway . through Fells the lD-D route they were originally asPoint. However, we said. if some artery just s igned to. and 2) appeared to side with must be built. we strongly recommend that it neighborhood groups who didn't want urban ',. . .,,' , be 'c'o nfined 'to the Southern 8)11)8s9'/1-95 expressways at all . Some of these indiConnector. viduals, he said, forgot who their boss was and "seemed to think they were working M -A-O NEWSLETTER for the ' people I !" Editor • • . . . . . • • •Jaak Bond Assoc. Editor • • • • Jacquie Buster Mr. Axelrod suggested that the East-West Assge: ',Editor. • • • • • . Ben Davis expressway--first planned some 30 years ago--would be planned differently if it Published monthly by were to be first conceived today. But it MOVEMENT AGAINST DESTRUCTION is too late now to change the concept, he President. . • . Stua:l't N. Wechsler said. However, he also stated pos.itively . Vice President. .William E. Sahiber Secretary. • Lin Butler Treasurer. • • • . • • Joseph Wi les - ' . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Movement Against Destruction Description An account of the resource This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell. The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/80" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Movement Against Destruction Records</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-1983 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0062-MAD Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-09 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 32 documents Subject The topic of the resource Express highways Maryland--Baltimore Urban renewal Highway planning Community activists Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource MAD Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 6 Description An account of the resource Circular publication of the Movement Against Destruction organization in Baltimore, Maryland Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-12 Subject The topic of the resource Newsletters Civic leaders Political activists Political participation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Movement Against Destruction (Organization) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mad03a.01.01b Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 3a, box 1, folder 1, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Civic leaders Newsletters Political activists Political participation https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/df2942d784583685cbc678dba5eba50c.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=Hmm-lbgjuJth2nZh1qKjpH%7EHCFXAllR8wVGkJlCT2hup7D0nnSOoC6IXEgBLnlm8KHZiij2AcRnxw7u5oy444CkkNtpR3R%7EtWe2komXXM8jA9Ms2q0RconSZdIjPHXx6HusGWACxwh1OzUNrKnbHODVhdtEO6W%7EOhg00PalSqvvAfH9zY9140azhxe-3zXFCO1NIbi0%7ExHz3-l3sSZQgE8Qcu1oryg15vdPYE6OSsVsa9yJM7cizdlZNvctZgI%7E6E25cPmozLO3j-qxniAk2llvXXv6fwNif4GsbVGdCULPRw5cUz6iPZ6VljgW0QiAEN5zRZdGEUiFbNF-CmmpIZw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM c5c489b9504a888270b3ce0bfb43e2c0 PDF Text Text movement against destruction NEWSLETTER 1324 west la fayette avenue baltimore· mary land· 212 17 Volume It No.1 July 1969, ' THE ROSEHONT HATTER The Hearing: The publ ic hearings fo r the Rosemont by-pass route have been delayed--due to a protest from H-A-D. This will be the first hearing in the State under the Oe\-1 Federal regulations, and u'e feel they may set the pattern for other hearings in the fubure. Follatdng our listing of the several violations of Federal requirements in plans for A MESSAG8 FROM M-A-D's PRESIDENT the original hearings, the Chairman/Director of the State Roads For those t"ho are not familiar ldth the Commission agreed to change the i:[ovement Against Destruction. we are a location to the neighborhood incoalition of some 40 neighborhood groups volved and to adjust the time of whose purpose is to promote citizen parday to the convenience of the ticipation in comprehensive planning for majority of the residents. Preand implementation of an improved general sent plans call for the hearing transportation policy in the Baltimore to be held on August 6 at 7:00 metropolitan area. We feel that such p.n. at Edmondson High School. planning should be responsive to citizens Edmondson and Athol Avenues . needs and to their desires to preserve and enhance their environment. The Condemnation: In December. the I This Newsletter is published to promote our activities in these areas as well as to offer background stories and comment that may not be found elsewhere. Our hope, in addition. is to stimulate other expressions on these subjects from outside our organization as ,,,ell as from the inside. In short. your comments on our activities and/or the content of this Newsletter will be welcome at any time, including of cour se let t ers-tothe-editor which we will be happy to print . ote that U-A-D meets each Nonday night N at the Catholic Center. southeast corner of Hulberry and Cathedral Streets. If you feel you can contribute to our discussions and activities in the important field of metropolitan t r ansit and other means of transportation, or if you 1"ant to acquaint us \"ith your neighborhood I s particular problems. join us any I10nday night at 7:30 P. N. - Arthur E. Cohen City guaranteed that the East- West expressway would by- pass Rosemont. In March, City purchasing of homes in t he condemnation route was ostensibly halted . The condemnation ordinance itself. however, has not been lifted. Residents were first told that Federal regulat ions precluded rescinding the ordinance. When this was found to be contrary to fact, residents were then told that lifting the old ordinance prior to passing a new one was "politically infeasible." The r esidents of Rosemont are being forced to s uffer under a condemnation ordinance that has'destr~yed proper~y values. and will be furthe r forced to remain in this position until the threat is shifted to another neighborhood. Rosemont will then probably be blamed for the shift. Ironically ~ \yhile Rosemont suffers from the city- engendered blight of vandalized empty houses, RAH ( Relo(cont'd) �H-A-D Editor Assoc. Editor. Assoc. Editor. NE\~SLETTER • •• Jack Bond · Jacquie Buster · •. Ben Davis ... .: Published monthly by liOVElIENT AGAINST DESTRUCTION President • . • Vice President Secretary. Treasurer . • • the influence of the city's Financial Community appears far too great for the good of the average citizen. l'1-A-D suggests to the citizens of both Baltimore City and Baltimore County that they critically examine not only C.R.T. proposals for mass transit but also all other possible solutions to the present area transportation crisis • • Arthur E. Cohen .Rev. Carl. Hickey •• Lin Butl.el" • • • Joseph WiZes -:OSEHONT (cont I d) 'at ion Action Hovement) has a list of peo'Ie who would be willing to move into and .urchase the vacant properties. However, his cannot be done until the City condemlation is abandoned, and the houses reha·ilitAted. All this, of course, must be at ~ e expense of City residents--residents Iho had no voice in starting the vicious ' ircle of events in the first place. '-A-D vs. C. R. T. ON UASS TRANSPORTATION n e initial effort of the Citizens for Rapid r ansit ~"8S aimed at supporting the legisa tion that eventually established the new ~ tropolitan Transit Authority. With this :ls k completed, they have embarked on an ex~ nsive promotion, membership and fund raiang campaign. A major part of their promo10n is a strong pitch for the new rapid 'ail transit system, with no suggestion of lOy alternative plan. nor of what is to be (one about existing transit while the public 'a1ts many years for the rails. :.R.I. lists an impressive array of organi.a tions as members, in ,.,hich H- A-O was oriinally included. Ho,.,ever I since we feel 'he group has not rcally been democratic in .ts makeup, and appears to have its strongest .:ies '.T ith the Greater Baltimore Committee, a ~ roup not ah.-ays atuned to the needs of indi'idual city and county residents J U-A-D re-_e ntly voted to ,.,ithdraw all formal particia tion ,~ith the rail transit group. . R. T. does. in fact, have a ors to which H-A-D belonged ithdra,.,el. But its affairs , small executive committee, boar.d of direcprior to our are dictated by in which GOOD OMEN FOR THE FUTURE? The New York Times recently reported that Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe has denied the use of Federal funds for an elevated highway that was to pass through the French Quarter of Ne~.- Orleans. In addition, he also vetoed a more expensive alternative, a depressed route 1n the same vicinity. This decision, which r eversed the plan earlier proposed by the Federal Highway Administration, represents a victory for the groups who were fighting the highways from a standpoint of preserving historic sites, and for other groups who oppose such roadways from an environmental and air pollution standpoint. According to the "Times", Secretary Volpe may also look more critically at road plans now in similar contention in such cities as Cambridge, Hass; San Francisco, Califi Washington, D. C.; and Baltimore. Hd. Hembe rs of ~f-A-D this report, but not by any means pressures on the may take some cheer at at the same time should relax their vigil or their local "road gang." To: Movement Against Destructi on (M-A- L. 1324 W. Lafayette Avenue Baltimore. Maryland 21217 I wish to subscribe to the M-A- D Newe Zetter (12 issues) and enctose $1. 00 Pl.ease enroZl. me as an individual.. men: bel' of Movement Against Destruction. (AnnuaZ dues incl.udes subscription to the Newsletter.) I enclose $5. 0C Please enroZZ my association as a merr bel' of Movement Against Destruction . (Annual dues inal.ude one subsoriptiol to the Newsletter.) I enclose $10. 0C Name ______________________________ o o 10 i • I AddMs8 __________________________ ________________--'zip______ AS8ociation � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Movement Against Destruction Description An account of the resource This exhibit examines community opposition to expressway construction in Baltimore during the 1970s through the organizational records of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD). Founded in 1968 as a coalition of 25 neighborhood and community groups, MAD's leaders included George and Carolyn Tyson, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Orlinsky, Norman Reeves, and Parren Mitchell. The complete MAD collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 9 linear feet of records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is available in this guide. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/80" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Movement Against Destruction Records</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-1983 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text/pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0062-MAD Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-09 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 32 documents Subject The topic of the resource Express highways Maryland--Baltimore Urban renewal Highway planning Community activists Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAD Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1 Description An account of the resource Circular publication of the Movement Against Destruction organization in Baltimore, Maryland Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-07 Subject The topic of the resource Newsletters Civic leaders Political activists Political participation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Movement Against Destruction (Organization) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mad03a.01.01a Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 3a, box 1, folder 1, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Civic leaders Newsletters Political activists Political participation Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WMAR-TV News Description An account of the resource This collection provides a sampling of television news clips from WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland. WMAR-TV was the first television station in Baltimore and the eleventh in the United States. Its first broadcast aired on October 30, 1947. The complete WMAR-TV News collection consists of over six million feet of 16 mm film and videotape created between 1948 and 1987. The collection was donated to the University of Baltimore in 1984 by Abell Communications, Inc. While the majority of the WMAR-TV News footage currently exists in analog form only, content indices are available in the collection database. Through the support of The John Ben Snow Foundation, Inc. and the University's Baltimore Renaissance Seed Scholarship Fund, selected footage has been converted into digital format. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource WMAR-TV (Television Station : Baltimore, Md.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WMAR-TV Collection</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitization of material in this collection was made possible through the support of the The John Ben Snow Foundation, Inc. and the University of Baltimore's Baltimore Renaissance Seed Scholarship Fund. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights are held by the E.W. Scripps Company. Online, stream-only, nonsublicenseable access has been granted by Scripps. Requests for copies or usage of footage should be directed to University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/h264 Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0130-WMAR Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 16 mm color/black and white positive film Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Excerpt (33 seconds) from the total reel time (41 minutes, 47 seconds) play HTML embed code for video <iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://archive.org/embed/p16352coll1_33" frameborder="0"></iframe> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MUND Election Description An account of the resource MUND residents hold their first election to select a Board of Directors, comprised of leaders from the community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-09-27 Subject The topic of the resource Political elections Civic leaders Political participation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource WMAR-TV (Television Station : Baltimore, Md.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/h264 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived WMAR-TV News collection, Series I, Reel #726, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context p16352coll1_33 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Digitization of material in this collection was made possible through the support of the The John Ben Snow Foundation, Inc. and the University of Baltimore's Baltimore Renaissance Seed Scholarship Fund. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights are held by the E.W. Scripps Company. Online, stream-only, nonsublicenseable access has been granted by Scripps. Requests for copies or usage of footage should be directed to University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives. Civic leaders Political elections Political participation https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/8864d7c30e298c949f84a34ba84adbe5.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=K1btaOJPlfFM0gykTIkOnRxS8cmXf1%7EergRfQWqLqIQz3ReO21hwbt35Wlz7LccUQbxACsxFLFDlCtDgpZsdJs-W3ufcwkFu9zoY7ue5EeR1Yfh9Kq6uIU65u1ZauzFlU%7EHK4GFymNxIPt3r2B6plWnhFgxx6MPXZ2E61jwMk7ggCPpAFnXOCTw-BpMiHa9JuCyQ6irKxavRUTzjU64Rsnm1JxodZHDXGW3aN-NVBsU%7ERUn5bKWT-%7E5njsxDGoSS3KO-FX6wNZF%7E%7Elma5N3ZO2pfkBM0xzOtELdmeEou2zN6JaGeFqlTgRvexxpBwzCrJiplv1rrrY8qngvH33WQJA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 879360e9c81cc2abf1358dd93ce73fba PDF Text Text D R A F T ADVANCE PLANNING FOR A STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO UPHOLD THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR HOUSING LAW IF BROUGHT TO REFERENDUM Note: If the Court of Appeals upholds the lower court deceision, Maryland's Fair Housing Law will be brought to referendum -- that is, it will be referred to the electorate in November 1968 for its approval or disapproval. In this event, those wishing to uphold the State Law will be working for a "Yes" vote on the ballot question. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL o Coordinator in each count or cit )--It is important that the respon5i i ity for directing and rally~ng the support of all groups and individuals in each county be . vested in one group or individual. For example, representative to steering committee of the Leadership Council or other member group. o Governor's cooperation -- How much support can we expect from the Governor? Will he appear on radio-TV to urge that the law be upheld? Will he assign an information specialist to help inform the voters on this issue? Groups over the state need to let the Governor know how important his role is. o Funds -- It takes money to wage an educational campaign--pamphlets, flyers, fact sheets, bumper stickers, radio-TV time, etc. Will member groups finance? Will State finance informational brochure for wide distribution? The opposition is always well-heeled in such campaigns. o Campaign literature -- The Maryland Commission on Interracial Problems and Relations has published a pamphlet, "Fairness in Housing" which will be useful in most areas throughout the state, However, a flyerfact sheet will be needed in the latter stages of the campaign-- for example, "VOTE YES ON QUESTION ", etc. Could a member group assume responsibility for publication of such a flyer, with the understanding that member-groups over the state may order copies for their use? Sample speaker's kits and sample speeches should also be prepared. o Campaign slogan -- "Idea" people should begin now -- we need to combat "Forced Housing", "Your Home is Your castle", and other scare techniques used by the opposition. o Referendum experience elsewhere -- Ideas and assistance should be sought from other states and cities whose laws have gone to referendum. HHAT YOUR COUNTY CAN DO TO PREPARE FOR THE REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN 1. Coordinating group should begin now to compile a card file of officers of church groups, civic group, political groups, etc., together with key individuals in the county. (Names, addresses, zip code, telephone number). 2. A list of your County Delegation to Annapolis should be compiled for distribution to groups throughout the county. (Include home addresses, telephone numbers as well as county delegation address in AnnapOlis.) Gain their support of campaign, involve them in planning (over) �3. As soon as referendum is announced, coordinating group should invite the various groups in the county to a planning meeting. Possibly set up an Ad Hoc Committee on the Referendum. Assign various areas of responsibility. Individual selected as Coordi nator or Chairman should have the time, the drive, and the philosophical commitment to rally the entire county. Also keep in mind that it is difficult to do proper job of coordinating without ready access to an office with telephone, mimeograph machine, etc. Some of the areas of responsibility include: o Set up a speakers bureau --hold a speakers clinic to train speakers ; prepare speaker kits; urge church and other groups to hold meetings and invite a speaker on the subject. o Form a minister's group that will exert leadership in this area-possibly organize a Fair Housing Sunday, with sermons and distri but ions of literature. o Try organizing your county or city on a precinct level. Recruit a Precinct Coordinator in each precinct to aid with distribution of materials and to organize the COVERING OF POLLS ON ELECTION DAY A booth, or at least a good water proof sign, manned round the clock with volunteers, is important. Voters usua l ly have their minds made up on the candidates, but frequently can be influenced on ballot questions. o Work with the press, radiO, TV. Don't overlook importance of editorials and letters to the editor. Card file or directory of media should be prepared for ready reference, including names of key editors, reporters, announcers, commentators, etc. o Political party cooperation should be sought. (A marked ballot distributed by a political party almost assures success; however, doubtful in this case.) Obtain list of PRECINCT CHAIRMEN of both parties - sta rt early to gain their support as they can be most effective in influencing votes and informing voters on the ballot issues. Prepared by M. Armstrong 12-12-67 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. Subject The topic of the resource Discrimination in housing Nonprofit organizations Citizens' associations Baltimore Metropolitan Area (Md.) African Americans Housing Baltimore (Md.) Community organization Reports Correspondence Newsletters Description An account of the resource This exhibit provides an introduction to the work of Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (BNI) around issues of racial integration in housing and tenants' rights from the 1950s to the 2000s. Established in 1958, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. was formed to promote an open housing market and viable integrated neighborhoods in the Baltimore area. It was established by several neighborhood associations and supported by civic organizations like the Greater Baltimore Committee. The early focus of the organization was to obtain open housing and stable neighborhoods during a period of widespread white flight and blockbusting in Baltimore City. Through education and advocacy, it sought to counter racial prejudice, to fight discrimination in the real estate industry, and to combat neighborhood deterioration resulting from segregated housing. More recently, BNI has focused on tenant-landlord relations and renters' rights. The Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (BNI) collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 22 linear inches of archival records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is also available in the collection database. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Baltimore</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/14" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Baltimore Neighborhoods, Incorporated Records, UB Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="https://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/">University of Baltimore Special Collections &amp; Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1958-2009 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This material may be quoted or reproduced for personal and educational purposes without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Advance Planning for a State-Wide Campaign to Uphold the Maryland State Fair Housing Law if Brought to Referendum (Draft) Description An account of the resource A leadership council planning document to prepare for political mobilization in the event of a statewide voter referendum on fair housing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967-12-12 Subject The topic of the resource Leadership Council for Fair Housing in Maryland Community organization Discrimination in housing Referendum Direct democracy Political participation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Armstrong, M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bni07.01.08b Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Baltimore Neighborhoods, Incorporated Records (R0015-BNI), series VII, box 1, folder 8, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Community organization Direct democracy Discrimination in housing Leadership Council for Fair Housing in Maryland Political participation Referendum