1 20 3 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/e4df3982ea67ca3d11574d4e60bf3852.pdf?Expires=1774483200&Signature=p7zDJTj6TTrJU%7EoQO2MHyzgVZ4%7EWY4iPHACUX8yY38FB-bshiOxuH3%7ED6UkjOfCi8QvNDeKAGKI0%7EEvgv6uDOdPyjEYpIGtgWZDLhic4raFvu5LHn3VubBdevuGkFkSQxGvqW9hDGM2Kw7NV3aMHHfx9t-89NXoAgEY7k-z2zi-4HBK5dJA%7Eh2iIr738c%7EwYh4ua61q2LDqOIWck-VLZ9iv8gCKgbFvpUSXp9mpc0VG9eKhxflsCX2daro8x3HzG8X9SPsgtdsAlKLSTKw12Yc5ZpnyZsZ8DsUx9mVUlEUkEHq3zZMgEECRn5vyc1HD9FRPGlXcHvntOeRFBP6oJ-A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 838278a1b713af3ccca41b3917f17643 PDF Text Text EXPRESSWAY BY-PASS FOR ROSEMONT QUESTIONS AND ISSUES These questions are only a "starter". The Movement Against Destruction (M.A . D. ) is interested in findlng out what people think about the By-Pass. How do you see the situation7 i. Do you think you should be asked about what you want before somebody plans a road for your neighbors? 2 . How can this be done with you? 3 . Should this be handled by talking about the segments of the expressway on the edge of the city before talking about the parts nearer to the center of the city? 4. I f you make the present streets better (like widen and improve of them) would this take care of traffic adequately? 5. Who will use this By-Pass? being built for? Who do you think the express~ay some is 6. How will the expresswa y hurt your neighborhood? - -which homes will be destroyed? --what businesses must close down or move to another place? --what parks, playgrounds, schools and other public facilities will be destroyed? 7. How much money will there be: --for residents who must move (both homeowners and tenants)? --for businessmen and merchants? --for residents who will remain near the condemned land? 8. How does a By-Pass affect the park land up in Leakin Park or thro ugh Gwynn Falls? 9. How does any kind of By-Pass further hurt the Franklin-Mulberry Corridor? 10. W ill this whole East-West Expressway increase the traffic jams downtown and all along the way? 11. How much air pollution and "noise" }:i>llution will there be from this expressway spur and By-Pass? 12. How will this By-Pass and other construction affect the tax base in the area? Will taxes go up? IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION OR WANT TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD CONTACT: Mr. Joe W iles 947-4039 t Rosemont Neighborhood Mr . Ed Rosemond 947-3196 J Improvement Association Mrs. Esther Redd Relocation Action Movement 233-2705 Mr. Lin Butler Movement Against Destruction 669-0077 Mr. He.ekiah Morris Western Improvement Assoc.945-3982 ~~s.Phyllis Green La Burt Improvement Association �ROSEMONT BY-PASS QUESTIONS AND ISSUES 1. Why haven't citizens participated in the planning of this Expressway Spur and By-Pass? 2. How can citizens be consulted more effectively? 3. Shouldn't public hearings be held in a different sequence so that attention is given to outer segments first before making decisions on an inner segment such as Rosemont? 4. Can't improved surface streets, possibly a boulevard system, handle the traffic adequately? 5. Exactly who will the East-West Expressway serve? 6. How will the expressway hurt the neighborhood? --which homes will be destroyed? --what businesses must re-locate, or close down? --what park land, schools, and other public facilities will be destroyed? 7. What kind of compensation will there be: --for resident who must move (both homeowners and tenants)? --for businessmen? --£or residents who will remain near the condemned land? g. How does a By. Pass affect the park land up in the Leakin Park or through Gwynns Falls? 9. Doesn't any kind of By-Pass further exploit the FrantlinMulberry Corridor? 10. W on't this expressway spur increase the traffic jams in the central business district to an impossible level? 11. How much air pollution and noise pollution will there be from t his Expressway Spur and By-Pass? 12 . Ho", will this By-Pass and accompanying construction affect the t ax base in the area? Will taxes go up? � 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. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Expressway By-Pass for Rosemont: Questions and Issues Description An account of the resource From the Rosemont Public Hearings Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969-08 Subject The topic of the resource Express highways Highway planning Homeowners Community life Rosemont (Baltimore, Md.) 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 mad06.02.06 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 6, box 2, folder 6, 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 life Express highways Highway planning Homeowners Md.) Rosemont (Baltimore https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/e8c781f7350f86db924ee16d699870d0.pdf?Expires=1774483200&Signature=iUEc9-8Vx%7EGO9VCwEvuJrGPfoZ8LsSax9x5qv4XJ5xotkxdUUKsUGdhVo4%7ECnysMYbxYuDPwHVAvzg1WJ5OSNrmpxDvE6ku12hFThFoEYWVbmxAmnz2oBDIU89QCom9C1V2-wr6RAgHXQ3gQr5jKR8LYuASUWATrXbUxXgZRncX76P9Q10zX8pXYR8OWwlpBTnnDpvxGe9-RkdOMT9lGy1amfsIqdowZvidvfV2Rw4GCuFpWoR6arrqR0ewNWPUHCBJQnvKYDUOHvKtsuT4%7E1yM9luhvXcNqf3QILPeuDfYk6EiVhrGk5SJmggnI6-BlONCdKnXkdaJEtqv9ngbQ8A__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 40b6b371d4e997aa2071528e53fba019 PDF Text Text ROSEMONT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Baltimore, MD 21216 1423 N. Ellamont Street Baltimore, ND 21216 J anuary 24, 1972 City Council of Ba ltimore City Hall Ba lt imore , MD Dear Sir: The Rosemont Neighborhood Improvement ASSOCiation . which is a l so affiliated with the coalition, Hovement Against Destruction (NAD ). re affirms it s position t aken since 1967 regarding the Eas t-t'lest Expl'essway sys t em t hrough Baltimore City . We arc opposed to any expressway system which goes t hrough th e inner Furthermore, no one has ye t provided us with suffic i ent evidence t o convince us of t he need for any r oad a t a ll . nlcrc arc many parts t o t his City. wh o l e expr essway question which should be anS\vered before t he concrete ribbons f urther invade Baltimor e . City be a place t o live? The mos t important question be i ng should Baltimore We in th e Rosemont Community ponder thi s question, as look at our devas t ed and deterior at ing neighborhood, which was once a ve r y attractive coh esive and stable communi ty. The thre a t of t he East - t~est expressway and the c ondemna tion ordinance inour neighborhood did no t give any incentives for maintaining or preserving t heir homes . Nany homeowners fled and took up residence in other areas cre ating overcrO\V'ding and densi t y problems in th a t a r ea . Vacan t homes in the Ros emon t Commu nity be came vandalized and by th e time th e cond emnat ion ordi nance was lifte d in December 1970 , Rosemont was no l onger th e attractive, st ab le c om munity with handsome well -maintained homes . Yes , the Rosemont Commu nity had been de s tr oyed . Baltimor e Cit y in an attempt to r edeem itself and r ecoup some of the mi ll ions of dollars spent for c onsu lt an t f ees and purchase of homes , i nstitut ed th e fed era lly subsidi zed r ehabi lit ation program to renovate and sell homes in the Rosemont Community for approximate l y $16,000 , a l ot more t han the City paid the original owners . Of additional concern t o us is also the very e l abor a te proposa ls for j oin t development opportunities in the condemmed areas . We wonder hO\.". r ealistic and fact ual are th ese promises , or i s thi s jus t an a ttemp t t o make the r o.a.d oore pal a t ab l e and ac ceptab l e t o t he Community . }[any c onc ep t s have been proposed for joint deve l opmen t but little or no mention i s being made concerning how or when .' r �." . City Counci l of Baltimore J anuary 24, 1972 Page 2 these proj ects will be implemented . of money to finance t hese projects. Hore i mportant ly , what will be th e source Because of th e scope of th ese joint develop - ment pr oj ec t s , it i s obvious that there would have to be some degr ee of cooperation and coordination between t he severa l city agenc i es (i, e ., City Pl anning Department, Department of Public Works, Depar t ment of Housing and Community Development, Board of Education, Bureau of Recreation, etc). This type of unity of purpose has not been very evident, as a consequence the success of a joint development venture is doub t ful. He therefore wonder what guarantees will be given t o th e Community th a t th ese proj ec t s and proposals ~lOuld become a r eali t y even if t he r oad i s built. The contract of the Design Concept Team s t i pul a t ed t hat the high,,,ay ,wuld have to provide for th e social , economic, and esth e tic needs of t he City's environment . Today , in all cities , the key to th e success of any program is CQ}IHUNI'IY PARTICIPATION. Peop l e in all parts of t he city want t o fee l t hat they are par t of t he decision-making process , especia lly i f that pr ogram or project i s t o affect t hem. The Ro semont Neighborhood Irnprovement Association cannot favor any high way ali gnment \-lhich t ends t o disrupt and destroy ne i ghbor hoods , and along with it , create serious rel oca tion problems for many people. It is our feeling that i f a major portion of the efforts and money being spent for urban highHays were redirected and coordinated into some comprehensive pl anning for interacting urban programs, such as housing, tr ansportati on , education, recreat ion, and health , this ty pe of pl a nning and r esour cefulness wou l d uplift the hearts and lives of all t.;ho share th e ci t y, and perhaps t he n we cou l d finally make our city a be tt e r place in Wh ich to live and to work . .C/yp/J9lL' JOS¥ H S. WILES Ros emon t Neighborhood Improvemen t Association ,... - �ROS"' :ONT NEI G:, 30RHGCD I 'PROVE. lEAT ASSOC IJ-TJ ON Pr esented by I (ary 1.IC ! I. J A.f.... ARy 27. 1:'> 72 f..os eJ lond tragedy of r ehab ilitat i on r e l ated to t he Eas t- "/es t Expr ess",ay syst e!l is that enpliasls has a l ways been on r es t oring houses. its att en tion to t he tluoan After t hi s t ile city t hen turns be in ~. Tole tragedy of r ehabilitation is t he city beine required to r e l ocate 3.0 11 f amili es becaus e of an exr r essway -- an expres s\lay t ilat we r ea lly don ' t need. l{e ui11 agree t Imt th e city is shouing evidence of realizing the i :nportance of t :\C human being . Yes. t ;ter e i s r ecen tl y--a Rosemont Office. n o;~ es t ab lished in t he Rosemon t /\rea--only TIl is is one of six fi e l d offic es f r~ t he D epartment of !-lousing a nJ CCl'lr.lunity ucvl.:loIY,H mt. :"lith t ur ec full time and two part time cOliDunity or ganizers t he office is r esponsible for t :le r e.:' abilita tinp e ffort of res toring t he neigilbo r :lood condition to what it originally uas . ou t t his offic e \" /as established. as an afte rthough t--aft e r cons i deraiJle p lea an cry by r esident s ;.,.ho "'er e brave e noueh to renain and det ermilled enough to r eoain in t h e cond emn ed Ros enon t area . Is it possilJl e thn. t t he es t ab lis hnent of t h i s offic~ is just ano t her ,.,!ay of th e 'City Fathers ' ar'pcas inr Pear l e? Is such an offi ce and its rehabilit a ting p rogr~ adequa t e t o r est ore a ~rok en ne i gh borhood to on eness cons i uerin£" th e tine a llowed for t ile co:apl etion of t he p rogram? They a r e a llold nE t !lr ee year s t o r es tore a neighborhood t hat has been alloHed to d e teriorat e for six years. thCL~ sel ves Three year s fo r B group of peopl e to organize and a community t ha t has Leen overcrO\'!dcJ . disrup ted. conder.n ed. vandaliz ed; a cor.rJunity t hat has many. nany reasons not t o tru s t . A dd to t hi s t h e fac t t !.at citizens r ecomocndations a r e not fo ll ol"lcC and t :la t our busine sses a r c not �beine r ehab ilit at ed. Is ti d s the way t o ret tor e t lds ne i gilllorhood t o wilat it originally was? The tragedy of r eh.abi lita ti on is it s uncer t a inty. of t hree years t he rehabilitatec! i10uses in the !'~la t \"Iill happen t o t he ~17 ~osenont ".~l at happens if at t he end Ar ea llavc not been so l d? , DOD se lling :,ricc of th ese hones ana othe r hOMe s in t ;1C area, whose owners arc being forced to bring t hen \lP to L-uildinz: code requirements? !Ii ll t hey continue to be rent ed to lIe lfa r c: cases? Our conmunity is begg ing fo r cOIDunity services in education, nealt: l , and sanitation. :1hat prog r aJ"" of rehab ilit a~ tion has been estai.l li shcd for the 1880 fani li cs that have been r e located? Is SUC!I a proerao of r ei lab ilit3tion adcQuatt: consi cier ing the trenendous aP.lount of taxpayers 1 nonies invel ved in estab li shin?" maint aining , training, and s t affing this and othe r b ranch offic es of t he Derar ment of IlOus ing and CCJ"'..muility ueve l opment ? How lone wi ll it take progrnns di r ect l y relat ed to t hc counse ling of Feopl e to oe estab lis hed? IiO\~ l ong ,d U t hese p rogr ams be cost t ae taxpayer? Are He ov ~r ~a i n t ainoc.? Hot! tiucr. will t hey willing to pay t ile cost, not only in P.oscnont but a ll t he city ,.,here peop l e :!.r e being disp l aced? ntEitE r;,\5 NEVER BEEN A NEED FOr,. T:m ROAD. A!lc! consequentl y there s l.ou l d no t be a need for ao r e RosCDont Off ic es a ll a l ong t he proposed route. Sur e l y a r ehabi lita tion prog ran that houses rat her t:lan t he c HCnity of I: ln U focus~s on t he r es toration of can never be desc ri bed cs appea ling !'rno amone you lIou l d eagerly l ook fonlar d to r chaJ ilitation? � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rosemont Neighborhood Improvement Association Description An account of the resource Correspondence from Joseph S. Wiles of the Rosement Neighborhood Improvement Association to the Baltimore City Council regarding opposition to the construction of an East-West expressway system and its impact on the Rosemont community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-01-24 Subject The topic of the resource Homeowners' associations Community life Urban policy Highway planning Eminent domain Rosemont (Baltimore, Md.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rosemont Neighborhood Improvement 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 mad06.04.22 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Movement Against Destruction Records, series 6, box 4, folder 22, 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 life Eminent domain Highway planning Homeowners' associations Md.) Rosemont (Baltimore Urban policy https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/7cb1c9515adb0e7c499e401e66704a94.pdf?Expires=1774483200&Signature=okleDT83Pj-Qkn5Lhw-YSihKFj9G5KePwZ6UI862eWxBAuXslILX9s8RKKGvxu1m2jymg2Q%7EyKN9cDjdBmnJ-uFIMARryzA0CWIONNnW4A8dzlCbmVwAYI0hi8eO7FzhDsyXhJUCpZvPkXmVn-NPNHRFNd0ZTV92E4q7zsG8d5Sa4GV6tDGiN5A35VnWUG7w8mEeeNh6KZaUWzmnz1ZMG3VSZArKCsdslWtDkOPS0cPGRfd07jtJP87JQ0gZot9Ndv85Qk-CFYdMbfUtRuiLKHhOpWO0jj9EDtV%7EkoPuzpMcDyhdId08NKDJT1UZwtivTOAzpcjUl-oZWezaiVn7sw__&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. 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. 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