Chamber TV - Episode 8
Episode 8: July 15, 2011. The summer tour continues at the C Burr Artz Library in downtown Frederick, with co-hosts Joe Porpiglia and Jessica Hibbard.
This episode also features interviews with Darrell Batson (Frederick County Public Libraries) about business resources at the library and Doug Angell (Imagination Center) about the Expo and tips for exhibiting at a trade show. More info at
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Tragedy of Concrete
The Maryland Transportation Opportunities Coalition met on Thursday September 13th for the Trains not Tolls Community Forum at the C. Burr Artz Library in Frederick, Maryland. Citizens, legislators, and potential delegates gathered to discuss critical transportation priorities in the community. The group discussed their grave concern over Hogan’s proposed expansion of I-270 and how expanding and improving MARC service would be transformative to the county.
Gary Hodge, President of the Southern Maryland Alliance for Rapid Transit, articulated “We need an integrated comprehensive solution to our transportation needs. Rail is the backbone that we must have, upon which we can build a lot of connectivity, efficiency, reliable service, the right destinations, and the right people, and that will serve everyone in the state in an equitable and fair way..and will become the backbone of our future economy.” Hodge states he has been following the discourse on transportation for 30 years and, “pouring more rivers of concrete doubles down on past mistakes.”
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