Baltimore Regional Transportation

The federal government's transit and highway agencies are currentlyconducting a certification review of the Baltimore Regional TransportationBoard (BRTB).  This review of the metropolitan planning organization's compliance with the federal laws,regulations, and guidelines occurs every four years, and right now CITIZENS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENTS for the record. If you would like to write your own comments, you can submit online at:www.baltometro.org/bboard/MPO_Certification_2008/?numPosts= If you would like to sign a joint comment with other organizations and individualsregarding the BRTB's failure to provide comprehensive and integrated transportation planning in the Baltimore region, contact yrenne@verizon.net for a copy to review.  deadline for sign-ons is noon July 9. If you would like to address particular questions that the Feds have posedto the public see:http://www.baltometro.org/content/view/1010 Additional information on the certification process can be found at:http://www.baltometro.org/content/view/1009/584To see the 2004 certification report produced by the Feds: http://www.baltometro.org/BRTB/BRTBCertReport2004.pdf