Member Sponsored Briefing: Talk and Walk: An Update on the Baltimore Greenway Trails

Member Sponsored Briefing: Talk and Walk: An Update on the Baltimore Greenway Trails

Friday, September 20, 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join us to learn more about the status of the 35-mile Baltimore Greenway Trail Network and to hear from those working to complete the trail. Panelists will share the value of the trail for transportation, recreation and neighborhood connectivity. This program will highlight the intersection of transportation, population health, and community development. Please join us for a robust conversation about how to support the unfinished legs of this trail network.

To learn more about the economic and social benefits of completing the Baltimore Greenway Trails Network, click here to access the report from the Greater Washington Partnership.

The panel discussion will take place from 10:00 -11:00 AM, followed by a walk on part of the trail. Participants are encouraged to bring a refillable water bottle, as water coolers will be available onsite. Participants wishing to join the trail walk are invited to drive 1.5-miles (carpooling encouraged!) to the trail from the Graves School of Business. Directions will be provided, and a route map can be found here.

 

  
Panelists: 
  • Kate Foster, Rails to Trails, Mid-Atlantic Director of Trail Development and NE Baltimore Resident
  • Brandy Savarese, Morgan State Center National Transportation Center, Associate Director and Baltimore Bike Commuter
  • Nia Reed-Jones, Black People Ride Bikes, Founder
  • Kadija Hart, Walk with a Doc, BLISS Meadows

This briefing is sponsored by the France-Merrick Foundation and is for Maryland Philanthropy Network members and invited guests.