ADVISORY: Rethinking the Bi-County Parkway

Coalition for Smarter Growth, Southern Environmental Law Center
Piedmont Environmental Council, National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Parks Conservation Association

MEDIA ADVISORY

For Immediate Release:
July 16, 2013

CONTACT: Stewart Schwartz, 703-599-6437 (cell)

A coalition of five historic preservation, conservation, and smart growth organizations will be releasing a report on Tuesday, July 16 assessing the performance of the proposed Bi-County Parkway compared to a set of alternative investments. The authors and their traffic modeling consultant will brief interested members of the media during a 10:00 am conference call.

When:
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Morning: Report release to media
10:00 am: Conference call for media

Who:

  • Morgan Butler, Southern Environmental Law Center
  • Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth
  • Dan Holmes, Piedmont Environmental Council
  • Norm Marshall, Smart Mobility, Inc. — traffic modeling expert/consultant to the coalition

RSVP:
Interested members of the media should go to www.smartergrowth.net/media-RSVP to reserve a slot on the conference call and receive the call-in information.

About the Coalition for Smarter Growth

The Coalition for Smarter Growth is the leading organization in the Washington D.C. region dedicated to making the case for smart growth. Our mission is to promote walkable, inclusive, and transit-oriented communities, and the land use and transportation policies needed to make those communities flourish. To learn more, visit the Coalition’s website at www.smartergrowth.net.

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