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Quality of Life in the 'Crescent'

Effort Along I-95 to Boost Environmental, Economic Vitality

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They will work on issues related to the environment, transportation, economic development and housing in the "crescent," which runs along the Interstate 95 corridor from the northeastern corner of Maryland to Hampton Roads in Virginia, officials said. The effort will be funded by $1.5 million from a group of entrepreneurs, $250,000 each from Maryland and Virginia and $100,000 from the District.

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Officials said that the region has enormous possibilities because it includes the three largest concentrations of federal workers in the country, around the District, Baltimore and Hampton Roads. The region has an educated workforce and dozens of universities and government laboratories.

But it also suffers from traffic jams, pollution, a shortage of affordable housing and an "absent culture of economic entrepreneurship," according to the description of the initiative.

It will be interesting to see what Hampton Roads involvement in this consists of.  There were NO HR representatives at the announcement.

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scm, on Feb 1 2008, 06:00 AM, said:

It will be interesting to see what Hampton Roads involvement in this consists of.  There were NO HR representatives at the announcement.

Where does it say that no HR reps attended the announcement?  The Post mentioned only the reps serving its primary circulation area: one each from NoVa, DC, and Suburban Maryland.  I'm not sure why the DC rep was mentioned but Davis and Hoyer are heavy hitters on the Hill especially Hoyer since he is House Majority Leader.  No one from Richmond, Baltimore, or HR were present.  These areas were represented by the two governors.  This is a modest initiative; no need for 15 representatives.  

No doubt that DC will be the center of this initiative, but it is designed to encompass the entire crescent.

Edited by hoobo, 21 February 2008 - 10:34 AM.

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hoobo, on Feb 21 2008, 11:32 AM, said:

Where does it say that no HR reps attended the announcement?

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Participating in its public debut will be House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, US Congressman Tom Davis of Virginia, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, and, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty.

The point was, if the founders, DC residents all, wanted to be as inclusive as they seem to think they are, and reflect the entire region, then they could have made sure House members from HR as well as from NoVa, DC and Maryland were in attendance.  Note they didn't invite Eleanor Holmes Norton, yet she was there.

More info available at The Chesapeake Crescent