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| Environment Maryland today released a list of Maryland lawmakers who have endorsed a strict set of principles for smart growth legislation. Four senators and twenty delegates from throughout the state have made the endorsement, calling for reforming local growth plans, changing zoning designations to preserve rural land, and offering transportation choices so that people can be less dependent on cars. | |
| A coalition of smart growth groups today released nearly seven thousand petition signatures calling for stronger smart growth laws. These signatures, collected from all over the state, demonstrate the broad public support for improved laws addressing development in Maryland. The petition calls for officials to give local comprehensive growth plans the same authority as zoning ordinances. | |
