John Wise of the Maryland Transit Administration discusses potential Maglev alignments with an attendee at the public Scoping meeting at Baltimore City Hall.

Diane Ratcliff, Manager of Environmental Planning, explains the Maglev project to a student attendee.

The Maglev Scoping meetings took place over a four week period. The meetings were held in various locations along the corridor throughout the State of Maryland and Washington, DC. Attendees had the opportunity to browse information boards that were set up around the room as well as view a 45-minute formal, detailed presentation about the Maglev project. The presentation provided information on the background, purpose, and benefits of the project. Safety, technology and environmental studies were other topics that were discussed. One of the major focuses of the Scoping meeting was the explanation of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process with information about the drafting and completing of the statement explained and described in detail. Attendees were shown environmental areas of study including the natural, human, and physical aspects that could be impacted by this project. A schedule of the EIS process as well as next steps were presented. After the presentation, members of the project team were available to answer questions.

For additional information the scoping process, please feel free to contact Diane Ratcliff, Manager of Environmental Planning, MTA, at (410) 767-3771 or by email at dratcliff@mdot.state.md.us