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I'll add that infrastructures like the ICC have unintended, measuarable health detriments and the attendent costs associated with those detriments will burden the economies of the counties and state. These expected and measurable costs were not considered, or ignored. Also not considered or ignored were the positive measurable health affects associated with infrastructures like the purple (and pink) line. One method ends up costing county, state and medicare health dollars by contributing measurably to human disease and suffering and thus contributes to damaging the economic environment. The other method can save health dollars with a measurable prevention effect that adds to economic vitality while aiding in the protection of individuals' health and well-being.

Many places now require a Health Impact Statement in addition to an EIS (they're related afterall) because of the mounting evidence that our built environment is an important element in determining long term health outcomes at the population level.

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Once again if all else fails use the Health Scare Tactic.

Where was all of this "Building and Widening Highways will harm your health" noise when VDOT Built that Massive $Billion Springfield Mixing Bowl, Fairfax County, Parkway, Prince William County Parkway, and the Dulles Greewnway Extension.

If building Highways are harmful to ones health then why aren't there any Outbreaks of Legal Issues Nationally of people suffering from Health Hazards because they chosen to live near a busy Highway.

The ICC or any other Maryland state Highway is not a Chemically Toxic Landfill or Three Mile Island Power Plant which have bben proven by Examination to be harmful to ones health not some 6-12 Lane Highway.

by mike on Jun 19, 2009 1:03 pm • link • report