SCMaglev Opposition

The following organizations, non-profits, community groups, local elected officials, and more have all expressed their opposition to the construction of the proposed Baltimore-Washington SCMaglev project.

Environmental Non-Profits:

295 Coalition
American Bird Conservancy
Anacostia Riverkeeper
Anacostia Watershed Society
Audubon Mid-Atlantic
Audubon Naturalist Society
Audubon Society of Central Maryland
Baltimore Bird Club
Baltimore MARC Riders
Beaverdam Creek Watershed Watch Group
Bikemore
Blue Water Baltimore
Carroll County Bird Club
Celebrate the Greenbelt Forest Preserve
Chapman Forest Foundation
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Chesapeake Conservancy
Chesapeake Legal Alliance
Citizens to Conserve and Restore Indian Creek
City Wildlife
Clean Water Action
Coalition for Smarter Growth
DC Audubon Society
Defenders of Wildlife
Defensores de la Cuenca
Downtown Residents Advocacy Network
Frederick Bird Club
Friends of Patuxent Research Refuge (District 2)

Greenbelt Advocates for Environmental and
Social Justice
Greenbelt Climate Action Network
Howard County Bird Club
Maryland Entomological Society
Maryland Legislative Coalition- Climate Justice Wing
Maryland Native Plant Society
Maryland Ornithological Society
Maryland Sierra Club
Mattawoman Watershed Society
Montgomery Bird Club
National Parks Conservation Association
National Wildlife Refuge Association
NeighborSpace of Baltimore County
Old-Growth Forest Network
Patuxent Bird Club
Patuxent Riverkeeper
Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust
Port Towns Environmental Action
Prince George's Audubon Society
Rachel Carson Council
Safe Skies Maryland
Southern Maryland Audubon Society
Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee
Talbot County Bird Club
Tri-county Bird Club
Waterkeepers Chesapeake

Others that have expressed concerns:

AA County Board of Education
Amtrak
City of Baltimore
City of Bladensburg
City of Greenbelt
City of Washington D.C
Maryland League of Conservation Voters
National Park Service
NASA
Prince George's County Board of Education
Prince George's County NAACP
U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Homeowners Associations & Citizen Groups:

Bladensburg Citizens Against the SCMaglev
Eastpines Citizens Association
Glendale Citizens Association
Greenbelt East Advisory Coalition
Linthicum Shipley Improvement Association
Montpelier Woods Homeowners Association
Prince George’s County Young Democrats
West Baltimore Project
Westport Neighborhood Association Woodland Community

Elected Officials:

Sen. Malcolm Augustine (District 47)
Sen. Pam Beidle (District 32)
Sen. Paul Pinsky (District 22)
Sen. Jim Rosapepe (District 21)
Del. Mark S. Chang (District 32)
Del. Diana Fennel (District 47A)
Del. Wanika Fisher (District 47B)
Del. Anne Healey (District 22)
Del. Julian Ivey (District 47A)
Del. Mary Lehman (District 21)
Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith (District 23A)
Del. Alonzo Washington (District 22)
Del. Nicole Williams (District 22)
Del. Barbra Frush (District 21)
Del. Joseline Pena Melnyk (District 21)
Del. Ben Barnes (District 21)
Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks
Anne Arundel County Council
Chair Sarah Lacey (District 1)
Anne Arundel County Council
Member Alison Pickard (District 2)
Berwyn Heights Mayor Amanda Dewey
Bladensburg Mayor Takisha James
College Park Mayor Patrick Wojan
Colmar Manor Mayor Sadara Barrow
Cottage City Commission Chair Wanda Wheatley

Greenbelt Mayor Colin Byrd
Landover Hills Mayor Jeffrey Schomisch

Laurel Mayor Craig Moe
New Carrolton Mayor Duane Rosenberg
Prince George's County Council Chair Calvin Hawkins (At-Large)
Prince George's County Council
Member Monique Anderson-Walker (District 8)
Prince George's County Council Member
Derrick Davis (District 6)
Prince George's County Council Member
Tom Dernoga (District 1)
Prince George's County Council Member
Mel Franklin (At-Large)
Prince George's County Council Member
Dannielle Glaros (District 3)
Prince George's County Council Member
Sydney Harrison (District 9)
Prince George's County Council Member
Jolene Ivey (District 5)
Prince George's County Council Member
Rodney Streeter (District 7)
Prince George's County Council Member
Deni Taveras (District 2)
Prince George's County Council Member
Todd Turner (District 4)

SCMaglev Opposition

Link to SCMaglev Opposition Points

MCRT SCMaglev DEIS Comments Submission

MCRT SCMaglev DEIS Opposition Document (396 pages) (Click on the title to open/download the document)​

MCRT SCMaglev MDE WQC Comments Submission

MCRT SCMaglev MDE WQC Opposition Document (616 pages) (Click on the title to open/download the document)

MCRT SCMaglev MDE WQC Supplemental Comments Submission

MCRT SCMaglev MDE WQC Supplemental Opposition Document (13 pages)

(Click on the title to open/download the document)

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Position Papers (Click on the title to open/download the document)

MCRT SCMaglev DEIS Opposition Document (396 pages)
(Click on the title to open/download the document)

MCRT SCMaglev MDE WQC Opposition Document (616 pages)
(Click on the title to open/download the document)