Maryland’s Intercounty Connector

picture the ICC

image courtesy of washingtonpost.com

I think it is very important for everyone to see the big picture with this project. It is so easy for Maryland residents to only be concerned with how the ICC is affecting their area when really is a problem for many. The image is useful because it clearly defines where the ICC is going to located, it denotes that major parks and waterways it will effect and it shows that Maryland already has an extensive network of roads already in place. This image may be difficult to people not from Maryland just because they cant exactly place the location but the overview located in the lefthand corner can help with that and it may also look like in this map that the ICC isnt going through many places because it does not show individual neighborhoods.

photo courtesy of  real people.

This a picture of a house that had to knocked down in Derwood, Maryland to make room for the ICC. This image along with the site that it came from all help to bring the ICC home. It shows that the ICC is uprooting people who may have lived in these houses for years but have no choice but to move. This image could be disregarded because it does not show the surrounding areas not does it show what the house looked like before.

Their are also several images i would like to use from Maryland’s Department of Transportation’s website about the project. However i am unable to bring them directly to this site thus why i have posted a link. This images are Maryland’s way of shining a good light on the ICC something they wouldn’t have to do if people didnt still need convincing on the project.