What is Transportation Outlook 2035?
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What is Transportation Outlook 2035?
• Long-range transportation plan for the Baltimore region
• Updated every 4 years• Includes major capital projects from 2013 to 2035
• Highway• Transit• Bicycle and pedestrian• Management and operations
• Prepared by the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board
• Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
What is the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board?
• Metropolitan Planning Organization
• 10 member board looking at transportation issues across the region
BRTB Members• Anne Arundel County – County Executive John R.
Leopold• Baltimore City – Mayor Sheila Dixon• Baltimore County – County Executive James T. Smith• Carroll County – Commissioner Dean L. Minnich• City of Annapolis – Mayor Ellen Moyer• Harford County – County Executive David R. Craig• Howard County – County Executive Ken Ulman• MD Dept. of Transportation – Secretary John D. Porcari• MD Dept. of Environment * - Secretary Shari T. Wilson• MD Dept. of Planning * - Secretary Richard E. Hall
* Non-voting members
Making Tough Choices
• Goals & objectives• Demographic projections• Project costs and funding availability• Project evaluation (Policy &
Technical)• Performance & air quality analysis• Public involvement
Development of the Plan
• Improve Safety• Maximize Transportation System Management
and Operations• Increase Accessibility and Mobility• Preserve the Environment• Improve Transportation System Security• Link Transportation Investment to Land Use and
Economic Development• Foster Inter-jurisdictional Participation and
Cooperation
Goals of Transportation Outlook 2035
The Challenge: Planning for Tomorrow
Population and Employment trends for the Baltimore Region 1990, 2000, and 2035
$ 33.4 billion = Total amount projected to be available through 2035
– Operations ($17.9B)– Preservation ($6.8B)– Expansion ($8.7B)
Transportation Outlook 2035 includes 93 projects
Funding Availability
$ 8.7 billion worth of system expansion projects included in the draft plan
Plan Focus ─ Expansion
– Highway ($6B)– Transit ($2.2B)– Bicycle and Pedestrian
($62M)– Management and
Operations ($40M)– Air Quality related
($398M)
• A regional emissions analysis was conducted for the years 2008, 2009, 2015, 2025, and 2035
• For daily emissions of: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOx), & carbon monoxide (CO)
• For yearly emissions of: Direct fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and NOx
• The mix of projects in Transportation Outlook 2035 is within the approved emissions limits
The Impact on Air Quality
• I-695, widen to 8 lanes from I-83N to I-95N, 2015
• I-695, widen to 8 lanes from I-95S to MD 122, 2015
• I-95S, add 2 managed lanes from Arbutus to Baltimore/Howard County line, 2020
• I-95S, widen to 10 lanes from Baltimore/Howard Co line to Howard/PG Co line, 2020
• US 50/301, add 2 managed lanes from I-97 to Bay Bridge, 2020
• Red Line, construct east-west rapid transit system from Patterson Park through downtown Baltimore to Woodlawn, 2015
Regionally Significant Projects
Harford County
*MdTA is not a member of the BRTB; however, due to the significance of the I95 projects, they are shown.
Highway & Interchange Projects
27 2015 MD 24 Singer Rd. to Business US 1 Widen from 4 to 6 lanes
28 2020 MD 22 MD 543 to I-95 Widen from 2 to 4 lanes
29 2020 US 1 BypassHickory Bypass to MD 147/Business US 1
Widen from 2 to 4 lanes. Interchange improvement.
29 2020 US 1MD 147/Business US 1 to MD 152
Widen from 4 to 6 lanes
31 2020 MD 715 US 40 to MD 22 New 4 lane road
32 2025Perryman
WestUS 40 at Mitchell Lane to Canning House Rd.
New 2 lane road
33 2030 MD 22 I-95 to APG Gate Widen from 4 to 6 lanes
Map #
• MARC Penn/Camden line improvements • General transit improvements• MARC Aberdeen: Relocate and improve station,
2015
Transit Initiatives
Bicycle & Pedestrian Projects
21 2013 Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway Trail
Conowingo Dam along the Susquehanna River to Havre de Grace along the Susquehanna River
Bike/Pedestrian Path
22 2015 Aberdeen Area Bikeway (MD 132)
Ripken Stadium to Aberdeen MARC Station Bike/Pedestrian Path
23 2015 Havre de Grace Bikeway
Juniata Street to Tydings Park Bike/Pedestrian Path
24 2015 MD 152 Corridor Bikeway
Hess Road to Trimble Road Bike/Pedestrian Path
25 2015 MD 24 Bikeway US 1 to Bel Air South Parkway Bike/Pedestrian Path
26 2015 Trimble Road Bikeway Edgewood Rec Park to Flying Point Park Bike/Pedestrian Path
27 2015 Winters Run Greenway
Tollgate Road to Winters Run, Along Winters Run, under I-95 to MD 7
Bike/Pedestrian Path
28 2016 Woodsdale Road/Waldon Road Bikeway
Woodsdale Road @ MD 924 to Edgewood Road @ Waldon Road
Bike/Pedestrian Path
29 2020 Colonial Joppa Greenway Trail
Foster Run Stream Valley Corridor - US 40 to Mariner Point Park
Bike/Pedestrian Path
Map #
• July 2 to August 29 – Public review and comment period for Draft Plan
• July 24 to August 17 – Public meetings
• Aug 21 – Regional Public meeting on Draft Plan/TIP/Air Quality Plan
• Aug 28 – Elected officials hear comments at BRTB public meeting
• Oct 23 – BRTB votes on Transportation Outlook 2035
Next Steps
Submit a comment online: Visit www.baltometro.org to submit your comments using our public comment form
Mail comments to: Monica HainesBaltimore Regional Transportation Board2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite 310Baltimore, MD 21224or Fax 410-732-8248or E-mail [email protected]
Share Your Thoughts…
To get involved with transportation planning, contact:
Monica HainesPublic Involvement Coordinator410-732-0500 ext. [email protected]
• Citizens Advisory Committee• Mailing lists (B’More Involved, BRTB Notes)• Request a speaker for your community or business
group
Get Involved…
Learn more about the BRTB, transportation planning, and how to get involved at www.baltometro.org
Contact your BRTB member or empowered representative: – Tony McClune, Transportation Rep. – 410/638-3103
– David Craig, County Executive – 410/879-2038
For More Information…