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 mhaines@baltometro.org

Share Your Thoughts…

To get involved with transportation planning, contact:

Monica HainesPublic Involvement Coordinator410-732-0500 ext. 1047mhaines@baltometro.org

• 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

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