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
Howard County
Highway/Interchange Projects US 29I-70 to MD 100Widen from 6 to 8 lanes US 1US 1 at MD 175New full interchange MD 175US 1 to Howard/AA Co lineWiden from 2 to 5 lanes I-70US 40 to US 29Widen from 4 to 6 lanes, including upgrade to full interchange at Marriottsville Rd MD 32MD 108 to I-70Widen from 2 to 4 lanes, full interchanges at Dayton Shop, Rosemary Lane, MD 144 with ramps and upgrade I-70 interchange MD 32Cedar Lane to Howard/AA Co lineWiden from 6 to 8 lanes, expand capacity of the interchanges US 40St. Johns Lane to Rogers Ave.Capacity, operational, and safety improvements along US 40 and surrounding local road network; includes ramp improvements at existing US 40/US 29 full interchange MD 108Trotter Rd. to MD 32Widen from 2 to 4 lanes MD 108MD 104 to MD 175Widen from 2 to 4 lanes Marriottsville Rd.MD 99 to US 40Widen from 2 to 6 lanes Patuxent Range Rd.US 1 to Dorsey Run Rd.Widen from 2 to 4 lanes Sanner Rd. NorthJohns Hopkins Rd. to Pindell School Rd. Widen from 2 to 4 lanes MD 32I-70 to the Howard/Carroll Co lineWiden from 2 to 4 lanes Map #
MARC Penn/Camden line improvements General transit improvements Transit Initiatives
Bicycle & Pedestrian Projects MD 216US 29 to MD 108Bike/Ped Improvements MD 99 PathwayFrom I-70 Bridge to Marriottsville Rd. 15,000 linear feet of pathway plus cross walk and signal improvements MD 32 Bike/ped Facilities From MD 108 to Carroll Co line Hybrid Bike/ped facility, Off road in right-of-way MD 103 Bike/ped Improveme nt Anne Arundel Co. line to US 29 Bike/ped improvement US 29 Bike/ped Facilities MD 108 to Mont. Co. line Off road in right-of-way hybrid Bike/ped facility 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
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