1. Central Maryland Transit Development Plan
Your Transit Future 2022
Transit for Central Maryland
Central Maryland Transit Development Plan
Planning the Future of Transit in Our Region
Anne Arundel
County
Howard
County
Prince George’s
County
City of Laurel
Regional Transportation
Agency of Central Maryland

2. A g e n d a
Welcome
What is the Central Maryland Transit Development Plan?
Demonstration of wikimap
Discussion of transit needs & issues
Visit stations & provide input to staff

3. P u r p o s e
Guide public transit service improvements in Central Maryland over next 5 years
Establish transit goals & objectives
Evaluate existing transit services
Develop alternatives to address unmet needs & service issues
Provide implementation plan & budget
Opportunity to engage public & stakeholders about what transit should look like

4. P a r t n e r s Anne Arundel County Howard County
Service Area
Anne Arundel County
Howard County
Northern Prince George’s County
City of Laurel
Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland (RTA)
Maryland Transit Administration
Laurel
Columbia
Ellicott City
Elkridge
BWI Airport
Arundel
Mills
Odenton
Jessup
College Park
Fort Meade
Glen Burnie
HOWARD COUNTY
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
BALTIMORE COUNTY
BALTIMORE CITY
RTA Route
Interstate
US Route
Legend
The TDP serves as a management and policy document for the local partners. The Central Maryland plan excludes the City of Annapolis and Central/Southern Prince George’s County, since they will be doing separate TDPs in the coming year.
As background, previously TDPs were developed separately for Anne Arundel County, Howard County, and Connect-A-Ride services (now RTA) in Prince George’s County. These jurisdictions along with the City of Laurel partnered to establish the RTA in 2014 to combine their management and administrative functions, with the aim of reducing operating expenses and providing better customer service to riders. The RTA has its own staff that runs the daily operations of bus services, with the partner jurisdictions overseeing RTA management and planning service changes and improvements.
This Central Maryland TDP is significant in that it is the first fully regional transit plan for our unique region that includes several jurisdiction partners.
The MTA requires Locally Operated Transit Systems in Maryland to conduct a TDP every 5 years. The local transit systems use the TDP as a basis for preparing their annual applications to the state for transit funding.

5. R T A S e r v i c e
15 bus routes (formerly Howard Transit/Connect-A-Ride)
RTA Mobility service for individuals with disabilities & older adults (age 60+)
Operates seven days a week
Fares
Regular one-way $2.00, Reduced one-way $1.00, Transfer $1.00
RTA Mobility one-way $2.50, $4.00 ADA trips for non-Howard County residents
Destinations include Arundel Mills, BWI Airport, Columbia Mall, Towne Centre at Laurel, College Park Metro Station & Odenton MARC Station
Span of service:
6:00am-11:00pm on weekdays
8:00am-10:00pm on Saturday
10:00am-6:00pm on Sunday
Some routes run earlier or later than these hours; not all routes run every day.

6. O t h e r T r a n s i t S e r v i c e s Bus Rail
MTA Local/Express Bus & Commuter Bus
WMATA Metrobus
Prince George’s County The Bus
Annapolis Transit
Rail
MTA Light Rail
WMATA Metrorail
MARC Train
MTA Light Rail (BWI Airport & BWI Business District)
WMATA Metrorail (College Park & Greenbelt)
MARC Train (College Park, Greenbelt, Dorsey, Savage, Odenton, BWI)
*RTA currently serves and provides connections to these rail stations.

7. P r o j e c t
S c h e d u l e
The draft plan will include a 5-year implementation plan, outlining the proposed timeframe and estimated budget for service improvements.

8. Y o u r I n p u t
Visit project website:
Public meetings in October 2016 & February 2017
Community survey & rider survey in October/November 2016
Contact project managers at
Fred Fravel:
Jill Stober:
Draw your route or comment on our wikimap
-5 public meetings will be held in October throughout the region. This first round of meetings focuses on collecting your input on transit needs and service issues. This input will be used to develop service alternatives. The second round of public meetings is planned for February 2017, where we’ll get your input on the service options before developing the implementation plan.
-We will also be conducting interviews with community stakeholders over the next few weeks. These stakeholders represent a variety of community groups, populations, and interests including human service agencies, businesses & workforce development, schools & colleges, transit advocates, rider groups, and elected officials.
-Starting this month, a community survey for the general public will be available online on the project website, and hard copies will be available at select community locations including libraries and senior centers. RTA will also be distributing a rider survey on the bus in the next few weeks to collect input from current riders.
-The project partners have hired KFH Group to help develop the TDP, and you may call or the project managers with your comments.
-Last but not least, we invite you to draw your route ideas and leave your comments on our interactive wikimap. Clive do DEMO.
-All the input we collect will go toward developing and prioritizing the service alternatives.

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16. G r o u p
D i s c u s s i o n
What do you like about current transit services in Central Maryland?
What changes or improvements would you like to see in the next 5 years?
Are there any groups, populations, or locations that need new or better transit services?
How do you like to receive information about transit services? How can we do a better job promoting available transit services?
KFH (or jurisdiction staff) documents input real time on flip charts or Word document projected on screen.
At end of group discussion, ask attendees to identify top 3 priorities for transit improvements – either put dots onto flip charts or write on index cards we hand out.

17. Please visit our stations for more info & to provide additional input:
Station 1 - Central Maryland Transit Development Plan Process
Station 2 - Initial Needs Analysis
Station 3 - Improvements to Existing RTA Services
Station 4 - New Service Ideas
Station 5 - Complete a Community Survey or Rider Survey
Thank you very much for attending today! For updates on the TDP progress, please check the project website or leave your contact information with one of the staff today.