September
29, 2010 (Baltimore, MD) - The Baltimore Regional
Transportation Board (BRTB) heard you. After reviewing comments
received during the initial public review period that ended on
September 14, the BRTB voted to release revised goals and
strategies for Plan It 2035, the next
long-range transportation plan. The revised version of the draft
goals and strategies, which may be viewed at www.baltometro.org/transportation-planning/goals-for-plan-it-2035,
is open for public review and comment through Friday, October
8.
Plan It
2035 will outline how to best allocate funding to
meet the region's transportation needs and challenges over the next
25 years. Federal law requires that each metropolitan area's
long-range transportation plan be updated every 4 years. Three
years have passed since the latest plan - Transportation
Outlook 2035 - was approved.
One of the first
steps the BRTB is took in updating the plan was to develop goals
for Plan It 2035 and release them for
public review. The initial draft goals were:
1. Improve Transportation System Safety
2. Preserve the Existing Infrastructure
3. Improve Accessibility
4. Increase Mobility
5. Preserve the Environment
6. Improve Transportation System Security
7. Promote Prosperity and Economic Opportunity
8. Foster Inter-jurisdictional Participation and Cooperation
Goal 8 was revised
to read "Foster Participation and Cooperation among All Stakeholder
Groups."
The revised
strategies include:
- Improved ability to respond to/recover from emergencies
- Increased redundancy in our transportation network
- Improvements to encourage walking and bicycling, and enhance
safety for pedestrians and cyclists
- Support for sustainable communities
- More collaboration among government entities, businesses,
transportation service providers, advocacy groups, community groups
and private organizations
The public is
invited to review and comment on the revised draft goals and
strategies for Plan It 2035 in writing.
Comments may be submitted to:
The Baltimore
Regional Transportation Board
Offices @ McHenry Row
1500 Whetstone Way, Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21230
Fax:
410-732-8248
E-mail: comments@baltometro.org
Web: www.baltometro.org/bboard
All comments must be
received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 8, 2010.
For more information, contact:
Terry Freeland, tfreeland@baltometro.org, 410-732-0500
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Monica Haines
Benkhedda, mhainesbenkhedda@baltometro.org, 410-732-0500
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