BALTIMORE, MD (May 16, 2018) – Bike To Work Day in the Baltimore region is postponed until Friday, June 1, because of forecasted severe weather on Friday, May 18. The spirit of Bike to Work Day is to promote bicycling as a safe and healthy commuting option. While many cyclists regularly commute in an array of weather, the threat of flooding and lightning storms, present very real concerns for participants' safety from the Bike to Work Day committee and local public safety agencies.
More than 1,500 cyclists have registered to meet up at 48 pit stop locations around the Baltimore region for the 21st annual Bike to Work Day. Registration will remain open until Wednesday, May 30. Those who registered for May 18 pit stops do not need to re-register.
Bike to Work Day events throughout the region will feature group convoy rides, bicycle tune-ups, riding challenges, free food and drinks, free custom 2018 T-shirts, and other prizes - including two bikes, courtesy of two of our sponsors, Joe’s Bike Shop and Race Pace Bicycles. Cyclists must register for a pit stop to be eligible for the T-shirt or enter into the raffle for two Trek FX 2 bicycles.
Bike to Work Day is a national campaign that celebrates bicycling as a healthy commuting option, while promoting public awareness of its safety and environmental factors. Bike to Work Day helps raise awareness of the rules of the road for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, and highlights the need to improve bicycle facilities to improve safety. Many of the Bike to Work Day partners are an integral part of the year-round transportation planning process across the region to improve the roads for everyone.
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BALTIMORE, MD (May 23, 2018) – The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) as the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the Baltimore region seeks public comments through Monday, June 25 on two transportation-related documents – the draft 2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and the associated Air Quality Conformity Determination of the FY 2019-2022 TIP and amended Maximize2040: A Performance-Based Transportation Plan.
The BRTB is scheduled to vote on these documents on Tuesday, July 24.
2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
The 2019-2022 TIP is the list of regional transportation projects requesting federal funding in the near term. It includes approximately $3.2 billion in proposed federal, state and local money for highway, transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects during the next four years. The funding goes toward maintaining, operating and expanding the transportation system. The TIP is fiscally constrained.
Air Quality Conformity Determination Report
The Baltimore region has been designated as not meeting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and, as a result, the BRTB must review its current transportation plan and program to ensure conformity with the state plan to meet these standards, known as the State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Air Quality Conformity Determination report details a comprehensive analysis of effects that the draft 2019-2022 TIP and the amended Maximize2040: A Performance-Based Transportation Plan have on the Baltimore region. The report addresses ground-level ozone emissions.
The conformity results show that implementation of these projects will not worsen the region’s air quality or delay the timely attainment of national air quality standards. The draft air quality conformity determination is available in PDF format for download.
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BALTIMORE, MD (July 31, 2018) – The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) welcomes comments through Friday, August 31, on updates to Maximize2040: A Performance-Based Transportation Plan and the 2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for two Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) projects. BRTB proposes amendments for:
• Funding updates to the I-95 Express Toll Lane Northbound Extension project; and
• The addition of a new project, I-95 Port Covington Access Improvements.
The BRTB is scheduled to vote on these amendments on Tuesday, September 25, at 9 a.m.
Maximize2040 is this region’s $12.5 billion long-range transportation plan developed by the BRTB.Maximize2040 serves as the blueprint for fiscally constrained transportation planning in the Baltimore region from the year 2020 to 2040. The plan also establishes the region’s broad transportation goals and performance measures, which now serve as guiding principles as the region plans and carries out projects.
The 2019-2022 TIP is the list of regional transportation projects requesting federal funding in the near term. It includes more than $3.2 billion in proposed federal, state and local money for highway, transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects during the next four years. The funding goes towards maintaining, operating and expanding the transportation system. The TIP is fiscally constrained.
Updates occur in Maximize2040 and the 2019-2022 TIP because of changes to project scope and funding or changes to federal documentation policies. Public comment periods and meetings aim to keep communication open regarding these changes.
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By 2030, all of the Baby Boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – will be ages 65 or older. The U.S. Census Bureau points out that they’ll outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history.
While 2030 may seem like a long time from now, it’s only 12 years away, and will be here before we know it.
Our COG Quarterly cover story, “Aging Reimagined,” highlights the efforts underway throughout the Baltimore region to meet the current and future needs of this rapidly maturing population. Together, we're collaborating to make sure that Baby Boomers can age in place.
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