Public Participation Plan

The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board is committed to meaningful public participation in the regional transportation planning process.
Transportation planning must be done with the public’s full involvement. While federal laws and regulations set a framework for public involvement in transportation planning, the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board seeks to go beyond the letter of these laws to fulfill the true spirit of full public participation.

Specifically, the BRTB believes that:

• Public involvement is an important element of a high quality transportation planning process, not a simple “add on” to meet federal requirements;
  
  
• Effective transportation planning must include the participation of those whose everyday lives are critically affected by how they are able to get to work, home, school, stores, and services;
  
  
• It is essential to ask for public participation, not just wait for it. It is essential to respect and seriously consider input that is received, not just collect it;
  
  
• Informing and educating the public about transportation planning issues and the transportation planning process is key to obtaining good quality public input; and
  
  
• Additional emphasis should be placed on involving persons and groups typically under-represented in transportation planning or with special transportation needs, including low-income, minority, elderly, and disabled populations.
  

Want to know more?
Links within this web site:

2007 Draft Public Participation Plan: Public comment and response matrix (pdf, 203 kb)

Calendar

Long-Range Transportation Plan

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Last Updated: 06/04/2009