BMC Publications — 2004

2000 Transportation Analysis Zone Structure. Task Report 04-4. January 2004. $10.00. Also online at www.baltometro.org/TAZ/TAZ2000.pdf.

Documents and provides maps of the 2000 transportation analysis zone (TAZ) structure in the Baltimore region.

2004 Employment/Activity Center Vehicle Occupancy and Classification Study. Task Report 05-1. August 2004. $10.00. Also online at www.baltometro.org/reports/ActivityCenter2004.pdf.

Compendium of vehicle occupancy and classification data from 5 major employment/activity centers in the Baltimore region: BWI Airport, Bel Air, Westminster, White Marsh, and Woodlawn/Social Security.
 

Baltimore Region FY 2005 Unified Planning Work Program for Transportation Planning. March 2004. $10.00. Also online at www.baltometro.org/UPWP/UPWP2005.pdf.

Annual report detailing work to be accomplished.
 

Baltimore Region Transportation Improvement Program 2005-2009. July 2004. $25.00. Also online at www.baltometro.org.

Report issued annually by the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, listing timing, cost and rationale for transportation improvements to be made in the region over the 5 year period.

Baltimore Region Travel Demand Model for Base Year 2000. Task Report 04-1. January 2004. $10.00.

Documents the model development completed in summer 2003 to simulate person travel and ultimately traffic conditions for the year 2000. Supersedes the 1996 model completed in September 2001.

BRCPC 2003 Annual Report. Spring 2004. Free. Also online at www.baltometro.org/brcpc/Report2003.pdf.

Annual report of the Baltimore Regional Cooperative Purchasing Committee.

Conformity Determination of the 2001 Baltimore Region Long Range Plan, and the 2005-2009 Transportation Improvement Program. July 2004. $10.00. Also online at www.baltometro.org/reports/Conformity2009.pdf.

Annual update of analyses showing that planned transportation improvements in the region conform with air quality goals.

Congestion Monitoring Using GPS in the Baltimore Region: Travel Speeds in the Evening Peak, Spring 2004. Task Report 05-4. December 2004. $10.00. Also online at www.baltometro.org/reports/GPS2004.pdf.

Survey data on 23 roadways in the Baltimore region shows that overall travel speeds are at or above the posted speed limit, but also identifies a number of congested areas, which are due to bottlenecks, heavy volume, road construction and other factors.

Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities in the Baltimore Region. Task Report 04-10. June 2004. $10.00. Also online at www.baltometro.org/reports/NORC.pdf.  

Documents the need for improving mobility options for the existing and rapidly growing elderly population in the region, especially in lower density suburban areas.

Profile of Travel Trends: A Statistical Abstract for 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2002. Task Report 04-6. June 2004. $10.00. Also online at www.baltometro.org/reports/TravelTrends2004.pdf.

Continues a series of reports on transportation trends in the Baltimore region; presents data in a tabular and graphic display-oriented format.

Reservoir Program Technical Report: Water Quality Assessment, Targeted Studies and Ongoing Water Quality Issues in the Baltimore Metropolitan Water Supply Reservoirs and Their Watersheds. November 2004. $10.00. Also online at www.baltometro.org/reports/ResProgTechRept.pdf.

Summarizes key water quality trends in the 3 water-aupply reservoirs in the Baltimore region, and identifies issues of concern regarding future drinking-water quality.  

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