Baltimore Metropolitan Council

Plan It 2035 Approved by the BRTB

On Monday, November 14, 2011 the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board approved Plan It 2035, the region's long-range transportation plan for the years 2016 to 2035.  Final versions of Plan It 2035, the FY 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program, and the Air Quality Conformity Determination have been submitted to the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for review and acceptance.

Plan It 2035 sets aside nearly $11.5 billion worth of projects to expand our current transportation system. This includes $6.7 billion for new and improved highways, $4.3 billion for expanded transit service, and $93 million for new and improved bicycle/pedestrian facilities.

Plan It 2035 also recognizes the importance of operating and maintaining our existing system.  As such, it designates $24 billion for system operations and $9.4 billion for system preservation.

Examples of major system expansion projects in Plan It 2035 include:

• Construction of the Red Line (light rail service) from Woodlawn in Baltimore County to Bayview in Baltimore City
• Extension of the Green Line (Metro service) from Johns Hopkins Hospital to North Avenue in Baltimore City
• Widening of I-97 from MD 32 to US 50/301 in Anne Arundel County
• Widening of I-795 from Franklin Boulevard to south of Owings Mills Boulevard, including a new interchange at Dolfield Boulevard, in Baltimore County
• Widening of MD 140 from Market Street to Sullivan Road, including a full interchange at MD 97, in Carroll County
• Widening of MD 22 from MD 543 to the gate at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County
• Reconstruction of the I-95 Interchange at MD 175 in Howard County

The following sections of the Plan It 2035 are available online in PDF format:

• Executive Summary (969 kb) | Resumen en español (185 kb)
• Chapter 1: Introduction (709 kb)
• Chapter 2: Issues and Challenges
  • Part 1 - Funding Challenges, Demographic Trends (1,495 kb)
  • Part 2 - Economic Opportunities, Growth Management (2,188 kb)
  • Part 3 - Environmental Concerns, Livable Communities (1,047 kb)
• Chapter 3: imagine 2060 (737 kb)
• Chapter 4: Goals (2,335 kb)
• Chapter 5: Funding Priorities (1,463 kb)
• Chapter 6: Implementing Plan It 2035 (5,004 kb)
• Chapter 7: Performance Measures (679 kb)
• Appendix A: Glossary (391 kb)
• Appendix B: Federal Requirements (403 kb)
• Appendix C: Public Involvement Documentation 
  • Part 1 - Intro/Summary (1,755 kb)
  • Part 2 - Goals (4,363 kb)
  • Part 3 - Public Project Ideas (2,974 kb)
  • Part 4 - Draft Plan (10,539 kb)
• Appendix D: Congestion Management Process (1,270 kb)
• Appendix E: Transportation/Environmental Coordination (2,998 kb)
• Appendix F: Financial Projections (2,510 kb)
• Appendix G: Developing Project Cost Estimates (374 kb)
• Appendix H: Project Evaluation Process (340 kb)
  
  

Air Quality Conformity Determination

Additionally, an air quality report looking at the potential impact these transportation projects could have on the region's air quality was also released for public review and approved by the BRTB on November 14th.

The Air Quality Conformity Determination of the FY 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program and the Plan It 2035 concludes that implementation of projects in these two documents does not worsen the region's air quality or delay the timely attainment of the national ambient air quality standards. The pollutants addressed in the report include ozone, fine particulate matter, and carbon monoxide.

>> Download the Conformity Determination

>> View the Draft Conformity Determination Appendices

Print versions of Plan It 2035 and the Air Quality Conformity Determination are available at the Regional Information Center.

Terry Freeland, tfreeland@baltometro.org, 410-732-0500 x1028
Todd Lang, tlang@baltometro.org, 410-732-9566

Plan It 2035 is the next Long-Range Transportation Plan for the Baltimore Region.