Plan It 2035 Goals

Plan It 2035 - the next long-range transportation plan for the Baltimore region - will outline the ways the region plans to invest in the transportation system in the future. 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. Therefore, it’s time for us to take another look at the region’s transportation systems and the challenges facing our region, now and over the next twenty-five years. The BRTB will also consider how to best allocate funding to meet the region’s transportation needs and challenges.

One of the first steps the BRTB has taken in this process is to write goals for Plan It 2035. Development of the draft goals included a review of the current plan goals, as well as drawing upon a wide range of inputs and resources. These include: Public comments from two public review periods; Public input from the imagine 2060 initiative; Input from the various BRTB committees, including the Citizens Advisory Committee and the Technical Committee; and The six Livability Principles of the U.S. Departments of HUD / DOT / EPA.

On October 26, 2010, the BRTB approved the final goals for Plan It 2035. Each of the 8 goals include a number of strategies to meet the goal.

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 Participation and Cooperation among All Stakeholder Groups

>> View the Goals & Strategies for Plan It 2035 (pdf, 58 kb)

Public Review and Comment

The BRTB would like to thank all of the members of the public who submitted comments during the two comment periods that were held to develop the draft goals for Plan It 2035:

• Draft goals and strategies - August 12 through September 14, 2010 with a public meeting on August 31 at BMC. >> View comments on the Draft Goals (pdf, 67 kb)
  
  
• Revised goals and strategies - Tuesday, September 28 through Friday, October 8, 2010. >> View comments on the Revised Draft Goals (pdf, 336 kb) and the BRTB's response (52 kb)

For more information:

Terry Freeland, tfreeland@baltometro.org, 410-732-0500 x1028

Monica Haines Benkhedda, mhainesbenkhedda@baltometro.org, 410-732-0500 x1047

Links within this web site:


Download a flyer
(pdf, 65 kb)

1st Draft Goals (pdf, 51 kb)

Revised Draft Goals (pdf, 51 kb)

Final Draft Goals (pdf, 59 kb)

Transportation Outlook 2035