by Kristen E. Humphrey, MLA, Local Assistance and Training Planner
The Transit Station Area Profile Tool (TSAPT), first detailed in our June and August 2019 editions, is an online mapping and dashboard tool designed by Planning staff to assist professionals, investors, and citizens when planning around transit stations. Such transportation “nodes” or “activity centers” are generally known as Transit Oriented Development (TODs).
Continue readingby Kristen E. Humphrey, MLA, Local Assistance and Training Planner
2022 has marked an exciting year of progress for the Maryland Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Working Group.
The Working Group is made up of more than 500 state government, local government, industry, and non-profit stakeholders, including institutions of higher learning, dedicated to addressing the opportunities and challenges of integrating CAV technologies into the fabric of Maryland’s mobility systems.
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The Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Office of Planning and Capital Programming (OPCP) publishes an e-newsletter to keep stakeholders informed, educated, and up to date on OPCP initiatives and reports.
Continue readingThe Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently re-established the rail safety Maryland Operation Lifesaver program.
Operation Lifesaver, which this year celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1972, is a non-profit public safety education and awareness organization dedicated to reducing collisions, fatalities, and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings, as well as preventing trespassing on or near railroad tracks.
A new Maryland Operation Lifesaver Coordinator, Stacey Beckett, manages rail safety outreach and education throughout the State of Maryland and is an integral part of helping to #STOPTrackTragedies.
Click below to learn more and sign up as a volunteer to help spread the rail safety message!
The Walktober Walkinar series, sponsored by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and hosted by the Maryland Department of Planning, will help planners, local officials, pedestrian advocates, and the public at large learn how to advocate for safe walking infrastructure.
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