The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) seeks public comments for four updates to the Amended 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) forthe Baltimore City Inner Harbor Water Taxi Terminal projectand three Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) MARC fleet and facilities projects.
Public comments will be accepteduntil Friday, July 8.The BRTB is scheduled to vote on the TIP amendments on Tuesday, July 26, at 9 a.m.
The Amended 2016-2019 TIP is the list of regional transportation projects requesting federal funding in the near term. It includes more than $2.5 billion in proposed federal, state and local money for highway, transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects during the next four years. The funding goes towards maintaining, operating and expanding the transportation system. The TIP is fiscally constrained.
Amendments occur in the TIP because of changes to project scope and funding or changes to federal documentation policies. Public comment periods and meetings aim to keep communication open regarding these changes. Please visit the following link to learn more about the BRTB’s summary information of the project and changes, as well as the public review and comment:
July 2016 updates to the Amended 2016-2019 TIP
The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) works collaboratively with the chief elected officials in the region to create initiatives to improve the quality of life and economic vitality. BMC, as the Baltimore region’s council of governments (COG), hosts the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB), the federal metropolitan planning organization (MPO), and supports local government by coordinating efforts in a range of policy areas including emergency preparedness, housing, cooperative purchasing, environmental planning and workforce development.
BMC’s Board of Directors includes the executives of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard counties, the mayor of the City of Baltimore, a member of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners, a member of the Maryland State Senate, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, and a gubernatorial appointee from the private sector.
