HoCo Complete Streets Initiative Update Provided Wednesday Online

Ellicott City MD

22 September, 2020

3:07 PM

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HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The community can tune in Wednesday to learn more about the Complete Streets initiative and key elements of the engagement plan. The online workshops will be held at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; each session will cover the same information. "We know that reliable public transportation and safety for our pedestrians and cyclists continues to be a concern for many of our residents," said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball. "I encourage residents to join the Complete Streets Implementation Team to help us hear your ideas, thoughts and concerns to help ensure we provide safe, accessible and reliable infrastructure for all." In October 2019, the county adopted the Complete Streets Policy. The policy aims to ensure the county is a place where individuals of all backgrounds, ages and abilities can live and travel freely, safely and comfortably whether by foot, bicycle, public transportation or automobile. Within the past year, the implementation team has worked to develop the draft plan and other elements of the policy. In addition to the two workshops, the public also can provide comment about the draft plan on areas such as identifying barriers to public participation in transportation efforts, feedback on how the county should communicate and engage with the public and additional organizations with whom the county should partner. Public comment is being accepted now through Sept. 30. Following the workshops and public comment period, the implementation team will finalize the engagement plan and present highlights to the Howard County Council in November. The final engagement plan will serve as the standard for county use in community outreach for transportation project planning and implementation. Register here to participate in the workshops.