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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 670
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(ii) A listing of all bicycle and pedestrian transportation projects
expected to use State or federal highway funds; and
(iii) Reflected under the Office of the Secretary, any
technology-related project to be funded from the account established under § 2-111 of
this article, along with a description and projected cost of each.
SUBTITLE 6. BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
2-601.
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(B) "OFFICE" "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE OFFICE DIRECTOR OF BICYCLE AND
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
(C) "TRANSIT FACILITY' HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 3-101(K) OF THIS
ARTICLE.
(D) "TRANSPORTATION FACILITY" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 3-101(L) OF
THIS ARTICLE.
2-602.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE
STATE TO INCLUDE ENHANCED TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES FOR PEDESTRIANS
AND BICYCLE RIDERS AS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE STATE'S
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND DECLARES THAT IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE
THAT:
(1) ACCESS TO AND USE OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES BY
PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLE RIDERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED AND BEST
ENGINEERING PRACTICES REGARDING THE NEEDS OF BICYCLE RIDERS AND
PEDESTRIANS SHALL BE EMPLOYED IN ALL PHASES OF TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING, INCLUDING HIGHWAY DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND
REPAIR AS WELL AS EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF OTHER TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES;
(2) THE MODAL ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
ENSURE THAT THE STATE MAINTAINS AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
BY WORKING COOPERATIVELY TO REMOVE BARRIERS, INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON
BICYCLE ACCESS TO MASS TRANSIT, THAT IMPEDE THE FREE MOVEMENT OF
INDIVIDUALS FROM ONE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO ANOTHER; AND
(3) AS TO ANY NEW TRANSPORTATION PROJECT OR IMPROVEMENT TO
AN EXISTING TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL WORK TO
ENSURE THAT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLE RIDERS
WILL BE ENHANCED AND THAT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACCESS TO
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES WILL NOT BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE
PROJECT OR IMPROVEMENT.
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