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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor H.B. 1189
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(5) THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:
(I) TRANSPORTATION AND POPULATION TRENDS AND THEIR
IMPACT ON THE STATE'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS;
(II) PAST AND PRESENT STATE FUNDING DEVOTED TO THE
VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION MODES AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT;
(III) THE FULL RANGE .OF UNMET TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN
PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS;
(IV) THE FULL RANGE OF TRANSPORTATION MEASURES AND
FACILITIES AVAILABLE, AND THEIR ROLE, EFFECTIVENESS, AND COST
EFFECTIVENESS IN PROVIDING TRAVEL CHOICES AND REDUCING CONGESTION;
(V) A REVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
USED IN OTHER STATES;
(VI) A REVIEW OF THE COORDINATION OF STATE TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS WITH LOCAL GROWTH PLANS FOR PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS; AND
(VII) THE TYPES OF INVESTMENTS NEEDED AND THEIR LEVELS OF
FUNDING FOR SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MARYLAND
TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
(J) THE DEPARTMENT MAY:
(1) CONDUCT ITS ANALYSIS OF PLANNED TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS IN PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS ON A STATEWIDE BASIS OR IN
GROUPINGS OF PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS CENTERED ON REGIONS, METROPOLITAN
AREAS, CITIES, OR OTHER GROUPINGS SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTATION MODELING;
AND
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(2) CHOOSE TO EXCLUDE FROM ITS ANALYSIS PRIORITY FUNDING
AREAS WHICH HAVE AN INSIGNIFICANT ROLE IN TRANSPORTATION TRENDS
BECAUSE OF SMALL SIZE, POPULATION, OR PHYSICAL ISOLATION.
(K) IN THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (H) OF THIS SECTION, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL:
(1) USE NARRATIVE, GRAPHS, CHARTS, TABLES, AND MAPS AS
APPROPRIATE TO MAKE THE RESULTS EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY THE PUBLIC;
(2) INCLUDE PROJECTED LONG-TERM TRENDS FOR EACH OF THE
INDICATORS AND THE EFFECT OF PLANNED TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS ON
THE TRENDS;
(3) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, ACCOUNT FOR THE EFFECT OF
PLANNED TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS ON INDUCING AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL;
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