Transportation - Maryland Transportation Authority - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Accessibility
What this bill does
Repealing a prohibition on pedestrians using a highway of the Maryland Transportation Authority; altering a prohibition on bicycles using an Authority highway; requiring the Authority to construct separated or buffered bicycle ways and pedestrian walkways in certain locations under certain circumstances; providing for a waiver from requirements under the Act; requiring the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee to review waiver requests under the Act and provide recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (30)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Zarzecki, Larry | AARP MD Volunteer | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Ditzler, Bee | LeagueWomenVotersMaryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mendelson, Lindseylobbyist | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Grimes, Sethlobbyist | Washington Area Bicyclist Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Charkoudian, Lorig | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Korin, Jon | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Marks, Nicholas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wray, Brendan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Sakata, Michael | MTBMA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Smith, Tim | Maryland Asphalt Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | BaucumColbert, Jordan | M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs Liaison | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Helm, Pilar | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |