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Transportation - Maryland Transportation Authority - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Accessibility

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Transportation - HighwaysStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVZarzecki, LarryAARP MD VolunteerOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPaschall, DanielEast Coast Greenway AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVDitzler, BeeLeagueWomenVotersMarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMendelson, LindseylobbyistMaryland Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVGrimes, SethlobbyistWashington Area Bicyclist AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBrown, RenaudIndividualPosition only
FAVHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only
FAVKorin, JonIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMarks, NicholasIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Waldstreicher, Senator WaldstreicherlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFSakata, MichaelMTBMAWritten (PDF)
UNFSmith, TimMaryland Asphalt AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFAtkins, RobertIndividualPosition only
UNFBenjaminson, HeatherIndividualPosition only
UNFDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
UNFDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
UNFD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFHopkins, BarbaraIndividualPosition only
UNFKatz, JanetIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFVolkmar, LeslieIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
UNFsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
FWABaucumColbert, JordanM-NCPPC - Governement Affairs LiaisonWritten (PDF)
INFOWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMendelson, LindseyMaryland Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FAVGrimes, SethWashington Area Bicyclist AssociationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association