Connecting Westport to Mobility and Opportunity

TSO

Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods

2023

Project Description: The Connecting Westport to Mobility and Opportunity project will restore community connectivity in Westport, an economically disadvantaged area in Baltimore City, by removing barriers to transit and recreational opportunities created by roads and freight rail tracks, creating new active transportation infrastructure on a facility that currently lacks sidewalks, and sparking transformative and inclusive economic development in the neighborhood. The project will reconfigure and realign Kloman Street between Waterview and Clare Streets, creating meaningful community access to transit, active transportation, and the Middle Branch waterfront and trail network.

Grant application part 1 - Narrative

Enhancing Easton Neighborhood Access on US 50 Project

SHA

Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods

2023

Project Description: The Project provides for a comprehensive suite of improvements that will increase access to essential destinations along US 50 for the community and it has been identified as a local priority by the Town of Easton and Talbot County. The Project will include adding new sidewalks, pedestrian signals, and raised landscaped medians and removing challenging crossing areas to enhance the pedestrian experience and improve safety on an important corridor (US 50 from Dutchman’s Lane to Lomax Street) through a historically disadvantaged area.

Grant application part 1 - Narrative

Forest Glen, Wheaton, and Glenmont Community Connection Plan (MD 97)

SHA

Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods

2023

Project Description: The plan will determine the pedestrian, bicycle, transit and safety needs of community residents from Forest Glen Road to Layhill Road (MD 182) on Georgia Avenue (MD 97) and identify approaches to redesign the MD 97 corridor to meet those needs. The project will also identify public infrastructure improvements to include in future joint development efforts at the Wheaton Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Red Line rail station. The Wheaton WMATA station joint development efforts, working alongside the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, will develop strategies to enable the redevelopment of the Park & Ride and bus loop facilities, thereby encouraging economic development, and facilitating station improvements to increase walkability and access.

Grant application part 1 - Narrative

Reconnecting US 40 (Dual Highway) – Planning for Community Prosperity and Equitable Connections

SHA

Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods

2023

Project Description: The plan will determine pedestrian, bicycle, transit and safety needs of community residents on US 40 from Allstar Court to Cannon Road and will build-off comprehensive planning work undertaken by the City of Hagerstown, the Hagerstown Eastern Panhandle MPO (HEPMPO) and Washington County. The goal of the plan will be to engage community stakeholders around a comprehensive vision to improve the corridor for all users and increase access to essential destinations for vulnerable users in a historically disadvantaged area.

Grant application part 1 - Narrative

Reconnecting South Baltimore

MDTA

Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods

2023

Project Description: The project intends to advance critical transportation and connectivity improvements in South Baltimore. The grant will fund the planning costs associated with the required federal environmental analysis of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), community outreach and engagement, and plan design.

Grant application part 1 - Narrative

Unlocking University Boulevard – Greenbelt Road Community Connectivity Plan

SHA

Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods

2023

Project Description: The University Boulevard-Greenbelt Road (MD 193) Corridor is a state route that bisects the cities of Greenbelt and College Park, and the town of Berwyn Heights, in Prince George’s County, Maryland with critical connections to transit, essential services, and jobs, including the City of College Park and the University of Maryland. Building off of the City of Greenbelt’s comprehensive planning work, MDOT is seeking a plan grant award to propose roadway safety, pedestrian and cyclist, and transit infrastructure along MD 193 from Rhode Island Avenue to Hanover Parkway.

Grant application part 1 - Narrative

American Legion Bridge and I-270 Multimodal Enhancements

State Highway Administration

Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Program

NIPA-23-24-MEGA and NSMFHP-23-24-INFRA

2023

Project Description: The project will replace the 60-year-old American Legion Bridge, which provides a critical freight and passenger connection between Maryland and Virginia and expand transportation options in the corridor to include HOV/transit lanes and bicycle and pedestrian options. Replacing the bridge will bring the asset into a state-of-good-repair and enhance safety and mobility. The new bridge will include expanded bicycle and pedestrian connections between multimodal facilities in Maryland and Virginia, increasing active transportation opportunities and access to recreation. Corridor improvements will support the implementation of new transit connections between Maryland and Virginia and the enhancement of transportation demand management to reduce single-occupancy vehicle travel in the I-495/I-270 corridor.

Grant application part 1 - Narrative

Grant Application Part 2: Benefit Cost Analysis

I-895 Baltimore Harbor Tunnel: Enhance Mobility, Improve Safety and Reduce Emissions

Maryland Transportation Authority

Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Program

NIPA-23-24-MEGA and NSMFHP-23-24-INFRA

2023

Project Description: The I-895 Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (BHT) Enhancement Project will streamline a critical juncture in the Baltimore area’s interstate system that provides key connections to the Port of Baltimore. The existing infrastructure in this project area, including the I-895 mainline, bridges, and interchanges in this location, is unable to keep pace with traffic demand and the toll plaza represents an aging, collision-prone, pollution producing bottleneck in the region’s highway system. This project will modernize 1.1 miles of assets by replacing the toll plaza near BHT with an overhead gantry for electronic toll collection and the design, reconstruction, and reconfiguration of the mainline and interchanges along I-895 at Frankfurst Avenue and Childs Street in Baltimore.

Grant application narrative link

TSO

Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program

2023

A detailed assessment of two potential community sites for electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure deployment. The two sites are the Travel America Center #216 in Baltimore City and MDTA's Cheseapeake House in Cecil County. The grant request includes community outreach and alternate fueling education efforts in site-adjacent communities.

Grant application narrative link