Increase investment in services and transportation infrastructure that promote safety, accessibility, and mobility.
Strategies:
Reassess the administration of state programs that fund human services transportation to better align resources focused on older adults and adults with disabilities, including Older Americans Act and Section 5310 grants.
Analyze non-emergency human services transportation efforts in other states for consideration in Maryland, particularly those that have coordinated or consolidated funding programs administered by different agencies.
Build out a sustained Model Complete Streets building initiative to improve connectivity between land use planning and community transportation, fill in gaps in active transportation networks, and support accessible and walkable communities.
Overview of Progress Made
- Maryland Department of Transportation published the Complete Streets Implementation Plan in February 2025 which translates the Complete Streets Policy into a blueprint of new project development and decision-making processes.
- Maryland Department of Transportation completed the Maryland MOVE Roundtable, an engagement series to establish Complete Streets champions among local, regional and state partners.
- The Maryland Department of Transportation published a Inclusive Mobility Toolkit reflecting the needs and opportunities identified in the 2025 MOVE Roundtable, which met to discuss the transportation, connectivity, and safety challenges for aging Marylanders and their caretakers.
Key Initiatives
- Complete Streets Initiative ensures a range of safe options for multimodal transportation are prioritized throughout all phases of project development, applying a multi-pronged approach to delivering safe and accessible travel options for every roadway user.
- MDOT Complete Streets Implementation Plan (PDF) details project development and decision-making processes that leverage existing and new resources for the implementation of Complete Streets
- 2025 MOVE Roundtable convenes diverse stakeholders to address a local issue through the MOVE lense: Mobility, Opportunity, Voice, and Equity.
- Inclusive Mobility Toolkit provides state and national resources to support planning and implementation of microtransit and short trip opportunities, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and volunteer driver and transit rider programs.
Leverage technology (e.g., ride-hailing services, self-driving cars) and community-based services to enhance transportation options and operability for older adults, especially in rural communities.
Expand outreach and assistance to increase access to available transportation options.
Outcomes:
Short-Term (1-3 years)
- Publish the five-year human services transportation plan
- Improve cross-agency transportation services
- Increase awareness of mobility options
Mid-Term (4-6 Years)
- Enhance coordination between land use and transportation planning
Long-Term (7-10 years)
- Increase innovative transportation options
- Increase walkable communities