Howard County Community Resources and Services issued the following announcement on Sept. 18.
The Howard County Office of Transportation today released a draft report containing the findings and recommendations of the US 1 Safety Evaluation. The Safety Evaluation is a project to identify short-term actions to improve safety for people traveling along US 1 in Howard County, particularly walking and biking. The corridor has been historically commercial and industrial but has more recently seen new residential and mixed-use development accompanied by higher levels of pedestrian and bicycle activity.
“We have been engaged with the public throughout this project because it is important for us to understand what residents need and the impacts of various options,” said County Executive Allan H. Kittleman. “We want to make sure we move forward in ways that will benefit them and the surrounding community.”
The evaluation identified four focus areas for detailed study and developed recommendations for each focus area, preliminary concepts for safety improvements at five locations, and corridor-wide recommendations. The report also identifies potential funding sources.
The report is posted at www.howardcountymd.gov/US1Safety, along with an online comment form. In addition, the Office of Transportation and Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will present and discuss the findings of the evaluation at two public meetings:
Meeting 1: September 27, at 7 p.m.
Savage Fire Station Community Room, 8521 Corridor Road, Savage MD 20763
Meeting 2: October 11, at 7 p.m.
Elkridge Branch Library Hockley Room, 6540 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge MD 21075
An interpreter for people who are deaf or hard of hearing will be available if requested seven working days prior to either meeting. To make the request, please call the Office of Transportation at 410-313-4312 (voice) or use Relay at 7-1-1, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Howard County Community Resources and Services
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