Ask MDOT to Fully Fund Bikeways and Complete Streets

Our community letter comments on the state’s draft six-year capital spending plan, the FY25-FY30 Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP), released last month by the Maryland Dept. of Transportation (MDOT). You can take a deep dive on MDOT’s Capital Programming Web page.

The gist is that the state’s transportation-funding picture is dire, and MDOT was forced to propose spending drastically reduced from last year’s levels, including funding for critical safety programs. But we’re not done. The House of Delegates and Senate will consider the budget – both spending and Transportation Trust Fund revenue – during the 2025 legislative session, which runs January 8 to April 7. The General Assembly may adjust transportation capital spending in light of their own priorities and a revised revenue outlook, and it’s very likely that they will bring online new revenue sources via a Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (BRFA).

Our advocacy letter calls on Governor Wes Moore and the General Assembly to fully fund the Kim Lamphier Bikeways Program and Complete Streets Program, should current revenues allow that, and to prioritize those programs as new revenue sources are brought online.