OCEAN CITY, MD—Ocean City is preparing for summer and the Maryland Department of Transportation is reminding visitors about safety. The city launched its ‘Walk Smart, Drive Smart, and Bike Smart’ safety campaign with the help of Cheswick the Crab, Mayor Richard Meehan, and Police Chief Ross Buzzuro. The campaign aims to help people stay safe during the busy summer season. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The state of Maryland has announced the opening of grant applications for $2 million in funding to improve and build safer bike infrastructure. This initiative is part of the state’s plan to make Maryland a green energy state. The application window for the Kim Lamphier Bikeways Grant Program will be open through May 31, 2024. The grant program has […]
PARKVILLE, MD—A new annual event will kick off in Parkville this summer. Save Our Youth Baltimore (SOY) and Delegate Carl Jackson present the first annual Building Bridges Bike Ride. The event will be held at Parkville High School from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 13, 2024. The Building Bridges Bike Ride is an opportunity for youth and community […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will be hosting five in-person workshops in February and March to review grant opportunities to improve bicycle and pedestrian access and safety throughout the state. The workshops are designed to help community groups, local governments, nonprofits, school districts and education agencies, transportation and transit authorities, natural resource or public land agencies […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Thousands of Marylanders began the New Year by hitting the trails. A total of 4,248 people hiked about 10,691 miles during First Day Hikes in 40 different Maryland state parks on New Year’s weekend, according to data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Between December 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024, park rangers led 47 scheduled hikes […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation on Monday released its first-ever countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (PDF). The document offers a strategic roadmap for the development of active transportation infrastructure, and was created to reflect the evolving needs of Baltimore County communities. It updates and builds upon the Eastern Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Plan (2006) […]
REISTERSTOWN, MD—Police say a bicyclist was struck & killed on Saturday night in Baltimore County. At just after 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the area of E. Cherry Hill Road and Shirley Manor Road (21136) for a motor vehicle crash with a bicycle. Detectives have determined that a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced $25.5 million in grants for 40 bicycle, pedestrian and trail projects across Maryland. The Fiscal Year 2024 grants include $20.8 million in federal funding for 22 projects through the Transportation Alternatives Program and the Recreational Trails Program, and $4.7 million in state funding for 18 projects through the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Kim […]