Part VI – Annual Report and Public Accountability
Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-46 (2026)
§ 40-46 Annual report required.LinkCopy Citation
On or before August 31 of each year, the Director, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, must:
(1)
prepare a report assessing the status of the Complete Streets Transportation System; and
(2)
submit that report to:
(i)
the Mayor;
(ii)
the City Council; and
(iii)
the Advisory Committee.
Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-47 (2026)
§ 40-47 Performance measures.LinkCopy Citation
(a)In general.
Performance measures will be established using available data.
(b)Crash data.
(1)In general.
The annual report must measure year-over-year changes in crash data for all modes of travel as measured by:
(i)
the “Maryland Statewide Vehicle Crashes Data” collected by the Maryland State Police;
(ii)
the “Fatality Analysis Reporting System” data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; or
(iii)
other similar data.
(2)Separate reporting by category.
Crash data for all modes of travel must be separately reported by the following categories:
(i)
all crashes;
(ii)
injury crashes; and
(iii)
fatal crashes.
(c)Transit on-time performance.
The annual report must measure year-over-year change in transit on-time performance, as measured by:
(1)
the performance data collected by the Maryland Transit Administration and published in the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Annual Attainment Report; or
(2)
other similar data collected by the Maryland Transit Administration or the Transportation Department.
(d)Commute times.
The annual report must measure commute times for all modes of travel, as measured by the travel-time-to-work data reported in the American Communities Survey’s “Commuting (Journey to Work)”.
(e)Modal share.
The annual report must measure modal share, as measured by the means-of-transportation data reported in the American Communities Survey’s “Commuting (Journey to Work)”.
(f)Infrastructure data.
(1)In general.
The annual report must measure:
(i)
the amount of transportation infrastructure built, upgraded, replaced, or rehabilitated in the previous 1-year period; and
(ii)
the total amount of infrastructure in the City’s overall transportation system.
(2)Separate reporting by type.
The measurements required by paragraph (1) of this subsection must be separately reported by type, including:
(i)
infrastructure for walking, biking, and public transit;
(ii)
public space infrastructure; and
(iii)
green infrastructure.
(g)Economic development measures.
The annual report must measure year-over-year changes in certain economic development data points and conditions:
(1)
in each of the City’s “Main Streets”, as part of the Baltimore Main Streets program; and
(2)
in any other geographical area otherwise designated by the Advisory Committee.
(h)Inventory of projects.
The annual report must include an inventory of all ongoing projects in any phase and the projected cost of those projects.
(i)Conflicts between local and state or federal standards.
The annual report must include a list of all instances in which the local standards set forth in this subtitle or in the Complete Streets Manual were or are planned to be superseded by state or federal standards, pursuant to <cite data-path="|26|§40-31">§ 40-31 of this subtitle</cite>, as well as citations and causes for the local standard being superseded.
History: Ord. 18-197
Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-48 (2026)
§ 40-48 Equity lens.LinkCopy Citation
(a)Separate reporting by geographic subunit.
In preparing the annual report, the Department must separately report data by geographic subunit (e.g., census tract, traffic analysis zone, or the like).
(b)Separate reporting by race, income, and vehicle access.
The annual report must separately report data into the following categories:
(1)
populations that are above and below the median number of persons of color for Baltimore City.
(2)
populations above and below 50% no vehicle access.
(3)
populations with a median income above and below the median household income for Baltimore City.
History: Ord. 18-197
Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-49 (2026)
§ 40-49 Report and data to be publically available.LinkCopy Citation
(a)Report to be posted.
The annual report must be made available to the public by posting it on the Transportation Department’s website.
(b)Data to be made available.
To the greatest extent possible, all underlying data used in preparing the annual report must be made available to the public.
History: Ord. 18-197
Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-50 (2026)
§ 40-50 Accountability to communities.LinkCopy Citation
The Transportation Department, in consultation with the Complete Streets Advisory Committee, must conduct public meetings and other community engagement and outreach activities to present the Complete Streets annual report to the public and solicit public input.
History: Ord. 18-197
History: Ord. 19-332