# 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.

## § 40-46 Annual report required.

Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-46 (2026)

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.

## § 40-47 Performance measures.

Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-47 (2026)

(a) Performance measures will be established using available data.

(b)

  (1) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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)

  (1) 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) 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) 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) The annual report must include an inventory of all ongoing projects in any phase and the projected cost of those projects.

(i) 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*

## § 40-48 Equity lens.

Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-48 (2026)

(a) 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) 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*

## § 40-49 Report and data to be publically available.

Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-49 (2026)

(a) The annual report must be made available to the public by posting it on the Transportation Department’s website.

(b) 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*

## § 40-50 Accountability to communities.

Balt., Md., Code art. 26, § 40-50 (2026)

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*