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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="3-104" title_number="3" title_name="Comprehensive Plan" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Requirement and Elements">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In addition to implementing the planning principle in § 1–201(b)(2) of this article, the transportation element shall address:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a safe, balanced transportation system for the movement of people and goods;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a range of sustainable transportation choices for future transportation needs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>coordination with the land element to ensure transportation efficiency for existing and planned development.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The transportation element shall be informed by the following State plans:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Maryland Transportation Plan, as described in § 2–103.1 of the Transportation Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Statewide 20–Year Bicycle–Pedestrian Master Plan, as described in § 2–604 of the Transportation Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the Maryland State Freight Plan, as required under 49 U.S.C. § 70202.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Department of Transportation shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>provide the local jurisdiction with the best available State–level data; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>facilitate, to the extent possible, the provision of data relevant to the preparation of the transportation element from other State and federal agencies.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The transportation element may include all types of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>airways;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>highways or streets;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>railways;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>waterways;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>routings for mass transit; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>terminals for individuals, goods, and vehicles related to airways, highways, railways, and waterways.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The transportation element shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>propose, on a schedule that extends as far into the future as is reasonable, the most appropriate and desirable patterns for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the general location, character, and extent of channels, routes, and terminals for transportation facilities; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the circulation of individuals and goods;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provide for bicycle and pedestrian access and travelways; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>include an estimate of the use of any proposed improvement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
