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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="2-112" title_number="2" title_name="Department of Transportation" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Organization and General Authority of the Department">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Complete streets design features” means design features that accommodate and facilitate safe and convenient access and mobility to facilities by all users, including bicyclists, motorists, pedestrians, and public transportation users.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Complete streets design features” includes:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Paved shoulders suitable for use by bicyclists;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Protected bicycle lanes;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Share the road signage;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Crosswalks;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>Pedestrian control signals;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>Bus access and safety measures;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>Sidewalks;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="8">
          <text>Shared use pathways;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="9">
          <text>Green stormwater infrastructure; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="10">
          <text>Access to retail stores that provide healthy food and other necessities, especially in food deserts designated under § 6–308(c) of the Housing and Community Development Article.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Complete streets policy” means a policy that provides information for the implementation of complete streets design features during the planning, design, construction, and reconstruction of a facility.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Facility” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An airport facility, as defined in § 5–101 of this article, that is owned or operated by the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A State highway, as defined in § 8–101 of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A transit facility, as defined in § 7–101 of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Green stormwater infrastructure” means infrastructure implemented using best management practices that reduce the volume of stormwater runoff through infiltration, evapotranspiration, the beneficial reuse of water, or any other effective method.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies to a facility in:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Maryland Aviation Administration, as required under § 5–408.1 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Maryland Transit Administration, as required under § 7–310 of this article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The State Highway Administration, as required under § 8–204.1 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a complete streets policy adopted in accordance with this section shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Be implemented with the objective of creating a comprehensive, integrated, and connected transportation network that allows users to choose among different modes of transportation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Ensure that all users are considered during the planning, design, construction, and reconstruction phases of a facility;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Benefit all users equitably to the extent feasible while taking into consideration the needs of the most underinvested and underserved communities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>When practicable, require the accommodation of other modes of transportation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Recognize that all facilities are different and user needs should be balanced to ensure community enhancement; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Incorporate best practices related to complete streets design features.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Exceptions to the requirements of this section may be adopted when circumstances or laws exist that prohibit or limit the ability to provide favorable conditions for all modes of transportation.</text>
  </level>
</section>
