# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 7. Mass Transit

### Subtitle 11. Job Access and Reverse Commute Program

#### Section 7-1101

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)

  (1) "Job access and reverse commute project" means a project that:

    (i) Provides transportation services to targeted populations; and

    (ii) Serves targeted employment areas.

  (2) "Job access and reverse commute project" includes:

    (i) The extension of service hours on local fixed route transit systems to a targeted employment area;

    (ii) Vanpool services;

    (iii) Employer provided transportation services; or

    (iv) Demand-response or deviated fixed route transit services.

  (3) "Job access and reverse commute project" does not include:

    (i) Ride matching, mobility management, or commuter assistance services;

    (ii) Services provided by a for-hire vehicle or a transportation network company;

    (iii) Carpool services;

    (iv) Volunteer driver programs; or

    (v) Except for services in support of a job access and reverse commute project, other services provided on an individual basis.

(c) "Program" means the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program.

(d) "Provider" means a private nonprofit organization, a local transit system, or one or more employer that implements a job access and reverse commute project.

(e) "Targeted employment area" means an area that has recently experienced a significant growth in employment opportunities in sectors including construction, manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, retail trade, or the service industry.

(f) "Targeted population" means individuals in defined areas who:

  (1) Reside in low income areas, as determined by the Administration;

  (2) Have limited or no access to the use of a personal vehicle; and

  (3) Reside in areas with limited access to fixed route transit service.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)