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B’more Involved keeps you informed and engaged in your community. Each month, discover opportunities to shape the Baltimore region's future through surveys, events, and public meetings. Don’t just stay informed—get involved and make an impact!
In this issue:
- Getting There: Your Transportation Story
- Let’s Make The Cherry Hill Trail Great!
- Making Emergency Plans Accessible For People with Diverse Abilities and Needs
- New! Hoco RapidRide Microtransit Service Now Available
- Help Shape Maryland’s Trail Network
- Help Improve Safe Routes To Transit In Greater Annapolis!
- Join The Transportation CORE - We Need Your Voice
- Registration Is Now Open For Bike To Work Week!
- Be The Driver Who Saves Lives - Slow Down In Construction Work Zones
- Our Meetings Are Open To All - Join Online Or Watch The Recordings
- Check Out Our Other Mailing Lists
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GETTING THERE: YOUR TRANSPORTATION STORY
Tired of Traffic? Want Better Transit or Safer Streets? We Want to Hear from You!
No matter how you travel—driving, biking, walking, or taking transit—your experience matters. By taking this short survey, you can help shape future transportation projects that impact your daily life.
🚦 Take Our 10-Minute Survey – Tell us what’s working, what’s not, and what changes would make getting around easier. Your answers are private, and you can skip any question.
🎁 Win a $100 Gift Card – Complete the survey for a chance to win one of ten $100 gift cards (18+ to enter).
🗣️ Join a Paid Focus Group – Want to share more? Provide your contact info at the end of the survey to be considered.
Make your voice heard—take the survey by Sunday, April 13!
Visit yourregionyourvoice.org/GettingThere
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LET’S MAKE THE CHERRY HILL TRAIL GREAT!
We are starting to design a 1.7-mile trail segment in the Cherry Hill neighborhood in Baltimore City. This segment will be part of the Patapsco Regional Greenway.
Before we start to plan, we would like to hear from the community. Are you excited about this trail? What do you think about the proposed location? Do you know of anything that could make this route hard to use or build? What suggestions do you have to make the trail beneficial for everyone?
Take our survey online by Monday, April 14! We hope to hear from you!
Learn more about the PRG Cherry Hill Trail
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MAKING EMERGENCY PLANS ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE ABILITIES AND NEEDS
Baltimore City is hosting a special workshop on emergency preparedness for people with disabilities and access needs.
In this workshop, you'll learn the four key steps of emergency preparedness—staying informed, building a kit, making a plan, and practicing it—along with strategies to adapt emergency plans for individuals with access and functional needs. We'll also cover how these needs relate to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), common accessibility challenges, and practical solutions to make emergency plans more inclusive.
📅 Thursday, May 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. (Doors open at 3:30 PM)
📍 The Arc Baltimore – Seton Day Employment Services (6151 Metro Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215)
The workshop is hosted by the Baltimore City Office of Emergency Management, along with the Office of Equity and Civil Rights and the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities. This event will bring together community leaders, emergency planners, disability advocates, mental health professionals, and service providers to discuss how to ensure emergency plans include everyone. Accommodations available.
🔗 Register today
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🚍 NEW! HOCO RAPIDRIDE MICROTRANSIT SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE
Howard County residents can now hop on Howard County’s HoCo RapidRide, a new on-demand transit service connecting Elkridge, Jessup, and Savage along the US 1 Corridor!
This flexible, affordable service helps fill gaps in the transportation network—making it easier to get to work, shopping, or regional transit.
🕕 Service hours: Monday–Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
💲 Cost: Just $2 per trip — and rides are FREE for the first month!
With HoCo RapidRide, you can book a shared ride through a mobile app—just like rideshare, but public and affordable.
📲 Download the HoCo RapidRide app now from the Apple App Store or Google Play to get started!
Let’s ride, Howard County!
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🗺️ HELP SHAPE MARYLAND’S TRAIL NETWORK
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is developing a new Maryland State Transportation Trails Strategic Plan — and they want your input! This plan will help improve and expand Maryland’s trail network for walking, biking, and other non-motorized travel.
🚶♀️🚴♂️ Whether you use trails to commute, exercise, or explore, your feedback matters. The survey takes about 15 minutes and can be done on desktop or mobile (though desktop is recommended for map questions).
📝 Take the survey by May 9
Learn more at www.mdot.maryland.gov/trailsplan
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HELP IMPROVE SAFE ROUTES TO TRANSIT IN ANNAPOLIS!
Anne Arundel County is hosting a community meeting to discuss transit access in the greater Annapolis area. Share your input and help decide which projects should come first!
Learn more and share your thoughts at an Open House on Wednesday, April 15, 6 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post #141 (1707 Forest Dr, Annapolis).
Spanish translation available. For help participating, contact 410-222-7582 or pwcust00@aacounty.org.
Can't attend? Leave a comment on the map
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JOIN THE TRANSPORTATION CORE - WE NEED YOUR VOICE
Do you live or work in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Harford, Howard, or Queen Anne’s County? The BRTB is seeking motivated volunteers to help shape the future of transportation and planning in our region.
Through online surveys and quarterly virtual meetings, members serve as a focus group for regional planners. Your input helps us improve our projects, plans, and outreach efforts.
The Transportation CORE is a diverse group that gives feedback to regional planners through online surveys and virtual meetings. Your ideas will help improve projects and make sure community needs are heard.
Let’s build a better Baltimore region—together! Apply today
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR BIKE TO WORK WEEK!
Mark your calendars! Bike to Work Central Maryland returns May 12-18 — a week-long celebration of biking as an affordable, healthy, and eco-friendly way to get around.
Hosted by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council and its members, this event encourages more people across the region to consider biking for commuting, errands, and fun. Join us in making Baltimore more bike-friendly — especially for those without cars.
Stop by live pit-stops hosted throughout the week, with Bike to Work Day celebrations on Friday, May 16. Community members who register and bike to their selected location can pick up a free t-shirt and giveaway items at over 40 participating pick-up shops, live pit-stops, or rides across the region.
Be sure to sign up for your free t-shirt and a chance to win prizes! Let’s Bike There!
Register at BikeToWorkMD.com
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BE THE DRIVER WHO SAVES LIVES - SLOW DOWN IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES
It's Work Zone Awareness Week in April and we want to remind drivers to drive cautiously in work zones and be mindful of workers on or around our roads.
Warning signs and markers are there for a reason — when approaching a work zone, remain alert and slow down for road workers.
Learn more at zerodeathsmd.gov
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OUR MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ALL
The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board and its subcommittees meet regularly to plan for the future of transportation in our region.
These meetings are open to the public. Some meetings are held in person at the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, located at 1500 Whetstone Way, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21230. All meetings are live streamed online via Zoom for your convenience.
Check out our calendar at baltometro.org
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