anchor Description
This project provides for the design and construction of facilities included in the Local Area Transportation Improvement Program (LATIP). The LATIP includes a variety of roadway, bikeway, pedestrian, and transit projects within the White Oak policy area, in addition to recurring cost updates and program reanalysis. The timing of implementation of the different elements will be coordinated in the future with specific proposed subdivision activity and the communities adjacent to and affected by the new development. The LATIP provides a funding source in the form of a per-trip fee levied upon new development within the policy area.
anchorEstimated Schedule
The LATIP is anticipated to last through the lifetime of the associated master plan (2040). Schedule is dependent on the rate at which LATIP fees are collected, as well as the rate at which forward funding is provided to advance projects. FY24 design for Lockwood Road bikeway improvements. A traffic analysis update will be completed in FY23.
anchorCost Change
Cost increase due to a traffic analysis update in FY23 and the addition of anticipated developer participation funds in the beyond-six year period.
anchor Justification
The 2014 White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan called for the development of one or more options that could fund the full buildout of the Plan's transportation infrastructure within the 24 months following adoption of the Plan. This project will fund the activities necessary to to comply with the Council's Resolution. Additionally, a new proposal for Local Area Transportation Review (LATR) has been introduced at Council; this study will identify the necessary local intersection improvements needed, conceptual solutions, and preliminary cost estimates for those improvements, as well as the cost associated with independent sidewalks, bikeways, and the provision of bus service in the area. These studies provide the basis for future strategies to fund detailed engineering design and construction costs. An update of the 2017 Local Area Transportation Improvement Program (LATIP) traffic analysis will collect new counts and account for changes in development, policies, plans, and other ongoing efforts.
anchorDisclosures
A pedestrian impact analysis will be performed during design or is in progress.
anchorCoordination
Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA), Maryland Mass Transit Administration (MTA), and Maryland National-Capital Park and Planning Commission.