CSLA Complete Streets Leadership Academy

The Maryland’s Department of Transportation (MDOT) is launching a Complete Streets Leadership Academy (CSLA) to address known dangers on state-owned roads as part of its Pedestrian Safety Action Plan. Supported by Smart Growth America, the CSLA model combines a series of virtual sessions and in-person workshops to develop and deploy community-led quick build projects on state-owned roads. Three communities in Maryland will partner with MDOT and the State Highway Administration (SHA) to design, implement, and measure the effectiveness of quick-build projects to identify long-term changes to improve transportation safety across the state, including the Town of Bel Air.

Objectives

  • Design, implement, and measure the effectiveness of a quick-build demonstration in three communities across Maryland
  • Build state and local capacity on topics related to Complete Streets, pedestrian safety, and quick-build demonstrations
  • Foster collaboration and improve communication between Maryland’s Department of Transportation and local jurisdictions
  • Develop recommendations to support quick-build demonstrations being more broadly used across the state

Expectations

  • Contribute to the design and scope of the quick-build demonstration
  • Provide support for community outreach and engagement
  • Evaluation and analysis of the quick-build demonstration
  • Coordinate with Maryland’s Department of Transportation

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Aug 09

Bel Air Main Street Quick Build Demonstration Goals

Posted on August 9, 2024 at 12:08 PM by Michael Krantz

Maryland Complete Streets Leadership Academy - Bel Air Main Street and Bond Street Quick Build Demonstration Project

Main Street from Broadway to Lee Street

While this quick build demonstration project is in place you will see improvements for people crossing Main Street on foot, including speed bumps to slow traffic speeds. The left turn from Main Street to E Gordon will be temporarily closed.

The Town of Bel Air is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Complete Streets Leadership Academy!

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is partnering with Smart Growth America and local jurisdictions to deploy Complete Streets demonstration projects on some state-owned roadways this summer, amid efforts to improve road safety in communities across the state. Communities like the Town of Bel Air will then apply these skills by implementing temporary, on-the-ground demonstration projects.

  • The Town of Bel Air received technical assistance and $22,000 grant to implement this project.
  • Project installation will occur this summer. The temporary projects are intended for demonstration purposes only and will be removed by the end of the year.

Bel Air Main Street Quick Build Demonstration Goals

The projects will target dangerous intersections or corridors with a known history of crashes:

  • Safety – This project aims to make it safer for people, including students at Bel Air Elementary, to cross Main Street. The project will also make the flat iron area easier to navigate by reducing the number of turns.
  • Planning and evaluation – through this temporary project and the data we collect we will

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Learn more about the MDOT Complete Streets at www.mdot.maryland.gov/completestreets

Map showing Gordon and Main at Bond Street proposed changes to traffic patterns


Tag(s): Quick Build, MDOT, CSLA, Complete Streets

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