$8.2M To Be Spent On Bike Lanes, Sidewalks, Curb Ramps In Howard County

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The county's proposed capital spending plan for fiscal year 2023 features historic funding for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure while improving community connections.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said the spending plan that has been presented to the County Council includes a record $8.2 million for pathways, bike lanes, sidewalks, curb ramps and other projects to help implement the county’s Pedestrian Master Plan, its Bicycle Master Plan and its Complete Streets policy.

“We are able to make historic investments today to build a better tomorrow for all of Howard County,” Ball said. “We do this to improve our health, because we know it’s better to walk and ride than to sit. We do this to improve our community, because we know that seeing your neighbors face to face makes us stronger. And we do this for our environment, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut back on the use of internal combustion engines.”

Included in the FY23 budget:

• Sidewalks on Whiskey Bottom Road from Route 1 to North Laurel Community Center, $700,000
• Sidewalks and crosswalk on Montgomery Road near Elkridge Landing Middle School, $400,000
• Sidewalks on Ilchester Road near Bonnie Branch Middle School, $550,000
• Shared use pathway on Dobbin Road from MD175 to Columbia Crossing Circle, $450,000
• Shared use pathway on Dobbin Road from Oakland Mills Road to MD175, $1.85 million
• Design of Robert Fulton Drive shared use pathway, $280,000
• Bike lane additions in conjunction with road resurfacing (locations depend on resurfacing schedule), $200,000