​Public Invited to Provide Input Through Online Survey 

BALTIMORE (December 2, 2024) – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is strengthening its commitment to improve safety for vulnerable road users – defined as individuals walking, cycling or rolling, who are at a higher risk of injury or fatalities in crashes. To better understand their challenges, the agency has launched an online statewide survey and is inviting public input through January 31, 2025.

The survey, conducted by the State Highway Administration’s Office of Traffic and Safety, will collect feedback to help guide future infrastructure decisions aimed at making Maryland’s roads safer for all users. Participants can use a digital map to pinpoint key locations, such as neighborhoods, workplaces and routes where enhanced biking and walking infrastructure would make a difference.

Vulnerable road users are particularly susceptible to being killed or injured in a crash and account for a growing share of all transportation fatalities, both in Maryland and throughout the United States. Maryland’s first Vulnerable Road User Assessment was completed in November 2023 and will be updated in 2025 in conjunction with federal requirements. The assessment will then be updated every five years.

The State Highway Administration encourages all Marylanders to share their experiences by taking the survey ​by the January 31 deadline to help shape a safer future for pedestrians and bicyclists across the state. Public meetings to present survey findings and gather additional feedback will be announced in 2025.

The vulnerable road users survey is a key component of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Complete Streets Policy, which prioritizes safe, reliable, equitable and sustainable travel across all modes to make roads safer and connect Marylanders to jobs, education and economic opportunity.