City of Baltimore - File #: 14-0197R

• File #: 14-0197R
• Version: 0
• Name: Request for State Action - On-Street Parking Flexibility
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 11/17/2014
• In control: Land Use and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 1/26/2015
• Title: Request for State Action - On-Street Parking Flexibility FOR the purpose of respectfully requesting that the General Assembly adopt, and the Governor sign, legislation amending State Transportation Article § 21-1004 to allow Baltimore to improve traffic safety by allowing parking on the left side of designated streets where requiring right-side only parking undermines public safety.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, James B. Kraft, Brandon M. Scott, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, William "Pete" Welch, Robert Curran
• Indexes: Flexibility, On-Street Parking, Request for State Action

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/26/2015	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Recommended Favorably
1/26/2015	0	City Council	Adopted
1/12/2015	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
11/20/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
11/17/2014	0	City Council	Introduced
11/17/2014	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmembers Clarke, Middleton, and Kraft



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Request for State Action - On-Street Parking Flexibility

FOR the purpose of respectfully requesting that the General Assembly adopt, and the Governor sign, legislation amending State Transportation Article § 21-1004 to allow Baltimore to improve traffic safety by allowing parking on the left side of designated streets where requiring right-side only parking undermines public safety.
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Recitals

Baltimore is in many ways unique among Maryland’s jurisdictions. Because of this, occasionally laws that make sense for the counties are a poor fit for our city. The General Assembly has repeatedly recognized this simple fact in the past by granting Baltimore the flexibility to make our own laws in areas where our circumstances may differ from those elsewhere.

One area where more flexibility is needed is the application of Maryland Transportation Article § 21-1004(a) to on-street parking in Baltimore. This statewide law generally requires vehicles on a two-way street to park on the right side of the road with their right wheels parallel to the curb, meaning that vehicles must be parked pointing in the direction that traffic flows.

In most places, at most times, this is a very sensible requirement that improves safety on our roads. However, in the peculiar environment that exis...