Microtransit Solutions

nonprofit organization committed to identifying regional interests and developing collaborative strategies through plans and programs, which will improve the quality of life and economic vitality throughout the region. BMC’s Board of Directors includes the Mayor of Baltimore City, Executives of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard counties, a Carroll County Commissioner, a Queen Anne’s County Commissioner, a Delegate and Senator from the State of Maryland, and a gubernatorial appointee. The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Baltimore region. Approximately 2.8 million residents live in the Baltimore region, the 20th most populated Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, according the U.S. Census Bureau. The Baltimore region includes the jurisdictions of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County, Howard County, and Queen Anne’s County.

The BRTB members consist of designated representatives from Baltimore City, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County, and Howard County, Queen Anne’s County, the City of Annapolis, plus the Maryland Department of Transportation, the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Maryland Department of Planning, the MDOT Maryland Transit Administration, and Annapolis Transit. BMC staff provide technical support to the BRTB, including transportation forecasting and analysis, economic and demographic research, computer mapping applications, air and water quality programs, multimodal planning, cooperative purchasing, workforce development, and housing and rideshare coordination. 2025 ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE Request for Proposals PROJECT #24H10 Due Date: 3-8-24 ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY BALTIMORE CITY BALTIMORE COUNTY CARROLL COUNTY HARFORD COUNTY HOWARD COUNTY QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY 4 The Baltimore Regional Fair Housing Group is a committee of BMC that consists of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, and Howard Counties, as well as the Cities of Baltimore and Annapolis (map at right) – all jurisdictions that receive federal housing funds directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The committee also includes the public housing authorities (PHAs) that operate in those jurisdictions. The members of the Fair Housing Group work together, supported by BMC staff, to carry out their duty to affirmatively further fair housing, as required by the federal Fair Housing Act. That work has included creating a Baltimore Regional Project-Based Voucher Program and a Preservation Task Force, both in 2016.