DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DEFUNCT AGENCIES
ADMINISTRATION
Under Deputy Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Enterprise Management, renamed Operations in April 2015.
ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE
Under Maryland Port Administration, reformed as Finance in 1999.
ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
Under Mass Transit Administration, disbanded in Jan. 2000.
ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS
Under Office of Secretary, restructured as Operations in Feb. 2015.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION GOALS, BENCHMARKS, & INDICATORS
[ANNUAL ATTAINMENT REPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE]
Staff: Michael J. Haley (410) 865-1011; e-mail: mhaley@mdot.state.md.us
Appointed by Governor:
Edgar A. Gonzalez, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Richard Chambers; Steve Chan; James A. Conrad, Ph.D.; F. Wayne Cooper; David A. Costello; Patricia Ann Cotten; Judith F. Davis; Anne S. Ferro; Catherine (Kay) Hill; Russell J. Holt; Deron Lovaas; Gerard N. Murphy; Michele K. Ryan.
Advisory Committee on Transportation Goals, Benchmarks, and Indicators was authorized in October 2000 (Chapter 303, Acts of 2000). Committee advises Department on developing measurable, long-term transportation goals and intermediate benchmarks of progress towards those goals. Annually, Department submits a report on how these goals and benchmarks are being attained in implementation of Maryland Transportation Plan and Consolidated Transportation Program (Code Transportation Article, sec. 2-103.1). Advisory Committee, however, is only convened cyclicly when goals and benchmarks are evaluated for potential changes.
Last met in 2008; will reconvene in 2013.
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR PORT-LAND USE DEVELOPMENT
Abolished on Oct. 1, 2005 (Chapter 114, Acts of 2005).
AIRPORT & SEAPORT DIVISION
Under Maryland Transportation Authority Police, phased out in Jan. 2016.
AIRPORT GOVERNANCE GROUP
Met in 2001 to consider privatization of Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI).
AIRPORT OPERATIONS
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, restructured as Operations and Security in July 2003.
AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, renamed Technology and Community Affairs in Jan. 2010.
AUDITS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, & ADMINISTRATION
Under State Highway Administration, renamed Administration in 2014.
AUTOMOBILES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
Under Maryland Port Administration (within Marketing), disbanded in Aug. 2009.
BALTIMORE RED LINE
Under Transit Development and Delivery, abolished in June 2015, when Governor cut funding for project.
Baltimore Red Line was a proposed 14.1-mile light-rail transit line from Woodlawn in Baltimore County through west and downtown Baltimore to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Before funding was cut, construction was to begin in 2015, and Line possibly operational by 2021.
BALTIMORE REGION RAIL SYSTEM PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Staff: Jamie Kendrick (410) 767-8762
Appointed by Secretary of Transportation:
John A. Agro, Jr., Co-Chair
Anne S. Perkins, Co-Chair
Mark E. Behm; Bruce Campbell; Barbara Cutko; Carol Filipczak; Alfred H. Foxx, Jr.; Donald C. Fry; Michael Iati; Dean L. Johnson; Roy W. Kienitz; Joseph P. Kocy; James E. Malone, Jr.; Nathaniel J. McFadden; Douglas Miles; Robert Moore; Joseph Necker; James F. Ports, Jr.; Earl S. Richardson, Ed.D.; Christopher Ryer; Marjorie Slater-Kaplan; C. William Struever; Michelle Whelley.
Formed by Secretary of Transportation in Sept. 2001, Committee adopted its final plan in March 2002.
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL (BWI) AIRPORT GOVERNANCE STUDY GROUP
Staff: Christine Romans (410) 865-1037; e-mail: cromans@mdot.state.md.us
Appointed by Secretary of Transportation:
Theodore E. Mathison, Chair
Missy Cassidy; William K. Hellman; Louise P. Hoblitzell; Raymond C. Nichols; Theodore J. Sophocleus; Leonard H. Teitelbaum; James G. Walsh; William P. Wentworth, Jr.
In Feb. 2005, Secretary of Transportation created Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Airport Governance Study Group. Study Group was charged with analyzing whether Airport's current governance structure was most efficient.
Study Group submitted its recommendations to Secretary in Nov. 2005.
BAY BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION ADVISORY GROUP
Established by Maryland Transportation Authority in 2005, superseded by Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group in May 2020.
Authorization for Board was repealed in 2008 (Chapter 327, Acts of 2008).
On June 1, 2009, Panel submitted its report to Secretary of Transportation.
BUS OPERATIONS
Under Maryland Transit Administration, renamed Bus Transportation in Dec. 2009
Abolished in Dec. 2008 reorganization.
CECIL/HARFORD BRIDGES WORK GROUP
Staff: Simela Triandos (410) 537-1092; e-mail: striandos@mdta.state.md.us
Chair: Ronald L. Freeland, Executive Secretary, Maryland Transportation Authority
Vice-Chair: Neil J. Pedersen, State Highway Administrator
Appointed by Executive Secretary, Maryland Transportation Authority, in consultation with District 34 legislative delegation: Nelson K. Bolender; Barbara A. Brown; John P. Corrieri, Jr.; David R. Craig; James L. Eberhardt; Joseph L. Fisona; Charles R. Flayhart; Nancy Jacobs; Mary-Dulany James; Sheryl Davis Kohl; Mary Ann Lisanti; Robert F. McKnight; Tari Moore; David D. Rudolph; William B. Seccurro; S. Fred Simmons; Donna Tapley; Vernon J. Thompson; Clark Turner; Steven W. Vandervort; Michael Vaughn.
Cecil/Harford Bridges Work Group was convened in April 2006 by Executive Secretary of Maryland Transportation Authority. Work Group considered economic impact of tolls on Cecil County, and potential traffic congestion during planned repairs on Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge which crosses Susquehanna River. Matters of public safety and economic development relating to location of toll plaza on Interstate 95 in Cecil County also were evaluated.
Recommendations of Work Group were reviewed by Maryland Transportation Authority.
CENTRAL MARYLAND TRANSIT STUDY GROUP
Staff: Elizabeth Kreider (410) 767-3433; e-mail: ekreider@mta.maryland.gov
web:
www.mdot.maryland.gov/central_md_transit_study_group
Chair: James T. Smith, Jr., Secretary of Transportation
Appointed by Secretary of Transportation: George C. Cardwell; Lawrence C. Daniels; Guy J. Guzzone; Kitty Higgins; Kay Hill; James L. Knighton; Elizabeth Kreider; Kristie M. Mills; Tomika Monterville; James B. Perez; Douglas J. J. Peters; John W. Powell, Jr.
In May 2014, Secretary of Transportation convened Central Maryland Transit Study Group (Joint Chairmen's Report, 2014, p. 62). Study Group scrutinized how much creation of a central Maryland regional transit authority would cost State, local jurisdictions, and public. Further, Study Group considered Maryland Transit Administration's ongoing update of State management plan, and how Administration makes grants to local entitites.
In July 2014, Study Group reported to General Assembly's budget committees.
CHESAPEAKE HIGHWAY ADVISORIES ROUTING TRAFFIC
Renamed Coordinated Highways Action Response Team late in 1999.
COMMUNICATIONS
Under Maryland Transit Administration, Communications originated as Statewide Initiatives and Communications and reformed as Communications in 2003.
Communications oversaw eight offices: Communications; Customer Services; Engineering; Government Relations; Freight Services; Planning and Statewide Transit; Transit-Oriented Development and Smart Growth; and Washington Area Transit.
Restructured as Planning and Policy in Jan. 2004.
CORE OPERATIONS
Under Maryland Transit Administration.
CORE SERVICES
Under Maryland Transit Administration, renamed Core Operations in Dec. 2013.
CORE SUPPORT
Under Maryland Transit Administration.
CORPORATE SERVICES & FINANCE
Under Maryland Transit Administration, reorganized as Finance and Administration in Jan. 2004.
CRUISES & SPECIAL PROJECTS
Under Maryland Port Administration, disbanded in Oct. 2005.
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Under Maryland Transportation Authority, effective September 2012, Deputy Executive Secretary oversaw seven divisions: Administration; Capital Planning; Civil and Fair Practices; Engineering and Construction Management; Finance; Operations; and Strategic Development.
Transferred to Administration in May 2007.
Abolished in Dec. 2008 restructuring.
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Under Maryland Transit Administration, Finance and Administration began as Corporate Services and Finance in 2000 to manage fiscal services, information technology, procurement, and personnel for Maryland Transit Administration. In Sept. 2003, it was restructured to include customer services, engineering, freight services, government relations, marketing, planning and statewide transit, safety, transit-oriented development and Smart Growth, and Washington area transit. In Jan. 2004, it further reformed as Finance and Administration to manage offices for contract administration; finance; information technology; marketing; and training. In April 2007, it was reorganized to oversee offices for finance; human resources; information technology; procurement; research and analysis; training; and treasury.
In Feb. 2011, functions were dispersed to other agencies.
GOVERNOR HARRY W. NICE MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Under Maryland Transportation Authority, renamed Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge in Oct. 2018 (Chapter 20, Acts of 2018).
GOVERNOR'S WORK GROUP ON YOUNG DRIVERS
(410) 865-1007
Chair: Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation
Appointed by Senate President: John A. Gianetti, Jr.; Sandra B. Schrader.
Appointed by House Speaker: William A. Bronrott; Susan K. McComas.
HIGHWAY INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION
Under State Highway Administration.
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
Under Office of Transit Operations, abolished in July 2000.
MARC COMMUTER RAIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Jerome C. Korzybski, Coordinator (410) 767-8795
Appointed by Maryland Transit Administrator:
James Berard, Chair
MARYLAND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSIT PLAN TRANSIT ADVISORY PANEL
Staff: Harvey S. Zelefsky (410) 767-3781
Completed its work in Jan. 1999.
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION STAKEHOLDER WORK GROUP
Staff: Philip A. Dacey, Esq. (410) 865-1090; e-mail: pdacey@mdot.state.md.us
web:
www.mdot.maryland.gov/Office_of_Planning_and_Capital_Programming/MTA_Stakeholder_Group/Index.html
James F. Ports, Jr., Chair
Maryland Transit Administration Stakeholder Work Group was convened in June 2015. In order to improve transit services, Work Group was to identify needs of business community and transit users.
Work Group developed a Transit Performance Improvement Plan and completed its work in Oct. 2015.
MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Renamed Maryland Transit Administration in Oct. 2001 (Chapter 730, Acts of 2001).
MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION POLICE
Renamed Maryland Transit Administration Police in Oct. 2001 (Chapter 730, Acts of 2001).
NETWORKS
Under Motor Vehicle Administration (within Office of Information Resources), combined with End-User Computing to form LAN Support in Dec. 1999.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Office of Administrative Services, July 1, 1998.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Under Office of Secretary, renamed Office of Engineering and Procurement in 1999.
OFFICE OF AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, renamed Office of Air Service Development in Oct. 2015.
OFFICE OF AIRFIELD OPERATIONS & SECURITY
Under Aviation Administration, reorganized into Office of Operations and Office of Airport Security in Oct. 2004.
OFFICE OF BRIDGE DEVELOPMENT
Under State Highway Administration, renamed Office of Structures in Jan. 2008.
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, renamed Office of Finance and Administration in April 2002.
OFFICE OF BUSINESS PLANNING, POLICY, & PERFORMANCE
Under Maryland Transportation Authority, renamed Office of Innovation and Performance in July 2019.
OFFICE OF BUSINESS RELATIONS
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, reorganized as Office of Corporate and Community Relations in Oct. 2015.
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Under State Highway Administration, renamed Office of Customer Relations and Information in March 2012.
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING, & MEDIA RELATIONS
Under Maryland Transit Administration, renamed Office of Communications and Marketing in July 2015.
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS & BUSINESS RELATIONS
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, functions dispersed to other units in April 2007.
OFFICE OF CONSULTANT SERVICES
Under State Highway Administration, combined with Procurement Division to form Office of Procurment and Contracts in 2006.
OFFICE OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Under Maryland Transit Administration, reorganized as Office of Procurement in April 2007.
OFFICE OF CUSTOMER & COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Under Maryland Transit Adminstration, renamed Office of Customer Service in 2015.
OFFICE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Under Maryland Transit Administration, reorganized as Office of Customer and Community Relations in March 2012.
OFFICE OF ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, & EMERGENCY SERVICES
Under Administration, reorganized as Office of Engineering and Emergency Services in Aug. 2007.
OFFICE OF ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, restructured as Design and Construction in Jan. 2010.
OFFICE OF FAIR PRACTICES
Renamed Office of Diversity and Equity in March 2007.
OFFICE OF FAREBOX RECOVERY
Under Maryland Transit Administration.
OFFICE OF INTERCOUNTY CONNECTOR
Under State Highway Administration, Office oversaw construction phase of Intercounty Connection with Maryland Transportation Authority.
Office phased out in June 2014.
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Under Office of Deputy Secretary.
OFFICE OF MARKETING
Under Maryland Transportation Authority.
In Feb. 2011, most of its functions transferred to Core Services.
OPERATIONS
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Field Operations in April 2017.
OPERATIONS
Under Maryland Transit Administration, renamed Transit Operations in April 2017.
OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING
Under Mass Transit Administration, disbanded in Jan. 2000.
In 2009, the Divisions and Police began to report directly to Executive Secretary.
Abolished in Feb. 2011; functions dispersed to other agencies.
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT
Under Port Administration, Planning and Environment originated in 1995 as Planning and Business Development, and reformed as Planning and Environment in 2003. This division was responsible for Harbor Development, and Planning. In 2007, those units began reporting directly to Deputy Executive Director.
PLANNING & FINANCE
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, abolished in March 2010.
Abolished in Oct. 2005 (Chapter 114, Acts of 2005).
PROCUREMENT
Formerly under Office of Engineering, Procurement, and Emergency Services. Restructured as Office of Procurement under Administration in Aug. 2007.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Under Office of Secretary, renamed Equity and Economic Empowerment in Oct. 2003.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Under Maryland Port Administration, restructured as Maritime Commercial Management in April 2005.
RAIL SAFETY OVERSIGHT PROGRAM
Under Administration, incorporated into Office of Risk Management and Rail Safety in June 2009.
REAL ESTATE DIVISION
Formerly under Office of Planning. Restructured under Deputy Secretary as Office of Real Estate in Aug. 2007.
SERVICE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Under Transit Administration.
SERVICE OVERSIGHT
Under Maryland Transit Administration, renamed Core Support in Dec. 2013
SERVICE OVERSIGHT, CORE SERVICES, & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Under Maryland Transit Administration, reorganized as Operations in Dec. 2013
SERVICE OVERSIGHT, CORE SERVICES, & PERSONNEL SERVICES
Under Maryland Transit Administration, restructured as Service Oversight, Core Services, and Information Technology in March 2012.
SOUTHERN REGION
Under Maryland Transportation Authority (within Operations), functions dispersed in Jan. 1998.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, abolished in March 2004.
STATEWIDE COMPLIANCE
Under Motor Vehicle Administration.
STATEWIDE INITIATIVES & COMMUNICATIONS
Under Maryland Transit Administration, restructured as Communications and other units transferred to Corporate Services and Finance in Sept. 2003.
STATEWIDE SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
Under Transit Administration, reorganized as Statewide Network in April 2017.
SUPPORT SERVICES
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, organized in April 2008 and disbanded in March 2010.
TASK FORCE ON TRAFFIC CAPACITY ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
Staff: Dennis N. Simpson (410) 537-1000; e-mail: dsimpson@mdta.state.md.us
Appointed by Secretary of Transportation:
O. James Lighthizer, Co-Chair (chosen by Secretary of Transportation)
J. Lowell Stoltzfus, Co-Chair (chosen by Secretary of Transportation)
Mahlon G. Anderson; John C. Astle; Andrew N. Barrow; John E. (Sonny) Bloxom; Walter T. Coryell; William H. Cox, Jr.; Effie M. Elzey; Jeffrey E. Frank, Ph.D.; H. Victoria Goldsborough; Janet Greenip; Rona E. Kramer; Mary Ann Love; James N. Mathias, Jr.; Anthony J. O'Donnell; E. J. Pipkin; Susan Ellsworth Shaw; Alan I. Silverstein; Richard A. Sossi; Walter Thompson; W. Gregory Wims; one vacancy.
Ex officio: Aris Melissaratos, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Kendl P. Philbrick, Secretary of the Environment; C. Ronald Franks, Secretary of Natural Resources; Audrey E. Scott, Secretary of Planning; Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation; Trent M. Kittleman, Executive Secretary, Maryland Transportation Authority; Martin G. Madden, Chair, Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays.
In Dec. 2004, Secretary of Transportation created Task Force on Traffic Capacity Across the Chesapeake Bay. Task Force examined options for reducing traffic congestion on Bay Bridge, which is projected to increase by 40 percent over the next twenty years.
Task Force reported its recommendations to Secretary in July 2006.
TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Technical Services Management Division in Oct. 1997.
TECHNOLOGY, HUMAN RESOURCES, SAFETY, & TRAINING
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, restructured as Division of Administration and Performance Management in Oct. 2015.
TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, restructured as Technology, Human Resources, Safety, and Training in July 2010.
TERMINAL MAINTENANCE
Under Maryland Port Administration, renamed Facility Operations in 1997.
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & SPECIAL EVENTS
Under Maryland Port Administration, reorganized as Market Development in 2003.
TRAFFIC & INTERMODAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Under Maryland Port Administration, renamed Intermodal and Rail Logistics in 2003.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, & SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Under Maryland Transportation Authority, reorganized as Multi-Facility Operations in 2009.
TRANSIT FUNDING STUDY STEERING COMMITTEE
Staff: Lyn Erickson (410) 865-1279; e-mail: lerickson@mdot.state.md.us
Appointed by Senate President: David R. Brinkley; James E. DeGrange; Rona E. Kramer.
Appointed by House Speaker: John L. Bohanan, Jr.; Sheila E. Hixson; Maggie McIntosh.
Ex officio: David A. Treasure, designee of Secretary of Budget & Management; Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation.
Transit Funding Study Steering Committee organized in July 2006 (Chapter 443, Acts of 2006). Committee was charged with providing guidance and direction to Department in producing two studies. First study analyzed what funding is needed for transit in Maryland over next twenty years, both capital and operational funding needs. Second study reviewed how transit services are funded nationwide, including state, regional and local strategies, and funding for cities with large transit systems. Revenue sources not currently used in Maryland also were evaluated.
Of Committee's eight members, three were appointed by Senate President, three were appointed by House Speaker, and two served ex officio.
Report submitted in Dec. 2006; final report submitted in Jan. 2007.
TRANSIT POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Under Maryland Transit Administration, restructured as Policy Development and Control under Office of Performance Management and Statistical Analysis in March 2012.
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Under Deputy Secretary, renamed Transportation Policy and Freight in Jan. 2011.
TRANSPORTATION POLICY & FREIGHT
Under Deputy Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Enterprise Services, restructured as Policy Analysis and Planning in July 2015.
Abolished Oct. 1, 2017 (Chapters 588 & 589, Acts of 2017).
TRAVEL FORECASTING & ANALYSIS DIVISION
Under State Highway Administration, renamed Data Services Engineering.
VEHICLE INSPECTION SERVICES
Under Motor Vehicle Administration.
VEHICLE SAFETY & CUSTOMER INFORMATION SERVICES
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Vehicle Safety and Compliance in April 2008.
VEHICLE SERVICES
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Vehicle Programs in 2006.
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