Roland Ave Complete Streets Resurfacing

What is this project about?

Roland Ave is being resurfaced from 40th Street to 34th Street and will be getting Complete Streets upgrades. As part of these upgrades a cycle track is being constructed on Roland Ave from 40th Street to 36th Street. These changes are designed to improve safety and comfort for people walking, biking, driving, and taking transit.

Why is this project happening?

As part of all resurfacing project, BCDOT reviews the corridor for Complete Streets treatments. Often this includes routine improvements like adding or refreshing crosswalks, narrowing travel lanes, and/or installing bump outs. Sometimes, depending on the context, more significant adjustments—ones that change the roadway configuration—are required. For example, if the project is on the bike master plan.

For this project, Roland Ave from 40th Street to 36th Street, overlaps with the separated facilities on the 2017 separated bike master plan and will receive additional multimodal upgrades on that portion.

For reference, a full map of all resurfacing projects can be found here: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/portfolio/index.html?appid=f55eff9c61f6458bbdc502136b20906c

Where is the project located?

The project area is along Roland Ave between 40th Street and 34th Street, spanning Baltimore City Council Districts 7 and 14.

Green section is part of the separated bike master plan and will receive a cycle track [36th to 40th]
Purple section will receive standard traffic calming treatments [34th to 36th]

What improvements are being made?

In addition to resurfacing the roadway, this corridor will receive Complete Streets treatments that support safer travel for all users like adding or refreshing crosswalks, narrowing travel lanes, and/or installing bump outs . Bicycle facilities along Roland Ave from 40th Street to 36th Street will also be improved in alignment with the Separated Bike Master Plan.

What improvements will 40th to 36th Street get?

Roland Ave from 40th Street to 36th Street will be upgraded to any all ages and abilities separated bike facility.

Existing cross section of Roland Ave 40th St to 36th St as it exists today.
Proposed cross section of Roland Ave 40th St to 36th St

To make a safe and separated path for users of all ages and abilities to enjoy, Precast curbs, known as “pills", will be used in conjunction with flex post to create a separated barrier.

Bus stops along the cycle track will also be upgraded with bus bulbs. These types of stops already exist throughout Baltimore City and provide level boarding access to users in addition to allowing the bus to keep in lane and reduce conflict points, leading to increased boarding time and safety. Below is an example form Harford Road and Kentucky Ave.

What improvements will 36th to 34th Street get?

This section of Roland Ave will receive standard treatments to increase safety and access such as updated crosswalks and ADA ramps, along with the addition of daylighting, bump outs, and speed humps if found warranted.

Community Meetings & Events

This Winter and early Spring, we will attended existing community events and meetings to share project information, gather community feedback, and answer project questions. We will list those meetings below once scheduled.