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Inspector General: Montgomery County not enforcing Transportation Management District survey and plan requirements
Summary
An OIG review found very low employer response rates to required commuter surveys and concluded DOT had not enforced county code requirements for Transportation Management Districts; DOT said it will begin enforcement steps pending possible code changes.
The Montgomery County inspector general told the council’s Audit Committee on Oct. 14 that the county’s Transportation Management District program has low employer compliance with required commuter plans and surveys, limiting officials’ ability to assess whether the program reduces single-occupancy vehicle trips.
Megan Lamarsy, presenting the Office of the Inspector General’s review, said the office looked at FY 2022–2024 activity and found response rates far below statutory targets. For employers with more than 100 employees, the county target is a 40% survey response rate; for smaller employers the target is 50%. The OIG found a roughly 4% response rate among larger employers and 27% among smaller employers.
The OIG’s two findings concluded that the Department of…
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