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Committee reviews Bill 2-425 to repeal Montgomery County's Transportation Demand Management law
Summary
The Transportation and Environment Committee discussed Bill 2-425, which would repeal the county's TDM law; members and staff debated fiscal impacts, enforcement timing and how to treat long-standing traffic mitigation agreements tied to development approvals.
The Montgomery County Transportation and Environment Committee convened Oct. 20 to consider Bill 2-425, which would repeal Article 2 of Chapter 42A of the county code governing Transportation Demand Management. Chair Glass opened the session and Councilmember Sidney Balcom, the bill sponsor, said the measure responds to implementation complexity and post-pandemic shifts in telework and mode share that have already moved the county toward its non-auto-driver goals.
"What's very important to say is that the repeal of the law does not diminish the purpose, the underlying purpose of transportation demand management," Councilmember Balcom said, adding that outreach and mode-share goals should continue even without the existing statutory framework. Committee and staff discussion focused on the practical consequences of repeal ' including how existing TDM plans and older three-party traffic mitigation agreements (TMAGs) tied to development approvals would be handled and the budgetary effect on programs funded by TDM fees.
