Bicycle Advisory Group

About

The Bicycle Advisory Group (BAG) was established by Howard County Code Section 6.408 to "advise the County Executive and County Administration" on matters of bicycle transportation, particularly the implementation of the Bicycle Master Plan.

Click here for a one-page digest of Howard County code as it relates to the Bicycle Advisory Group.

Next Meeting

If you wish to attend the next virtual BAG meeting, it will be held at 3:00 pm on June 14, 2022. The link to pre-register (or simply to attend that day) will be posted here the week prior to the meeting. https://www.howardcountymd.gov/transportation/bicycle-advisory-group-bag-meeting-4
Anyone who is interested in signing up to make a public comment, please send inquires by email by 8 a.m. the day of the meeting to transportation@howardcountymd.gov.

Group Information

2022 Meeting Schedule

The BAG meets at least quarterly. Meetings typically take place in the Columbia/Ellicott Room at the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City. Meetings are currently held virtually on the Webex platform.

The BAG has adopted Rules of Procedure to ensure orderly and productive meetings.

January 11 at 3:00 pm
April 5 at 3:00 pm
June 14 at 3:00 pm
September 13 at 3:00 pm
November 15 at 3:00 pm

Group Members

Certain agencies and organizations are required to have representatives on the Bicycle Advisory Group (BAG), and other members may be admitted at the discretion of the Administrator of the Office of Transportation. The current BAG membership includes (RP - Required Position, DP - Discretionary Position):

Christiana Rigby, Howard County Council (RP), Council Member, District 3
Donald Rucker, Patapsco Bicycles, Representative for retailers within Howard County (DP)
Doug Kampe, Howard County Public School System (DP)
Emily Ranson, Chair, Clean Water Action, Maryland State Director (DP)
Jack Guarneri, Bicycling Advocates of Howard County (RP), President
Jennifer Biddle, Howard County Department of Public Works (RP), Chief of Traffic Engineering
Jessica Bellah, Columbia Association (RP), Senior Community Planner
Kandese Holford, Maryland Department of Transportation, Assistant Chief, Regional and Intermodal Planning Division, Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator, MDOT SHA (DP)
Larry Schoen, Bicycle Advocate (RP)
Lt. Aaron Dombrowsky, Howard County Police Department (RP), Commander, Traffic Management Division
Paul Walsky, Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks (RP), Park Planner
Ted Cochran, Vice Chair, Free Bikes 4 Kidz Maryland, President (DP)
Warren Wortman, Bicycle Advocate (DP)
To be determined, Representative appointed by Voices for Change (RP)
To be determined, Representative appointed by Howard County Association of Student Councils (RP)