North Four Corners News ♦ December 2025

Pedestrian Safety Improvements on MD 193/University Boulevard

By Sharon Canavan

Planning is underway on University Boulevard/MD 193 for pedestrian safety improvements. The Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (PSAP) is a component of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Complete Streets policy. The State Highway Administration held a public informational workshop on 5 November 2025 to present proposed improvements and gather community feedback for pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements.

Nearly 40,000 vehicles per day travel along MD 193/University Boulevard from Georgia Avenue to Colesville Road; crash data has identified this portion of the road as a high injury area. The opportunities identified for improvements will include:

Concrete sidewalk maintenance;
Signage repairs and replacements;
High-visibility pavement markings for crosswalks;
Enhanced bus stop upgrades;
High-visibility mid-block crossings;
Side street curb extensions at crosswalks;
Decreased stress for cyclists;
Intersections designed to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility; and
Shared-use paths.

The MDOT roll maps illustrating proposed pedestrian safety improvements showed a pedestrian hybrid beacon and crosswalk on westbound University Boulevard to walk safely to the grocery store and post office at the jug handle turn-around. There is already a crosswalk on eastbound University. The roll maps also showed a new traffic signal at the Brunette Avenue intersection with University Boulevard. A copy of the roll map for the corridor adjacent to the NFCCA area can be found at the link below.

Roll Map

MDOT’s goal is to incorporate public feedback on the proposed improvements before moving to the preliminary 30% design phase by Spring 2026, with construction anticipated to start in Spring 2027.

To stay up-to-date on this pedestrian safety improvements plan, consult the project page at the link below.

Safety Plan

If you wish to make comments to improve pedestrian safety on University Boulevard, you may do so at the link below. ■

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