Welcome to the Office of Planning and Capital Programming's (OPCP) home on the web. The Office of Planning & Capital Programming is comprised of Capital Programming, Regional Planning, and Transportation Planning, as well as Interrelated Programs, such as Air Quality, Bicycle and Pedestrian Access and Community Enhancements.  The Office of Planning & Capital Programming satisfies many legislative and federal mandates for the Department of Transportation and the Secretary of Transportation, and is responsible for the following products:

• Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP): The Department’s six-year capital program outlining transportation projects in the State.
• Annual Attainment Report
• Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP): Updated every 4-5 years.
• Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
• State Report on Transportation: Includes the MTP, Attainment Report and CTP.
• Twenty-Year Bicycle and Pedestrian Access Master Plan
• Annual Managing For Results Report

The OPCP also receives Priority Letters from every County and the City of Baltimore, outlining each jurisdiction’s top transportation priorities for State funding.

Development and completion of these projects requires extensive coordination with local governments, planning organizations & jurisdictions, service providers and partner agencies, resulting in the production of Transportation Improvement Plans (TIPS), Long Range Plans, Unified Plans and Work Programs, Bicycle and Pedestrian policies, projects and proposals.

Partner agencies include:

• Metropolitan & Regional Planning Organizations
• County Planning Agencies
• Maryland Department of Planning
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources
• Maryland Department of the Environment
• University of Maryland

OPCP is also responsible for representing the Department's interest on several committees and commissions, including:

• The Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.  The purpose of this Committee is to provide guidance to State agencies on matters directly relating to bicyclists and pedestrians.
• The Critical Area Commission Created by the legislature in 1984, the Critical Area Commission is a state and local government partnership for regulating land use in the Critical Areas around the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays to achieve water quality, habitat protection, and growth management goals.  The Commission reviews and approves large developments and all government sponsored projects. 
• The Patuxent River Commission Created by the legislature in 1984, the Commission oversees the Patuxent River Policy Plan, a document that outlines key recommendations for restoring and protecting the Patuxent Watershed, which focuses on land management.
• The Coastal and Watershed Resources Advisory Committee Established in 1978, the primary mission is to advise the Administration, specifically the Secretary of DNR, on Coastal Program policy issues; proposed federal and state legislation affecting the coast; and the annual Coastal Program initiatives and budget priorities.
• The Bay Cabinet, and the Bay Workgroup, which is staff to the Bay Cabinet.  The Bay Cabinet is a sub-cabinet advising the Governor on environmental issues related to water, and charged with oversight of the State’s activities required by the Bay Agreement.
• The Maryland Transportation Commission.  The Commission advises and make recommendations to the Secretary and to the heads of the units in the Department on all matters that concern transportation policy formation and program execution.
• The Green Building Council.  Created (renewed) by legislation in 2007.