In 2000, the Maryland Legislature approved legislation requiring Maryland DOT to adopt performance measures that support evaluation of MDOT’s success in meeting the goals laid out in the Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP), the overarching policy document that guides all of MDOT’s activities. To advise MDOT on the adoption of performance measures, the legislature established a task force that would recommend a set of suitable measures for the Department to adopt. The task force completed its deliberations in Fall 2001, and the Department is evaluating how to implement the recommended measures. Because the MTP includes land use and smart growth goals, the recommended package will include measures that relate to smart growth and transportation-land use linkages. The package may also include recommendations for the development and/or refinement of additional measures through joint work with interested local jurisdictions, other state agencies, and relevant stakeholders. Source/Reference: Maryland DOT, A.