The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pleased to provide MBPAC with the Draft 2040 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (BPMP). There is a one-month public comment period that ends on November 15, 2018. In order to provide comments on the plan, please fill out the form on the BPMP Update webpage or email BikePedPlanUpdate@mdot.state.md.us.
First Lady Yumi Hogan was on hand to help dedicate the first piece of public art at the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB). The 30-foot-tall kinetic sculpture entitled “Stochastic Interactions” had been bound in place with a red sash, and Hogan joined UMB President Jay A. Perman and Sculptor Eric Peltzer in freeing the massive, Read the Rest…
An OTD/Miles Media film crew lead by Catherine Batavick, Communications Projects Manager, OTD, wrapped filming on their final byway video of the year in October. The video shoot was for the Lower Susquehanna River Byway, and was the sixth shot over the last year. The videos, which trace Maryland’s scenic byways and feature engaging destinations Read the Rest…
The Maryland Office of Tourism has been working to increase awareness of Maryland as a travel destination to the Korean market. Capital Region USA research shows that Korean visitors to the Capital Region was ranked 4th in 2017. Commerce worked with Visit Loudon (VA) to put together operators to showcase the area’s commitment to growing Read the Rest…
The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program celebrated its 20th Anniversary on October 16 in Boston on Beacon Hill at the African Meeting House. Anne Kyle, Product Development Manager, OTD, attended the event. The event included a film premiere of Fighting for Freedom: Lewis Hayden and the Underground Railroad, an awards Read the Rest…
OTD welcomed its newest team member, Public Relations Specialist Matthew Scales, earlier this month. Scales is a native Marylander, graduate of Towson University, and previously worked closely with OTD in his role with Star Spangled 200 as a communications associate. Scales spent five years working for the Port of Baltimore, first as a Public Affairs Read the Rest…
How can OTD help spread the word about your attraction or event? “Maryland Mondays” is the perfect way to help us help you. Each Monday, OTD launches a new “Maryland Mondays” ticket giveaway program across all of our social media channels, consumer newsletter, and weekly “Maryland Minute” radio spots. Combined, these channels reach thousands of Read the Rest…
The second biennial Maryland Fleet Week & Air Show Baltimore attracted thousands of visitors to sites around the Inner Harbor, Canton, Locust Point, and Martin State Airport in Baltimore County October 3-9. A dozen visiting Naval ships from the U.S., Canada and Great Britain welcomed visitors aboard for tours, and air show demonstrations by the Read the Rest…
Do you have a can’t-miss marketing platform to increase overnight stays in Maryland? Submit now and see if you’ve got what it takes to win over the judges at the Maryland Tourism & Travel Summit’s (MTTS) first-ever “Crab Tank on the Choptank” pitch competition. Make your submissions now, and, if selected, you will make your Read the Rest…
The University of Maryland, Baltimore and the Maryland State Arts Council will join to host the public art dedication of “Stochastic Interactions” by Eric Peltzer on October 16 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Health Sciences Research Facility III Plaza at 670 W. Baltimore Street. The sculpture is part of the Maryland Public Art Read the Rest…
