The Maryland Department of Transportation on Thursday released a statewide plan to expand and connect transportation trails.

The Statewide Transportation Trails Strategic Plan aims to make walking, biking and using wheelchairs or other mobility devices safer and more accessible while linking more residents to jobs, schools, parks and transit.

Maryland currently has 1,359 miles of completed trails, with about one-third of residents living within a half-mile of one, according to MDOT. If all planned and proposed projects are built, trails would be accessible to 54% of Marylanders, including 152,000 low-income households.

The full plan is available online .

Trail priorities

With a goal of 2,900 miles of connected trails statewide, the plan lays out a roadmap for building, funding and m

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