Tag Archives: regional transportation

Baltimore Sun: Baltimore-area buses break down more than in most other cities, partly because the MTA forgot to buy new ones

Posted on March 9, 2020
MTA bus
State-run buses in Baltimore break down about six times more frequently than buses in St. Louis or Denver. Continue reading →
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Coverage from Feb. 12, 2020, regional cooperation on transportation press conference

Posted on February 14, 2020
The GBC, the Baltimore Mayor's office and Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore County Executives highlighted the importance of investing in the Baltimore region's transportation network at a Feb. 12 press conference. Continue reading →
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WBAL-TV: Baltimore-area leaders push for interconnected regional transit system

Posted on February 14, 2020
Transportation in central Maryland is severely underfunded and lacks a system that ties it all together, county executives argued Feb. 12 before state lawmakers in Annapolis. Continue reading →
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Maryland Matters: ‘We Have to Get Things Moving’: Baltimore-Area Leaders Urge Transit Boost

Posted on February 13, 2020
State spending on transportation favors roads over transit, and the Washington, D.C., area over the Baltimore region, advocates for the Baltimore area complained on Feb. 12. Continue reading →
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Baltimore Sun: Maryland transportation planning needs to include Baltimore

Posted on January 7, 2020
Editor’s note: The following op-ed appeared on BaltimoreSun.com on Jan. 6. By Donald C. Fry When state lawmakers convene in Annapolis this week for this year’s General Assembly session, transportation needs will be among many of the major topics up for debate. What happens could affect Marylanders — and more...
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The Baltimore Sun: Have thoughts about Baltimore-area transit? The MTA wants input on its plans for the next 25 years.

Posted on October 1, 2019
By Colin Campbell October 1, 2019 The Maryland Transit Administration is holding a series of open houses later this month — and business leaders are hosting a separate one Tuesday — to ask the public how they think the next 25 years of transit should look for the Baltimore...
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