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Highway to Nowhere: Baltimore to get $85 million to help transform blighted section of roadway
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation will receive an $85.5 million federal grant to further its efforts to transform a blighted section of U.S. 40 in West Baltimore dubbed the “Highway to Nowhere.”
Cars travel down U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Kids, and grown-ups, too, hit sledding hills after morning snowfall
Kids and adults pulled out their sleds, toboggans and skis after a winter storm dropped 4 to 5 inches of snow on the Baltimore region.
Penny Parish, front, and Joy Duncan sled down the stairs at Wyman Park Dell on the morning after the first lasting snowfall of the winter, in Baltimore, MD on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
Will new railcars be enough to restore faith in Baltimore’s subway?
In 2025, the first of 78 new railcars will go into service as the Maryland Transit Administration begins replacing the original fleet. It’s a nearly $557 million investment, mostly funded by the federal government.
Passengers board an MTA Metro SubwayLink train in the Johns Hopkins Station.
Frustration with the Purple Line boils over as officials split over $96M contract
Gov. Wes Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman let out some frustration at today’s Board of Public Works meeting with the over budget and overdue transit project in the D.C. suburbs.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center, watches as state Treasurer Dereck Davis speaks during a meeting of the state Board of Public Works on July 5, 2023. Also sitting on the board is state Comptroller Brooke Lierman.
Who needs a plane? For away games close to home, Ravens players prefer the train.
“You see more of where you’re traveling looking out the windows, you’re not just up in the clouds," said fullback Pat Ricard.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, center, and wide receiver Rashod Bateman, right, prepare to board a train for the team's trip to play the New York Giants.
Key Bridge rebuild will be funded entirely by the feds, lawmakers announce
The funding for the Key Bridge rebuild was wrapped into the latest federal spending bill.
Maryland lawmakers in Washington, D.C., say rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge would be fully funded under a continuing resolution moving through Congress.
Maryland looks to boost EV charging along major highways to help push electrification
The Maryland Department of Transportation is looking to add 29 new sites for electric vehicle chargers along major interstates and highways.
A charging station on Light Street in Baltimore.
Is Downtown Baltimore traffic worse lately? Here are some possible reasons why.
From retimed lights to seemingly never-ending roadwork, here’s why your drive downtown may have recently gotten longer.
Traffic in the southbound lanes of the Jones Falls Expressway backs up approaching Northern Parkway during the morning rush hour.
5 intersections in West Baltimore are about to get ‘smarter’
Planners will install LiDAR systems at five intersections along West North Avenue to understand how cars and pedestrians interact.
Planners are hoping to install “smart” systems at intersections along North Avenue, including this one at Bloomingdale Road.
Baltimore’s head of transportation abruptly resigns amid search for her replacement
Corren Johnson, Baltimore’s director of transportation for the last two years, has resigned effective immediately, Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday.
Corren Johnson was confirmed as director of the city’s Department of Transportation in July 2023.
Amtrak calls 100-year-old rail bridge ‘structurally safe’ after chunk of concrete falls
Two lanes of roadway beneath a 100-year-old East Baltimore rail bridge remained closed Monday after a chunk of concrete fell from it the previous day, but Amtrak stressed the span was “structurally sound.”
Two-way traffic shares one side of the rail underpass in the 500 block of North Point Road near Quad Avenue. Loose concrete fell from the opposite underpass hitting a car and injuring the driver Sunday.
$30k of E-ZPass fees no more: He’s out of debt and back on the road
Brett Wilson is out from underneath the weight of tens of thousands in debt to the state government he was never certain that he owed.
Brett Wilson, a Harford County resident and University of Baltimore student, is back on the road after the MVA suspended his registration over what he said were unfair E-ZPass fines.
As the state eyes a MARC train renaissance, it opens Odenton station for developers
Maryland’s transportation department wants to create a short list of developers to help tease out its vision for the Odenton MARC station.
A birds eye view of a dense housing complex next to a train station.
Trouble biking across the Baltimore area? Planners want to hear from you
The Baltimore Metropolitan Council is seeking public input on its latest plan to create a more bikeable region.
White paint in the shape of two bicycles indicate where a two-way bike path is separated from the rest of the roadway.
Ride-hailing app Empower stirred up a ruckus in DC. Now it’s in Baltimore.
The ride-hailing app Empower argues that it isn’t the same as companies such as Uber and Lyft and shouldn’t be subject to the same regulations. Regulators in the District of Columbia and Maryland disagree.
A white bus with a sign saying "PURPLE ROUTE" at the top is seen amongst a crowd of moving cars.
Goodbye speed humps: City will test alternative traffic calming on Northeast Baltimore road
Goodbye speed humps, hello chicanes. Could making straight roads a little more winding help reduce unsafe speeding and distracted driving? Northeast Baltimore will soon find out.
A yellow street sign that says "SPEED HUMPS AHEAD" in front of a roadway with a speed hump in the background.
Baltimore requests $100M to start reforming the ‘Highway to Nowhere’
The U.S. 40 Highway to Nowhere has scarred West Baltimore for decades. Baltimore’s new plan won’t remove it, but will try to transform the area around it.
Cars travel down U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Penn Station secures new funding as questions swirl around station project
The $122 million will help un-pause one of Baltimore’s highest-profile redevelopment projects.
Rendering of historic Penn Station station and planned expansion.
Preflight beers at BWI are about to get a little easier, thanks to the MVA
Mobile-ID isn't just for TSA anymore: Seven restaurants at BWI airport can now verify your age with it.
Southwest Airlines travelers stand in a long line at Baltimore/Washington International Airport after thousands of flights were canceled over the holiday weekend.
Baltimore’s transit riders are lower-income and more diverse than before, MTA study shows
The Maryland Transit Administration's latest origin-destination study of its riders shows that more than 80% don’t have access to a car.
The Maryland Transit Administration’s latest origin-destination study of its riders shows that more than 80% don’t have access to a car.
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