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The Key Bridge collapse: Six months later, six families are still grieving
The Key Bridge collapse killed most of a Baltimore construction crew. Their relatives share stories about the men and the pain of losing them.
Mariela's husband was the foreman of the construction crew filling potholes on the Key Bridge on March 26.
Residents want Baltimore City Council to slow down Amtrak’s tunnel project. But can they?
The railroad company is asking Baltimore’s City Council to sign off on the rights to build under public land. But residents want them to wait.
People hold a series of signs, including one that reads, 'TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION = NEIGHBORHOOD DESTRUCTION' in front of a brown school building.
Maryland transit budget would cut millions from Baltimore, leave D.C. Metro whole
An equitable distribution of funds between Washington D.C. and Baltimore's transit systems was top of mind as commissioners asked for answers on more than $600 million worth of cuts.
Maryland's draft transportation budget, released last week, proposes deferring more than $670 million in projects for the Maryland Transit Administration.
At some downtown Baltimore intersections, looking both ways isn’t always enough
Navigating Baltimore’s roads can get hairy, and even the rules at some downtown intersections can put pedestrians in harm’s way.
A yellow and white road sign telling drivers to yield to pedestrians.
Transportation 101: Inside the free class that teaches future advocates
A class offered by the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance aims to give everyday Baltimoreans the tools to advocate for change on transportation issues.
A woman holding a microphone and a white piece of paper stands on a deck around a group of people and gives a speech.
A budget crunch and tough decisions: 5 takeaways from state’s draft 6-year transportation plan
The Maryland Department of Transportation is $1.3 billion short and won’t cut some marquee projects. That means unfortunate cuts elsewhere.
A profile image of two men and one woman sitting in a line looking to the left side of the frame.
Hop on, transit nerds, the MTA is making holiday sweaters
The MTA is hopping on the hottest transit agency trend — merch.
A bus outside Charles Center Station drives along its path on 8/11/22.
MDTA awards contract for Key Bridge replacement
Transportation officials have estimated finishing construction and opening the bridge to traffic in the Fall of 2028.
The Domino Sugar Factory, with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the background, is seen on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
The city wants to build a trail to link 2 West Baltimore parks. No one seems happy with the plan.
A proposal to link The Greenway Trails Network between Druid Hill and Leakin parks has left some trail advocates scratching their heads.
A close up photo of a bicycle symbol in a red-painted lane of a two lane roadway. Cars are parked along the road in the distance.
Tracking your MTA bus should get easier with these new upgrades
The Maryland Transit Administration is making two new improvements that should help riders track buses and trains more reliably.
The Maryland Transit Administration is making two new improvements that should help riders track buses and trains more reliably.
New speed cameras going up near schools in Northeast Baltimore
The city of Baltimore announced this week that it was installing new school-zone speed cameras at four locations, but didn’t say when they would go live.
A rectangular grey box that houses an automated traffic camera stands on a city sidewalk as a blurred black SUV drives by.
Can a bike lane on a ‘chaotic’ Howard County road make it safer?
Howard County officials pushed for a new "quick build" Complete Streets project along a bustling part of Washington Boulevard that debuted this week. They are hoping it will make a crash-prone corridor safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
White paint in the shape of two bicycles indicate where a two-way bike path is separated from the rest of the roadway.
The neighborhood just wanted a crosswalk. They found out Baltimore doesn’t make it easy.
It wasn’t supposed to be this complicated but it was. It would take about a year and a half to get a handful of plastic bollards installed, bolt a pedestrian sign into the road and some paint at an intersection, according to the people involved.
A yellow sign, warning cars about pedestrians, is shown in the middle of a roadway intersection. Cars and trees line the road and a couple of large skyscrapers are in the background.
As Ravens and Orioles games collide Saturday, MTA light rail struggles continue
In a back and forth on X on Thursday, Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold told Baltimore sports fans frustrated with lagging game-day light rail service that only about 20 trains were available to run on any given day.
The north-south light rail is mired in problems from botched rehabilitation work that has taken more than a decade to complete.
Dali owner’s possible liability for Key Bridge collapse would soar under House bill
A newly introduced House bill would increase the Dali's obligation in the Key Bridge collapse nearly ten-fold.
The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore,  still sits in the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port on April 1, 2024. It has been a week since it lost power and struck the bridge , causing it to topple in seconds, taking several roadway workers and their cars with it. The once giant frame of the bridge now sits in the water and large cranes have arrived to untangle the mess.
County developer modifies previous plan to add new apartments on contentious Lutherville land
The new proposal for transit-oriented development next to the Lutherville light rail stop calls for even more apartments than before.
A digital rendering of a large green field with buildings on three sides.
Baltimoreans are resurrecting orphaned scooters as the city tries to collect them
Some of the now-defunct scooters were left on Baltimore streets. The city wants help rounding them up, but some residents have other plans.
A snow-covered electric Link scooter in Charles Village on Jan. 16, 2024.
Some MARC train tickets can now get you all the way to Virginia
The Maryland Transit Administration and Virginia Railway Express will now honor each other’s commuter train tickets as part of a new agreement to help bolster ridership and connectivity.
A silver train with the letters "MARC" on the front rolls into a station.
More than 100 West Baltimore homes are still without gas after water issue, BGE says
The Department of Public Works is investigating how water got into the gas lines, prompting the company to shut off service in the area for multiple days.
Planned Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. rate hikes are coming in January 2025.
Reimagined Penn Station would relocate drop-off area. Should cars or buses get curbside priority?
The agencies and developers involved in transforming Baltimore’s Penn Station disagree on where to move the passenger drop-off area to make way for a pedestrian plaza.
Rendering of historic Penn Station station and planned expansion.
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