Amid a budget crunch, real estate complications and a bleak outlook at federal funding, Maryland officials are weighing contingency plans for Baltimore’s proposed Red Line, sources say.
For months, the overcrowded, bleak conditions on the sixth floor of the George H. Fallon Federal Building have drawn attention from Maryland lawmakers, a federal judge and the state’s top prosecutor.
A review of public contracting records by The Banner reveals details about the private companies that are helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement turn a massive Washington County warehouse into a detention center.
The contract brings total Department of Homeland Security spending to at least $215 million on the proposed detention and processing site that has sparked massive controversy in Western Maryland.
A Glen Burnie funeral director bridges language and culture, guiding Spanish-speaking families through grief, death and repatriation in Maryland and Virginia.
U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin cited health and safety risks, including uncleanliness, limited medical access and overcrowding, in the facility at 31 Hopkins Plaza in downtown Baltimore.
Creating a new, fifth bus division is the linchpin for the BMORE Bus plan, a long-term vision to expand and improve Baltimore’s bus service that has received a steady drumbeat of support from transit advocates and city politicians since its release last year.
Amtrak will begin doling out $50 million to community groups this year for workforce development initiatives, historic preservation and more as part of the replacement of its aged West Baltimore tunnel.
Annapolis lawmakers are considering a proposal to cede some of the governor’s authority over public transit in Baltimore to local authorities — a move that advocates say is long overdue.
State lawmakers held off on confirming Gov. Wes Moore’s nominee for transportation secretary Monday evening over funding for Baltimore’s public transit system.
“While I’m encouraged by the progress made to date and grateful for the collaboration across branches [of government], I remain frustrated by the lack of progress or, in some cases, the failure to recognize that progress is still needed,” City Council President Zeke Cohen said Thursday.
With ICE set to move in down the road, residents in mostly — but not entirely — conservative Washington County are grappling with what it means for their community.
Baltimore’s free water taxi service is set for tweaks as the city eyes bigger changes along the waterfront, Mayor Brandon Scott and the transportation department announced Wednesday.
In a country built around car ownership, and in Maryland where 1 in 5 drivers is 65 or older, giving up the keys as an older adult can feel like saying goodbye to activity and independence.
As the Baltimore region struggles to emerge from a winter storm and arctic temperatures, entombed bus stops and sidewalks are creating difficulties — and danger — for public transit riders and pedestrians.