Transportation

    Caught on camera: Driver strikes woman in Baltimore, gets out to check car and drives away
    Video footage provided to The Banner captured a hit-and-run in downtown Baltimore. The woman who was struck said she hopes the driver faces legal consequences.
    Screenshot from surveillance footage shows a driver getting out to check his vehicle for damage before driving away after striking a woman walking in downtown Baltimore on Sept. 3, 2026.
    Want less segregated Baltimore schools? Fix housing and transit first, researchers say.
    The Baltimore region has some of the most segregated schools in the nation.
    Baltimore city bus #54, the brown route, does a loop from downtown up to Hillendale and back again on June 4, 2025.
    Rugby, festivals and a parade could mean weekend traffic headaches across Baltimore
    There’s a lot happening this weekend, Baltimore, so drive accordingly.
    A pedestrian crosses Pratt Street with cars stopped at various points in the crosswalk on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
    A Howard County school bus went the wrong way. Students intervened.
    A Howard County school bus went off route Tuesday, crossing into Carroll County before police stopped it. Maryland State Police said the driver may have had a medical emergency.
    Howard County School Bus Drivers Pamela Jarrett (987) and Marlene Wellein (421) prepare for the start of the school year with a practice run of their morning routes on August 16th, 2024 in Hanover, MD.
    Southwest flight from DC to Houston makes emergency landing at BWI
    A Southwest Airlines flight from Washington, D.C. to Houston collided with a bird Tuesday, leading to an emergency landing at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    A Southwest flight en route from Washington to Houston on Tuesday collided with a bird on Tuesday, officials said, leading to an emergency landing and aircraft switch at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Why Baltimore City doesn’t want to pay for a new Baltimore County bridge
    A back-and-forth between Baltimore County and Baltimore City over an old bridge is about way more than just who should foot the bill — it indicates the localities could be moving toward a bigger change regarding ownership of critical infrastructure.
    A bridge crosses over the Loch Raven Reservoir on Warren Road, directly above where the historic mill town of Warren used to be located, in Cockeysville.
    Moore announces $18 minimum wage for some BWI workers
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced an executive action Monday that increases the minimum wage to $18 an hour for direct state contract employees at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced an executive action Monday that increases the minimum wage to $18 an hour for direct state contract employees at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    The partial Red Line shutdown is almost over. Here’s what it allowed Metro to build.
    The 6,000-square-foot mezzanine, which sits about 150 feet underground, will allow Metro passengers to connect to the Purple Line, and vice versa.
    Work continues at the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Station in Rockville as part of the WMATA Red Line modernization project.
    3 injured after large tree falls on MTA bus in Reisterstown
    At least three people were injured after a large tree fell on a Maryland Transit Administration bus in Reisterstown on Friday morning, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
    At least three people were injured after a large tree fell on a Maryland Transit Administration bus in Reisterstown on Friday morning, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
    MTA adding MARC run-through train to connect Montgomery and Frederick counties to Baltimore
    The Maryland Transit Administration will begin a run-through service later this month on the MARC Brunswick and Camden lines.
    The MTA's new “run-through” MARC train will provide a direct rail link between parts of Frederick and Montgomery Counties to Baltimore’s Camden Station.
    First-ever Southwest lounge coming to BWI Airport
    Southwest Airlines is opening its first-ever lounges by late 2027 at four U.S. airports, including Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday that it is opening its first-ever lounges by late 2027 at four U.S. airports, including Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Out-of-state drivers owe Maryland more than $818 million in tolls and fees, audit finds
    Officials with the Maryland General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Audits determined that the Maryland Transportation Authority didn’t take “available actions” to collect fees from out-of-state drivers.
    Brett Wilson, a Harford county resident and University of Baltimore student, adjusts his E-ZPass inside of his car in Bel Air, Maryland on Thursday, October 17, 2024.
    Maryland has a $21.9B transportation plan, but some projects will have to wait
    Despite an eye-popping figure topping the Maryland Department of Transportation’s latest spending plan, officials are warning that rising costs will delay some construction projects in the coming years.
    The Maryland Department of Transportation released a draft version of the Consolidated Transportation Program, which charts a vision for spending on the state’s roads, bridges, public transportation and more.
    An express bus to Tradepoint — and Baltimore County’s well-paying jobs — has arrived
    The 411T bus offers 12 routes a day, beginning at 5 a.m. and ending at 12:10 a.m. to accommodate the shift work at the sprawling facility.
    Delegates, senators, state officials, and Tradepoint representatives cut the ribbon on the new 411T commuter bus.
    Baltimore’s subway got new trains. So why are delays piling up?
    The first six of 78 new railcars began ferrying passengers on Baltimore’s lone subway line at the beginning of the year. Seven months in, riders are dealing with new, frustrating delays amid a long transition away from the old fleet.
    A train approaches the MTA Metro SubwayLink station at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
    Can this woman make ‘downtown’ Owings Mills a thing?
    A TikTok video got people thinking: Does Owings Mills have a downtown?
    Tierra Gardner outside her favorite spot in Owings Mills, Don Tigre.
    Head of Baltimore’s embattled Department of Transportation to depart
    Baltimore’s transportation chief, Veronica C. Perry, is stepping down after less than two years on the job.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Department of Transportation Director Veronica McBeth announced at City Hall on Monday, April 28, 2025, that construction to rebuild three major intersections along Pratt Street downtown will begin in mid May.
    Red Line commuters’ summer detour is nearly over. Three stations will reopen Sept. 7.
    Construction this summer has shut down Metro’s Bethesda, Medical Center and Grosvenor-Strathmore stops since July 6.
    Work is underway at the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Station in Rockville as part of the WMATA Red Line modernization project.
    New east-west bus lanes are coming as Baltimore waits for the Red Line
    The $50 million RAISE project will finally break ground in August with a promise of speeding up east-west public transit across Baltimore.
    July 29, 2026 - A woman boards the Maryland Transit Administration CityLink Orange at the West Baltimore MARC Station. A new MTA project breaking ground this month aims to speed up crosstown bus routes like the Orange.
    Howard County wants to add 18 new school zones for increased traffic enforcement
    The Howard County Department of Public Works is looking to add 18 new school zones for traffic safety measures.
    Howard High School in Ellicott City, Md. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
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