Transportation

The top four mayoral candidates for next month’s Democratic primary sparred on transportation questions at a policy forum hosted by The Real News Network in conjunction with multiple advocacy organizations.

Tradepoint Atlantic is the Port of Baltimore’s only deep-water terminal unaffected by the Key Bridge collapse.

While the immediate economic impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has been severe for the Port of Baltimore, the port and the Baltimore region has the opportunity to largely avert long-term economic harm, says Adam Scavette, a regional economist at the Baltimore branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, said he thinks it’s acceptable for the federal government to front the money for the bridge while pursuing payment from liable parties.

“One Dollar,” a student film shot in a single continuous take in 1987, documents a journey across the Francis Scott Key Bridge that is now lost in time

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other officials provided an update Wednesday on cleanup efforts at the Key Bridge, which was toppled by a massive container ship on March 26.

Representatives from Hyundai, the ship’s manufacturer, have flown in from Korea to help investigators download data from the ship’s engine room and examine its electrical circuitry.

The effects of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge — if they come — have yet to be felt in the Midwest.

Loss of the Key Bridge brings memories of what it meant in peoples lives, how it connected them and how it helped them to navigate life’s challenges.

Senator says there's hope entire channel will be reopened by end of May.

Maryland’s delegation on Capitol Hill is preparing legislation that would ensure that the federal government pays the full cost of replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River two weeks ago.

The devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge prompted racist falsehoods to spread like wildfire online. Maryland Port Commissioner Karenthia Barber found herself in the crosshairs of a far-right disinformation campaign against “DEI” — diversity, equity and inclusion — alongside her co-commissioner Sandy Roberts.

The part of the I-695 Beltway that crossed over the Francis Scott Key Bridge is gone. Not closed, gone. Collapsed into the water. But, at least as of Tuesday morning, only one major GPS application reflects that monumental, devastating change: Google Maps.

The collapse of the Key Bridge has scrambled the morning and evening commutes for Baltimore-area residents, eliminating a major Patapsco River crossing while leaving a gaping hole in Interstate 695, the Baltimore Beltway.

Crews have removed containers from the Dali and unauthorized drones have entered the airspace around the ship.

More links to full coverage of the Key Bridge collapse.

The Key Bridge collapse, unique in many ways, poses a particular set of questions that could span multiple federal agencies.

Bicycle Advocates for Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, or Bike AAA, has launched a bike safety program for youngsters.

President Joe Biden visited Baltimore Friday afternoon for an aerial tour of the collapsed France Scott Key Bridge and a meeting with families of the six construction workers killed in the disaster.

An NTSB spokesperson wrote in an email it would be a few weeks before the safety board’s preliminary incident report is released.