Transportation

Baltimore City will be closing parts of Pratt Street and restricting parking on numerous streets starting Friday Aug. 25, 2023 due to Charm City Live, a free, outdoor music festival being held Saturday.

Baltimore County high school students living within 1.7 miles of their schools may have to walk this year.

The workers that pick up people with disabilities as part of the state’s MobilityLink system want a contract with better pay and benefits and that gets rid of bed bugs in the vans they drive.

Residents want the city to work more collaboratively with communities when they designate bike lanes and install traffic-calming measures.

One year after its passage, the Inflation Reduction Act has strengthened efforts to combat climate change while creating jobs and making clean energy more affordable and accessible, say Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Kim Coble, the executive director of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters.

The state believes that well-thought-out projects can benefit both communities and commuters, and wants to cultivate the most viable ideas.

Family members on Tuesday remembered Robert Taylor Horne Jr. as a gentle giant, a hilarious brother and a community-minded individual who was always helping others.

A federal judge has denied an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order objecting to a case that alleged Erie Insurance used discriminatory practices against Black Baltimore-area brokers, and thus its residents. The ruling means the company will have to fight the claims in a state administrative proceeding.

The State Highway Administration said Monday that all lanes of Route 140 have been reopened to traffic in the wake of a summer storm last week that sent utility poles onto vehicles on the roadway.

The Maryland Transportation Authority Police on Monday identified 50-year-old Robert Taylor Horne of Smithsburg as the Good Samaritan who pulled over on an elevated highway to help others on Sunday night, with a tragic outcome.

Fifty Baltimore City campers ages 10 to 14 participated in Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s summer youth initiative this week, getting a behind-the-scenes look at airport operations, customs and TSA management, as well as a day at the Community College of Baltimore County for a look at its robust aviation program.

The rail provider seeks to take control of four properties to clear the way for a rail tunnel project

Baltimore’s DOT committed in 2017 to installing 77 miles of protected bike lanes across the city by 2022 as part of its greater Bicycle Master Plan. But city reports and cyclist estimates pin the total for five years of construction at just over 7 miles.

A line of powerful thunderstorms roared through the Baltimore region on Monday evening, downing trees and leaving thousands of customers without power.

Some who frequent the Gunpowder River corridor from Carney to Perry Hall, however, doubt that reopening the 2.5-mile road to parking will improve hazardous conditions for pedestrians and drivers.

The updated bathrooms at BWI are up for a finalist in the Cintas Corp.’s America’s Best Restroom competition, but I wanted to judge for myself.

The Maryland Transit Administration recently held a series of meetings in Baltimore to discuss the proposed Red Line, which could be light rail or bus rapid-transit. Residents were not shy about sharing their views with transportation planners.

TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit, reported that Maryland experienced 557 traffic fatalities in 2022 — one per 100 million miles traveled. That’s 36 more fatalities than in 2019, when drivers traveled over 3 billion miles more than last year.

The State Highway Administration began repairing the bridge over the rail line in Halethorpe in 2018. It was slated to be completed in the summer of 2021, and it has now been delayed to winter of 2024.

Advocates worry that Baltimore will miss its chance to build a more equitable, sustainable transportation environment under new state transportation goals.