Transportation

Pete Buttigieg touted wins from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and discussed the importance of active community engagement in transportation projects.

The passenger rail company will begin clearing the way for two emergency ventilation facilities in mid-November.

Many were standing outside the gates of M&T Bank Stadium after the concert started. And an interactive map from the Maryland Department of Transportation showed gridlock around the venue.

The work will eventually open the median shoulders to traffic during rush hour, helping to unclog congested areas.

One alignment includes construction of a new downtown tunnel, while the other two routes are surface level.

As the Greater Baltimore Committee focuses on boosting this region’s economic competitiveness, it must also support programs to end the economic apartheid that now plagues the city’s disadvantaged Black neighborhoods, says Lawrence Brown, an author and research scientist in the Center for Urban Health Equity at Morgan State University.

The 78 new railcars will replace Metro’s original fleet of 100 railcars that are reaching the end of their lifespans.

The state is surveying residents about their driving behaviors around work zones and the best way to reduce work zone crashes in the wake of a collision on I-695 last spring that left six workers dead.

The threats posed by extreme weather have created challenges for operators of passenger and freight rail lines.

Road closures and parking restrictions abound in Baltimore City as its premier arts festival, Artscape, gets underway this week.

Baltimore County police said 57-year-old Mary Beth Green was struck in a crosswalk by a pickup truck, taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterward. Crash unit detectives were investigating.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge anxiety is real — and passed down through generations. (Mothers, am I right?)

Howard County government funding priorities and questionable school system budget management are to blame for chronic school bus service failures, Hiruy Hadgu, president of Progressive Democrats of Howard County, says.

Transportation 101 offers a free six-week dive into how to advocate for better transportation in your community.

The Maryland Transit Administration won’t charge for rides on all of its public transportation modes from Sept. 22-24.

Eleven children and an adult were injured in a crash involving a bus Monday morning in Bel Air, Maryland State Police said.

As Amtrak moves forward with its plans for a new tunnel under West Baltimore, residents in the area feel left in the dark.

Dozens of local drivers are working their way through a hiring pipeline, Superintendent Michael Martirano told board of education members.

The new, temporary contract will bump pay and offer better benefits for MV Transportation employees while union leaders continue to work for a long-term deal. Drivers have complained about bedbugs in some vans.

A key state board approved a revised contract for Maryland’s vehicle emissions stations on Wednesday, allowing the stations to implement a change in the program: New cars, trucks and SUVs will be exempt from testing for the first six years instead of the first three years.