Transportation

“The failure of transportation is my responsibility,” former chief operating officer Scott Washington told the Banner on Wednesday. “Because of the result of transportation, I resigned.”

Currently, owners of brand-new vehicles don’t need to go through the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program for the first three years after purchase. That is likely to soon stretch to six years, as the state implements new rules that were adopted earlier this year.

I took the MTA's new QuickLink 40 across town and compared timestamps to the existing local routes. Here's how the trip went.

The bus contractor that abruptly canceled the routes will offer $8,000 signing bonuses to attract new drivers, the Howard County schools superintendent said Thursday.

In preparation for the Maryland Cycling Classic, the following roads are expected to close beginning Friday.

Despite its ambitions to transform student transportation with top-of-the-line technology and better pay for bus drivers, Zum seems to be suffering from the same labor shortage that’s hampered school districts across the U.S.

The superintendent of schools has pledged a forensic audit to ensure transportation problems will never happen again.

How many Howard County students have been affected by late and no-show buses? Is it school officials’ fault, or the contractors’? Here’s what we know.

Zūm, a California-based school bus contractor that just took over about half of the district's routes, said it could not cover 20 routes for the rest of the week. And parents have reported widespread problems with buses arriving nearly an hour late or not at all.

Baltimore City residents who own a Kia or Hyundai vehicle can pick up a free steering wheel lock on Tuesday at Greater Paradise Christian Center as part of an ongoing response to the rise in thefts of Kia and Hyundai cars.

So many school buses showed up late, or didn’t show up at all, that Howard County schools Superintendent Michael Martirano apologized to families in an email.

Zūm, a Silicon Valley-based company, is taking over half of the Howard County school district’s routes and hopes to transform student transportation in Maryland.

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.