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    Maryland embraces gradual transition to zero-emission trucks and buses
    Environmentalists hail a new law as a major step toward reducing harmful emissions in historically underserved communities. But some worry that a caveat in the legislation could delay the mandate.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore talks about his proposed "service year option" for young people during a hearing before the Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee in Annapolis on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
    Inspector general finds thousands in suspicious Yellow Cab charges to Baltimore City schools
    The Maryland inspector general found that Baltimore City Public Schools paid as much as $631,000 over three years to a cab company for rides to school that students may never have taken.
    Yellow taxi fleet parked in lot, New York City, photo on black
    After 9 months, Tyler Mailloux charged in hit-and-run death of Gavin Knupp
    More than nine months after 14-year-old Gavin Knupp was killed in a hit-and-run outside Ocean City, a 22-year-old man has been charged in his death.
    Gavin Knupp.
    Biden infrastructure program so far has sent $2.6 billion to Maryland
    The White House so far has announced funding for 25,000 projects across the country, the president said.
    President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Baltimore on 1/30/23. Biden touted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding—which will help to replace the 150-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.
    Construction workers join Work Zone Safety Unity Ride nearly a month after 695 crash
    Participants made a point to drive the posted speed limit along the route of the unity ride.
    A vehicle sits overturned in a construction zone on the Baltimore Beltway on March 22, 2023. Six construction workers were killed in the crash.
    Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
    By late morning on the East Coast, more than 1,500 Southwest flights had been delayed, according to FlightAware.
    FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport, Dec. 28, 2022, in Phoenix. With its flights now running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is turning its attention to luring back customers and repairing damage to a reputation for service after canceling 15,000 flights around Christmas. The disruptions started with a winter storm and snowballed when Southwest's ancient crew-scheduling technology failed.
    Overturned truck closes lane on I-695 inner loop near US 40
    Drivers should expect delays in the area.
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    It’s a little easier for people with mobility issues to get around
    A new app and Uber-like service has made getting around on the state's Mobility paratransit service much more reliable, says E.R. Shipp, who uses the services herself.
    Illustration of E.R. Shipp, Creative in Residence for The Baltimore Banner.
    Photo story: Families, friends gather for a wheelie good time at B-360 Day
    Local nonprofit B-360 hosted a family fun day last weekend, encouraging families to come hang out, explore dirt bikes and test their skills at riding in the overflow parking lot at the B&O Railroad Museum.
    Members of Baltimore's dirt bike community came together to celebrate B-360 Day at the B&O Railroad Museum on March 26. 2023. Participants got to ride bikes in the sectioned off lot and learn about safety.
    Check out new renderings of the Penn Station expansion project
    New images show office spaces on the upper floors of the historic station and new views of the planned expansion.
    Rendering of Penn Station plaza.
    Fiery tanker crash shuts down I-795 in Pikesville, driver injured
    Both directions of the I-795 expressway in Pikesville are shut down Friday morning after a fiery tanker crash, the Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter’s Association said.
    Scene of fiery tanker crash that has shut down both directions of the I-795 expressway in Pikesville.
    Aruna Miller: State policy guidance reflects diverse views, interests
    The Moore-Miller transition team gathered input from more than 5,000 Marylanders to identify the state’s biggest challenges, develop solutions and help set priorities, says Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, who chaired the transition team.
    Lieutenant governor-elect, Aruna Miller poses for a few candid photo during an interview at the Baltimore Banner.  Miller, a Democrat from Montgomery County, is a transportation engineer by training, served in the Maryland House of Delegates, immigrated to the U.S. from India as a child, will be the first woman of color as Maryland lieutenant governor.
    Legacy of mistrust makes Highway to Nowhere neighbors ambivalent about redevelopment plans
    Residents try to reimagine a decades-old expressway that disrupted neighborhoods.
    Cars travel down U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
    Key and Bay bridges will close briefly Saturday as cranes pass under
    The three cranes are bound for the Ports America terminal at the Port of Tampa.
    Shipping containers are stacked together at the Port of Baltimore, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Baltimore. Six months into the war in Ukraine, American companies — including federal contractors — continue to buy everything from birch wood flooring to weapons-grade titanium from major Russian corporations.
    Who killed Gavin Knupp?
    What happened that night where Gray’s Corner Road meets Riddle Lane just outside Ocean City has transfixed the year-round residents of this tight-knit beach community ― triggering outrage, sparking activism and leading to restaurant boycotts and the apparent end of a business partnership.
    Gavin Knupp.
    Why don’t Baltimore City Schools have school buses? | The Maryland Curiosity Bureau
    Ask MTA administrators and transit activists, and you’ll get the same answer: No idea. It’s just been that way forever.
    A bus outside Charles Center Station drives along its path on 8/11/22.
    Tyre Nichols killing shows lack of empathetic humanity
    When police officers demonstrate a lack of empathetic humanity, incidents such as the killing of Tyre Nichols occur, a reader says. A physician says Marylanders will benefit from full implementation of the state’s family and medical leave law. Any plan for Lutherville-Timonium redevelopment must rely on the area’s history and facts about issues such as zoning, the Lutherville Community Association’s president says.
    Tawanda Jones, sister of Tyrone West, cries as she speaks out on police brutality at a rally for Tyre Nichols on the corner of North Avenue and North Charles Street on January 28, 2023.
    Baltimore gets $2 million to help plan for redevelopment of Highway to Nowhere
    The controversial road displaced over a thousand residents of West Baltimore when it was built decades ago.
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    Why Is Baltimore’s Bus System Such A Mess? | The Maryland Curiosity Bureau
    WYPR’s Aaron Henkin and Baltimore Banner reporter Hallie Miller ride along with Charlie this episode and try to figure out what’s gone wrong, and why.
    6/8/22—A Baltimore City Bus drives past the BUS shaped bus stop outside of the Creative Alliance art center in Highlandtown.
    Are The Speed Cameras Actually Calming Traffic On The JFX? Or is I-83 still like the Grand Prix? | The Maryland Curiosity Bureau
    Six months ago, Baltimore installed speed cameras on The Jones Falls Expressway, on a stretch of the highway where unsafe driving and traffic accidents have been a problem for years. So, are the cameras having their intended effect?
    The northbound view of I-83, from the 41st Street bridge. Post-mounted speed cameras monitor traffic in both directions at this location.
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