Baltimore’s transportation network improved little to meet the needs of its residents during the past two years, according to the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance’s latest report card.
The Anne Arundel County Council on Monday narrowly passed a watered-down transportation bill that was a hallmark of County Executive Steuart Pittman’s administration.
The spans that one day could replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge would likely each have four lanes, nearly doubling the road capacity on one of the state’s most recognizable crossings under a proposal to be voted in Thursday.
The water-down version of once transformative transportation bill that would've held bicycle, pedestrian and public transit to the same standard as car traffic is slated for a vote Monday night.
Baltimore City and CSX have been arguing about ownership and responsibility for bridges, roads, retaining walls and other infrastructure with each other for decades.
The number of crashes in Baltimore overall is down about 16% since 2019, according to city statistics, but the number of serious injuries or deaths resulting from such crashes is up over the same time period.
Gregory Turnipseed, a 14-year veteran of the city transportation department, died last week about a month after trying to intervene in an argument over a parking spot in downtown Baltimore.
An exhibit at UMBC, “Picturing Mobility,” runs through Dec. 19 and features two inventions that made leisure travel possible during segregation — the automobile and the camera.
Firefighters rescued an Amtrak passenger who fell between train cars at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s rail station.
Despite Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated commitments to keep the Key Bridge rebuild on time and on budget, the project’s image took a hit last week as officials revealed that initial estimates were off by years and billions of dollars.