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MARC to add weekend service to Washington
Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months. The expansion — put on hold in 2008 when the recession hit...
Tags: Cecil County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Carrollton, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Aberdeen Proving Ground to get new water tank, with Aberdeen's help
The Army is moving forward with converting an old building on the Aberdeen Proving Ground into a water source to provide 3 million gallons of water daily, Aberdeen city manager Doug Miller said. The post has one, 500,000-gallon water tank, which has...Tags: Aberdeen, Plant Openings, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Havre de Grace, Verizon Communications
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A better way for Towson to get around
Downtown Towson is on the cusp of a building boom that will transform this suburban county seat into one of the most dynamic, cosmopolitan communities in Maryland. All the elements are in place for this transformation. Towson has two institutions of...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Towson Commons, St. Joseph Medical Center, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Colleges and Universities
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Five questions for Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee cut his teeth on public-private partnerships 26 years ago as a Lehman Brothers executive in charge of financing projects in Asia. He put together a consortium of local investors to build a $1.8 billion, 12-mile toll road in Bangkok....
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Finance, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Port of Baltimore, Labor Legislation
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State officials recommend changes to Aberdeen's development rules
Three state officials have recommended amending Aberdeen's development regulations to include form-based codes, explaining how this change would help proposed transit-oriented development around the MARC train station by giving developers a more graphic...Tags: Aberdeen, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Maryland General Assembly, Harford County, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Construction industry expects big boost from Annapolis spending measures
For Maryland's building industry, the good times may be coming back. The construction sector, which has been in the tank for the better part of five years, is on the verge of receiving a sizable infusion of money from recent decisions in Annapolis....
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Chestertown, Annapolis, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting
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General Assembly approves gas tax hike
The Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed gas tax increase, raising costs for motorists while providing an infusion of hundreds of millions of dollars a year for new roads and mass transit projects. The...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, E-Commerce Industry, Consumers, Executive Branch, Public Transportation
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Gas tax could comew to vote in Senate
The Maryland Senate will take up a proposed increase in the state's gas tax Friday, and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller is expected to push it to a final vote before Sunday. According to Senate staff, Miller will try to bring the transportation...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Elections, Michael E. Busch
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Traffic: Accidents slow commute in city, county
Accidents were bogging down the Thursday morning commute in the city and in Baltimore County, police said. In the city, northbound traffic on Martin Luther King Boulevard was being detoured onto West Fayette Street after an accident between Fayette and...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Charles Street, Motorvehicle Accidents, Baltimore County, Howard County
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Traffic: Disabled vehicle blocks lanes at Fort McHenry Tunnel
At 9 a.m., the Maryland Department of Transportation was reporting a disabled vehicle in the roadway at I-95 at the Fort McHenry Tunnel in the city. Three vehicles were involved and two of the four southbound lanes were reported closed. Elsewhere,...
Tags: Aberdeen, Allentown, Montgomery County (Maryland), Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Fort McHenry
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House committee approves gas tax increase
A House of Delegates committee approved a plan Monday to raise taxes on gasoline by 3.8 cents July 1 as part of broader revenue package to pay for transportation projects. The rise in the gas tax, which would be followed by more increases over the next...
Tags: FBI, Martin O'Malley, Consumer Confidence, Montgomery County (Maryland), Executive Branch
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Top Democrats seek votes to raise gas taxes
With three weeks left in the General Assembly session, Gov. Martin O'Malley and legislative leaders have begun the painstaking process of rounding up the votes to raise taxes on gasoline — a move so unpopular it hasn't been done here since 1992....
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Michael E. Busch, Traffic, Frederick County (Virginia), AAA
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