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MARC gets a boost
Last week presented the sort of opportunity that elected officials crave. As Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the gas tax increase into law, he announced a slew of new Maryland transportation projects — $1.2 billion in all — that can now move...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Penn Line, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Cecil County, Howard County
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Howard, Anne Arundel officials lobby for regional bus system
When Howard County's transportation chief looks at a flow chart of mass transit service in the suburbs south of Baltimore, he sees a tangle of "spaghetti mesh" that ill serves the region's workers, senior citizens and handicapped. John Powell Jr. hopes...
Tags: Prince George's County, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Howard County
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Local authorities step up security after Boston Marathon explosions
Baltimore-area authorities announced heightened security after bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, though officials emphasized there was no evidence of threats here. At least three people were killed and scores were injured in the blasts, which...
Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, University of Baltimore, Jim Johnson, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Baseball
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Maryland presses for federal support in building two light-rail systems
Backed by an affirming legislative session and soon to be flush with transportation money, state officials went to Washington on Monday to assure the administration that Maryland has both the means and the will to build two light rail systems. "Timing is...
Tags: Prince George's County, Hospitals and Clinics, Baltimore Red Line, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Purple Line (Maryland)
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Getting creative to fight poverty
From Bangor to Peoria, in the Huffington Post and in Forbes Magazine, the press is focusing on the minimum wage. While we hear and read about it constantly these days, many of us never take the time to reflect on what it really means. When seen up...Tags: Personal Income, Conservation, The Huffington Post, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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CMRT rolls out new logo, branding of local buses
Riders used to seeing white, Connect-A-Ride buses along the G route could be confused by red and white vehicles at bus stops this week that have a CMRT logo emblazoned on the side. Central Maryland Regional Transit (formerly CTC), which manages the...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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State has squishy definition of transportation benefiting from gas tax revenue [Letter]
We were told the gas tax increase was needed to pay for roads and mass transit. Yet right there in the March 28 Flier on page 16, "Turner: Transportation needs Gas Tax Revenue," Guy Guzzone states that funding created by the increase will be used for... -
Gas tax will hurt Md.'s economy
What a sad time for Marylanders. They are going to be subjected to a regressive gas tax that will have an automatic tax accelerator tied to the Consumer Price Index ("Md. Senate approves increase in gas tax," March 30). It is unfair to the gas station...
Tags: Purple Line (Maryland), Consumer Confidence, Baltimore County, Barack Obama, Martin O'Malley
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Sad time for Maryland after passage of gas tax with automatic accelerator [Letter]
What a sad time for Marylanders. They are going to be subjected to a regressive gas tax that will have an automatic tax accelerator tied to the Consumer Price Index. It is unfair to the gas station owners who are operating along the borders of our state....Tags: Consumer Confidence, Baltimore County, Barack Obama, Prices, Economic Indicator
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Transit bill is good for both rural and urban Maryland
Kudos to The Sun for supporting the Maryland Transportation and Infrastructure Act of 2013 ("Transit benefits us all," March 26). The measure would fund much-needed public transportation, as well as roads, bridges and highways. Despite the predictable...
Tags: Transportation
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MTA offering new online ticketing service for MARC, bus patrons
MARC train and commuter bus patrons can purchase tickets online, the Maryland Transit Administration announced Friday. The consolidated ticketing service, http://MTA.CommuterDirect.com, will begin April 1. It will accept SmartBenefits, vouchers and...
Tags: Amtrak, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Credit and Debt, Maryland Transit Administration
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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: U.S. Congress, E.J. Pipkin, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Michael E. Busch, Road Transportation
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