charm city circulator

As an unprecedented wave of development gets under way in Towson, a close examination is necessary of the transportation infrastructure that must be in place to accommodate the boom in residents and visitors. The formation of a committee by 5th District Councilman David Marks to study a bus circulator is an important step in that direction.

Fifth District Baltimore County Councilman David Marks last week formed a committee to consider a transportation system, free to riders, in downtown Towson. The Greater Towson Committee's transportation and placemaking subcommittee is spearheading the seven-member committee. The committee intends to make recommendations about a Towson circulator by the end of September.

If we are serious about adding 10,000 new families to the city, then it is time to recognize that there is a lot between the suburbs and downtown. A lot of residents, a lot of houses, a lot of businesses — a whole lot of potential. High-speed through traffic damages this potential. It devalues the neighborhood as a destination, a place we go to and from, a place where bicyclists do not fear for their lives and engines do not roar so loud you can't have a conversation on your stoop.

This week another piece of the dramatic redevelopment of downtown Towson falls into place as a 90,000 square foot, 15-screen Cinemark theater ushers in its first moviegoers Thursday.

Boston-based Zipcar announced Monday the opening of a new office in Harbor East, next to a new on-street city bike corral. The company has more than doubled its workforce to seven employees, said spokeswoman Lindsay Wester,

The Baltimore Department of Transportation has been awarded a federal grant of more than $850,000 to purchase and operate an electric boat as part of its Harbor Connector water taxi service in the Inner Harbor.

Buses to run every 10 minutes between Station North Arts District, MICA, the University of Baltimore and the Walters Art Museum

A judge with the Maryland Public Service Commission proposed a ruling that would categorize Uber as "common carrier" taxi service, subject it to the same regulations as other taxi companies.

This schedule will be in effect Friday, April 18

Snow was tapering off by late morning in Baltimore and points north and west, expected to end with 3-6 inches of accumulation around the region. A blast of cold air was meanwhile moving in behind the storm.

Baltimore was hit with the biggest winter storm of an already brutal season today, here's a rundown of how the region is coping:

On a Thursday morning after the Baltimore region was pounded with an overnight snowstorm, several incidents forced shutdowns on local roadways, according to the state Department of Transportation.

MARC expansion just one way to better connect Baltimore to D.C.

Started in the late 1970s but rooted in a much older Baltimore tradition, the city's water taxis are shedding their reputation as a summertime option solely for tourists, becoming a viable year-round option for city residents and downtown commuters as well.

Police identified the woman who was killed when she was hit on the street by a Charm City Circulator bus near Johns Hopkins Hospital Tuesday as Stephanie Albright, 50, of Woodstock.

Two pedestrians were struck and killed by cars in separate incidents in Joppa and Dundalk Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, authorities said.

A woman was fatally struck by a Charm City Circulator bus Tuesday, hours after a crash at a train crossing in Baltimore claimed the lives of two others.

A small service and a moment of silence under a glowing-red Washington Monument commemorated World AIDS Day in Mount Vernon Sunday evening.

Four students were stabbed after an argument on the Charm City Circulator bus downtown just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

The city is expanding the Purple Route of the Charm City Circulator bus line to University Parkway in north Baltimore in 2014, because of the efforts of the Charles Village Civic Association. The only downside is that people wanted it this year, but city officials say funding isn't available until fiscal 2015.

City must take steps to make downtown more pedestrian-friendly

City officials hope to clear most roads by Tuesday's commutes and open up the Inner Harbor for an NFL event on Thursday