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Road closures in Baltimore connected to the Grand Prix will continue throughout the Labor Day weekend, with more streets shutting down Thursday. - Significant road closures are planned along downtown Baltimore streets beginning at 9 p.m. Monday as the streets are converted into a 2-mile race course to accommodate the Grand Prix.
- Baltimore motorists should be aware of a series of road closures in effect for Artscape 2013.
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- Maryland employers made up most of April's lost ground with a gain of 4,600 jobs in May, but the state's unemployment rate still rose to 6.7 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor said.
- Under new leadership, Baltimore's Transportation Department must prioritize bicycling, walking and public transit
- Hampden resident crowd into a church to discuss what can be done about parking shortage in the neighborhood
- Parking has long been the bane of local residents, merchants, restaurant goers and shoppers in Hampden. On Monday, the Hampden Community Council is scheduled to discuss the parking problem and what can be done about it. The meeting starts at 7 p.m., in the Roosevelt Recreation Center, 1121 W. 36th St.
- A portion of Light Street near the Inner Harbor will close Friday night through the weekend as crews remove a pedestrian bridge over the street, according to city transportation officials.
- Transit was a big part of Washington's revival; what about Baltimore?
- A symposium on a proposed streetcar draws movers and shakers from around the city Dec. 5 although a city representative was conspicuously missing. The streetcar line would link the Inner Harbor and north Baltimore institutions, such as Hopkins Homewood and the BMA
- No local transit service and no Amtrak service
- Before the sun rose Tuesday, central Maryland appeared to have been spared the worst of Sandy's fury, which was delivered farther up the Atlantic Coast.
- Maryland Transit Administration's decision to add audio to its video surveillance should yield safer buses and higher ridership
- State awards $1.5 million in grants to projects linked to War of 1812 bicentennial.
- Cities with streetcars have seen a major return on investment, and Baltimore is foolish not to follow their lead.
- Building a trolley on Baltimore's Charles Street might ring some bells, but a shuttle bus makes far more sense
- Competing visions of mass transit for the Charles Street corridor.
- Community and political leaders were quick to call last weekend's violence outside the Recher Theatre an isolated event. But as new development draws more people into the Baltimore County's largest downtown area, many also want see more police and other resources directed toward the county seat.
- An unattended Charm City Circulator bus hit five vehicles and a building Saturday afternoon, Baltimore police said.
- Drivers are urged to plan alternate routes to travel through downtown Baltimore, as significant road closures are slated to begin Thursday evening to prepare for the second annual Grand Prix of Baltimore.
- Treatment and prevention offer the best hope for containing the epidemic, but don't tell that to the MTA
- Birder and Charm City Circulator operations manager Paul Kilduff is closely monitoring nesting boxes he set up in Lake Montebello, because tree swallow and bluebird eggs in the boxes have hatched. The rare-for-the-city bluebird nestlings are predicted to leave the nest by July 5, giving them their Fourth of July "independence."
- Sailabration runs through Tuesday at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Fort McHenry, Martin State Airport and other locations.
- The impact of colleges and universities on Baltimore gives it a competitive advantage with other metro areas.
