commuting

• Baltimore City

Youth jail protest jams Baltimore traffic, sparks debate

About 40 people led by the Rev. Jamal Bryant briefly stopped traffic on I-395 Tuesday morning — — the first of what Bryant said would be "10 biblical plagues" unless state officials scrap plans for $30 million youth jail.

• Opinion

McKeldin remade as traffic hurdle?

Baltimore doesn't need McKeldin Plaza remade into a traffic bottleneck

• Baltimore City

Good morning, Baltimore! What you need to know for your Thursday.

What you need to know for your Thursday.

• Opinion

Expanding the transportation conversation

In theory, the Red Line could one day ease Baltimore's traffic woes; however, to sustain the growth trends that certain neighborhoods have experienced in the past decade, we need to implement effective and efficient methods for moving people around the city now. Having read the "Southeast Baltimore Complete Streets Plan," I see an excellent vision of Baltimore that we can implement immediately, creating a more functional and accessible city, complete with modern mass transit, more biking options

• Latest

Good Morning Baltimore: Freddie Gray coverage, Hogan taps $2M to fight heroin

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 24, 2015

• Commuting

Emergency roadwork, utility problems snarl morning commute

Emergency roadwork on MD 140 West at Mt. Wilson Lane has closed the westbound right traffic lane and westbound right shoulder at 5:31 a.m on Friday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

By Joe Burris

Apr 23, 2015

• Latest

Good Morning, Baltimore: Phelps a winner; video clears suspects in killing of shock trauma technician

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 17, 2015

• Commuting

Good morning, Baltimore! Here's the pitch for your O's opening day Friday

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 10, 2015

• Maryland

Incidents prompt lane closures during morning rush hour

Several incidents along local roadways caused lane closures during Wednesday's rainy commute, according to the state Department of Transportation.

By Joe Burris

Apr 8, 2015

• Harford

No construction of new Susquehanna River bridge likely until 2020s, Amtrak says

Bit by bit, the project to replace Amtrak's century-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge between Havre de Grace and Perryville is taking shape, although it could be at least five more years until construction begins, according to community leaders and railroad officials involved in the project.

• Latest

Good morning, Baltimore: Health exchange audit, Cosby sales and water bill woes

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 27, 2015

• Weather

Rain hits for Friday's morning commute

Rain on Friday morning in the Baltimore region is expected to cause some problems for the morning commute, but temperatures will stay well above freezing, according to the national Weather Service.

• Commuting

Traffic: Motorists warned to use caution during wintry mix

With the first day of spring ushering in a wintry mix of rain and snow, state and local transportation departments warm motorists to keep speeds down and allow for extra braking distance during Friday morning's commute.

By Joe Burris

Mar 20, 2015

• Commuting

Months of traffic congestion expected in Baltimore as I-95 construction begins anew

Commuters and other travelers along Interstate 95 in Baltimore should expect heavy traffic congestion during peak travel times for the next eight months, as construction forces a second year of complicated lane closures and shifts from Caton Avenue to the Fort McHenry Tunnel.

By Kevin Rector

Mar 20, 2015

• Opinion

Derailing Maryland light rail

Gov. Larry Hogan appears poised to make the same 'penny-wise, pound-foolish' error with light rail that William Donald Schaefer made a generation ago

• Commuting

Good Morning Baltimore: Johnson case dismissed; bid for healthier happy meals

Good Morning, Baltimore. Here's what you need to know for Friday the 13th:

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 13, 2015

• Highway and Road Transportation

Friday commute: All lanes closed on MD 131; no MARC service on Camden, Brunswick

All lanes are closed on MD 131 in Mays Chapel with a utility problem at Valley Field Road at 7:32 a.m. on Friday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

• Commuting

Good Morning Baltimore: Winter weather, water woes and a move to 70 mph

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 6, 2015

• Public Transportation

Traffic: No MARC train, commuter bus service due to inclement weather

The Maryland Transit Administration on Thursday said that due to a winter storm that is expected to produce up to 10 inches of snow in the area, MARC train and commuter bus services have been canceled.

By Joe Burris

Mar 5, 2015

• Commuting

Evening commute slow as city prepares for snow

Rush-hour traffic was backed up in Baltimore Wednesday night as commuters hurried home before a storm that is anticipated to drop between 6 and 8 inches of snow and ice on the area Thursday.

• Commuting

Evening commute: Snow emergency plan declared in county, workers salt roads

Several Baltimore-area schools systems and governments dismissed early Tuesday, and transportation workers began salting roads around noon, in anticipation of another bout of freezing rain forecast in the evening.

By Colin Campbell

Mar 3, 2015

• Weather

Ice could impact evening commute; winter storm watch for Thursday

A winter weather advisory is in effect Tuesday with an inch of snow and a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation in the forecast.

By Scott Dance

Mar 3, 2015

• Weather

1/3 inch of ice could affect Monday commute before warmer temps arrive

Flurries began falling in the Baltimore area before 9 a.m. Sunday, but what falls from the sky may change throughout the day, creating potential problems for motorists.

• Latest

Good morning, Baltimore: Rams Head president speaks, Congress battles over DHS, new deck of 'Cards'

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 27, 2015

• Harford

Schools closed again, as Harford gets more snow

Snow returned to Harford County Thursday morning, giving children one more "snow day" and leaving roads slick throughout the county during the morning commute.

• Baltimore County

Morning snow causes Baltimore County schools to close, complicates commute

Snow began to fall Thursday morning in Baltimore County, just in time for the morning rush hour, prompting public schools to close.

• Highway and Road Transportation

MdTA to alternate northbound Fort McHenry Tunnel bore closures for ongoing repair work

Alternating closures of the two northbound bores of the Fort McHenry Tunnel will continue for the foreseeable future during off-peak traffic periods as crews continue emergency repairs to an underground sump pump and water line, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

By Kevin Rector

Feb 24, 2015

• Commuting

Baltimore peak hour parking restrictions enforced Monday morning

Baltimore transportation officials said peak hour parking restrictions will be enforced Monday morning in preparation for the morning commute. Vehicles must be moved from marked streets to avoid ticketing or towing.

By Carrie Wells

Feb 23, 2015

• Maryland

Steady Saturday snow blankets Carroll

• Maryland

Snow blankets Carroll

• Latest

Good Morning Baltimore: Bitter cold, state buyouts and 70 mph bill

• Maryland

Snow may make evening commute difficult

• Baltimore County

Winter storm prompts school closings and delays in Baltimore County

A snow storm moving in from the south swept across Baltimore County last night covering areas with four to five inches of snow, prompting public schools to close and government offices to open late.

• Commuting

Good Morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday

• Latest

Good Morning, Baltimore: Remembering the Pyles in Annapolis, Carr at the NY Times

• Commuting

The joys of staying close to home

• Commuting

Traffic: Accidents continue in Howard County, Arbutus in icy road conditions

Icy road conditions are factoring in a host of accidents on Tuesday morning, with Dorsey Run Road in Howard County among the areas most affected at the close of rush hour.

By Joe Burris

Feb 10, 2015

• Commuting

Good Tuesday Morning, Baltimore: O'Malley injured, White sentenced, Hampden parking updated

• Commuting

Good Morning, Baltimore: Temps down, tuition up and Hogan relations chill in Annapolis

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 6, 2015

• Commuting

Gay at Saratoga remains closed due to water main break

Gay Street at Saratoga Street, near Baltimore City Hall, will remain closed through the weekend due to a 16-inch water main break, public works officials said.

• Public Transportation

Water main break on Gay St. to affect downtown water service, traffic

A ruptured 16-inch water main beneath Gay Street downtown has "undermined the street surface," forcing its closure, according to the Baltimore Department of Public Works.

By Kevin Rector

Feb 5, 2015

• Traffic Accidents

Car fled scene of fatal pedestrian accident in Elkridge

A pedestrian walking along U.S. 1 in Elkridge on Wednesday morning was killed after being struck by two vehicles, including one that left the scene, according to Howard County Police.

• Maryland

Two lanes to close at I-95 and Md. 32 on Wednesday

Lane closure could last into evening commute

• Weather

After wet morning commute, Groundhog Day temps to reach 40s, then drop

A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain that arrived overnight could make for a slippery Monday morning commute.

By Colin Campbell

Feb 2, 2015

• Latest

Good Morning, Baltimore: Cold snap, Lexington plans and where eagles snare

• Weather

Icy mix of precipitation forecast for evening commute

Another "clipper" system is forecast to sweep through the Northeast on Thursday and could bring a dusting of wintry precipitation or rain for the evening commute in parts of Maryland.

By Scott Dance

Jan 29, 2015

• Latest

Good Morning, Baltimore: Winter weather, UFO reports and Brady on the ball

• Maryland

Snow to hit again this weekend

• Weather

Icy conditions expected overnight

Another dusting of snow is expected Wednesday, with as much as a few inches possible in some areas, and forecasters say an active weather pattern could mean more snow in the coming days and weeks.

By Scott Dance

Jan 21, 2015

• Maryland

Winter to dump another round of ice and snow during morning commute

Yet another morning commute in the snow