maryland transit administration

• Politics

Reminder: Raised transit fares for Maryland buses, subways, light rail, Mobility shuttles start June 23

Maryland Transit Administration fares affect bus, light rail link, metro subway link and Mobility link.

By Juliana Kim

Jun 20, 2019

• Maryland

Maryland Department of Transportation considers transforming MARC station in Elkridge

The Maryland Department of Transportation is considering transforming the property adjacent to the MARC Dorsey station in Elkridge into a mixed-use, transit-oriented development.

By Erin B. Logan

Mar 7, 2019

• Politics

MTA to offer free transit to unpaid federal workers until end of government shutdown

The Maryland Transit Administration is offering free bus, light rail, metro and MARC service to unpaid federal government workers until the end of the partial government shutdown.

By Colin Campbell

Jan 24, 2019

• Maryland

What's open and what's closed in Baltimore on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

A look at closings for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday

• Maryland

Baltimore transit needs local oversight, more funding, regional transportation report says

Baltimore’s buses, Light Rail, Metro Subway and MARC Train would be better served by local oversight than by the Maryland Transit Administration, a state agency which reports to the governor, according to the Greater Washington Partnership’s Capital Region Blueprint for Regional Mobility.

By Colin Campbell

Nov 26, 2018

• Opinion

Baltimore needs transit - and not just for jobs

Upgrading Baltimore public transit is about more than serving local employers.

• Maryland

What's closed on Labor Day in the Baltimore area?

Maryland businesses and institutions that are open or closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 3.

• Maryland

Critical review of Maryland Transit Administration finds lack of expertise, numerous other problems

Maryland’s top transit official promised to make extensive changes to his agency after an independent report identified problems including poor communication, lack of expertise, insufficient use of technology and not following industry standards.

By Pamela Wood

Aug 30, 2018

• News

Deed to underground section of Baltimore Metro got lost in transit 30 years ago

When the last stretch of the Baltimore Metro was built, the deed for the tunnel was lost in transit. Nearly 30 years later, the city discovered the mistake.

By Colin Campbell

Jul 1, 2018

• Business

Transit union warned of unsafe Baltimore Metro tracks for several years before emergency shutdown

The Maryland Transit Administration drivers’ union warned management of rail safety concerns about the Baltimore Metro Subway for more than two years before the agency shut down the system with less than 24 hours’ notice for emergency track repairs in January.

By Colin Campbell

Jun 22, 2018

• Sports

After standout year at St. Frances, four-star QB Jalon Jones transfers back to Virginia school

The 6-foot-3, 200-pound dual-threat recruit passed for 1,025 yards and 11 touchdowns and ran for 819 yards and nine touchdowns last season

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 19, 2018

• Maryland

One year of BaltimoreLink bus system: Ridership bounces back, reliability still falls short

On its first anniversary, Gov. Larry Hogan’s $135 million BaltimoreLink bus system’s LocalLink and ExpressLink buses are on time about 68 percent of the time, an improvement from the previous year, but still well short of the Maryland Transit Administration’s 80 percent goal.

By Colin Campbell

Jun 15, 2018

• Maryland

Man dies after being hit by metro train Friday at Mondawmin

A man died late Friday night after he was hit by a metro train at Mondawmin Metro Subway Station.

By Sarah Meehan

May 26, 2018

• Maryland

What's closed in the Baltimore area for Memorial Day?

Here's what's open and closed on the Memorial Day holiday Monday.

• Opinion

Could a 'Red Line light' plan work in Baltimore?

Transportation is in a bad way in Baltimore. The elephant in the room, however, continues to be the cancellation of the proposed Red Line and its aftermath. Here's a path forward.

• Features

Subway restaurants as subway stops: Map imagines what Baltimore's metro would look like using sandwich shops

If Baltimore's Subway restaurants were instead subway stations, the city might have a much more extensive metro system.

By Colin Campbell

Apr 17, 2018

• Politics

Maryland legislature gives final OK to bill that would increase MTA funding

The General Assembly gives final approval to legislation that would require annual minimum annual increases in the funding for the Maryland Transit Administration.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 5, 2018

• Entertainment

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to join 'Bach in the Subways' Friday

BSO musicians will perform Friday in the Johns Hopkins Metro station as part of a worldwide event called "Bach in the Subways."

By Christina Tkacik

Mar 22, 2018

• Opinion

Don't leave Marylanders in the dark, modernize 'the grid'

Rather than risk leaving Marylanders in the dark, Gov. Hogan and the PSC should take steps now to build a smart, resilient, flexible grid that can easily accommodate large-scale renewable energy, the rise of electrified transportation and Marylanders’ increasing need for consistent, reliable power.

• Maryland

Riders relieved as Baltimore Metro Subway reopens after monthlong shutdown

The Baltimore Metro Subway service will be free through Sunday, the Maryland Transit Administration said. The system reopened Friday after a monthlong shutdown.

By Talia Richman

Mar 9, 2018

• Maryland

Baltimore Metro Subway to reopen Friday after monthlong shutdown for emergency repairs as legislature boosts budget

The entire Baltimore Metro Subway will reopen Friday morning​​​​​​, three days earlier than expected, the Maryland Transit Administration announced, after a nearly one-month shutdown for emergency track repairs that officials said couldn’t wait until this summer.

• Politics

Maryland House passes bill increasing MTA funding and requiring long-term plan

The House passes a bill increasing spending on transit in Maryland, including a boost for capital and operating funds for the MTA.

By Michael Dresser

Mar 8, 2018

• Politics

Cummings adds voice to those questioning state's handling of Baltimore Metro shutdown

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings on Friday joined a growing chorus of criticism over the state’s handling of Baltimore’s Metro shutdown and requested the Maryland Transit Administration hand over a series of documents to explain the decision.

By John Fritze

Feb 23, 2018

• Opinion

Metro debacle deserves scrutiny

The problems with Baltimore's subway system suggest transit officials were asleep at the switch.

• Business

MTA administrator asks for peer review of agency's handling of Baltimore Metro track issues

Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn says he will request an independent peer review of the Maryland Transit Administration’s handling of maintenance issues on the Baltimore Metro subway.

By Michael Dresser

Feb 22, 2018

• Business

Family Dollar plans to open in Hilltop Shopping Center in Baltimore

Family Dollar will open a store in Hilltop Shopping Center in Northwest Baltimore.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Feb 21, 2018

• WMATA

As Baltimore Metro shutdown drags on, students frustrated by longer commutes

The entire Baltimore Metro system is now in its second week of a total shutdown. This means delays for the city’s young commuters who now have to add more time to the beginning and end of their school day.

By Talia Richman

Feb 21, 2018

• Politics

Maryland transportation chief under fire from Democrats over Baltimore Metro safety

A Democrat running for governor called Tuesday for the resignation of Maryland's transportation chief after a Baltimore Sun report revealed the state knew about safety problems for a year and kept running the city's subway system.

By Erin Cox

Feb 20, 2018

• Business

MTA knew Baltimore Metro rails did not meet safety standards in November 2016

The Maryland Transit Administration knew that the Baltimore Metro Subway’s rails violated the agency’s safety standards for more than a year before officials declared an emergency shutdown of the system with less than 24 hours’ notice last week, according to an MTA inspection report.

By Colin Campbell

Feb 20, 2018

• Maryland

Excessive wear, fear of derailment prompted Baltimore Metro shutdown, MTA says

The Maryland Transit Administration has released additional details about what caused the recent system-wide shutdown of Baltimore’s Metro.

By Christina Tkacik

Feb 15, 2018

• Opinion

Metro shutdown was badly handled

MTA botched the subway shutdown in Baltimore but that's not surprising given the governor's actions on transit to date.

• Maryland

Baltimore Metro shutdown frustrates riders, politicians

Although the Maryland Transit Administration arranged for free coach buses to run the metro’s route while it's shut down for repairs, riders had little information about where the buses would stop or how frequently they would arrive.

• Opinion

How did subway system get this bad?

Baltimore subway line is shuttered for a month; how did things get this bad and how dangerous was it?

• Opinion

Baltimore subway woes are no surprise

Baltimore's Metro has been neglected by the MTA for too long.

• Maryland

MTA adds new Tradepoint bus route, other changes, including GPS tracking

The Maryland Transit Administration will launch a new route to the Tradepoint Atlantic development in Sparrows Point, discontinue three of its lowest-ridership commuter routes and modify more than a dozen other routes, service times and bus stops starting Sunday.

By Colin Campbell

Feb 2, 2018

• Baltimore City

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: What is open, closed in Baltimore

Here is what is open and closed in Baltimore for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15, 2018.

• Baltimore City

What's open, closed in Baltimore on New Year's Day?

This schedule is in effect Monday for New Year's Day in Baltimore.

• Arts and Culture

What's closed, open on Christmas Day in Baltimore

A look at what's open and closed on Christmas Day in Baltimore.

• Baltimore County

Baltimore County bill would allow Tradepoint Atlantic to seek public financing help

The company redeveloping the old steel mill in Sparrows Point is taking the first step toward seeking the county government’s help in paying for roads and water and sewer lines.

By Pamela Wood

Nov 28, 2017

• Arts and Culture

Here's what is open and closed on Friday

What will be closed during the Thanksgiving holiday in the Baltimore area.

• Opinion

Maryland: a transportation innovator?

Maryland is not known as a mass transportation innovator. Despite having the longest average commute times in the nation, its transit projects have traditionally produced mediocre performance for their massive costs. But Maryland now has the opportunity to take a leading role in transportation.

• Maryland Transit Administration

What's closed in Baltimore on Labor Day?

This schedule will be in effect Monday, Sept. 4 as Maryland observes Labor Day

• Maryland

Free rides on BaltimoreLink end, and 10-cent fare hike begins

Two weeks of free service on the BaltimoreLink bus lines is coming to an end, and fares will return 10 cents higher than before the promotion began.

• Business

Enterprise Homes secures financing for 70-unit apartment building in Mondawmin

Construction of the four-story building, located at Reisterstown Road and Liberty Heights Avenue, is expected to cost $15.9 million.

By Sarah Gantz

Jun 29, 2017

• News

Police respond to 2 killings, 1 shooting in Baltimore Friday

Gunfire had burst out around 5:45 p.m. Friday, in the middle of it all in West Baltimore, and now cops were everywhere, too.

By Kevin Rector

Jun 23, 2017

• Health

UM medical school scientists studying bacteria found in subway systems

UM medical school scientists studying bacteria found on subways

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jun 21, 2017

• Opinion

Transportation officials have a role in human trafficking battle

Transportation policymakers have been largely overlooked in Maryland's efforts to stop sex trafficking. As part of a systematic review of the policy and enforcement efforts ongoing in the state, we found that overlapping and uncoordinated law enforcement jurisdictions, lack of training, information sharing and a simple lack of awareness of the links between transportation and trafficking leave a significant gap and open up a new opportunity to make progress in the fight to eradicate sex

• Maryland Transit Administration

Judge asks Maryland for further study on Purple Line

A federal judge Monday ordered Maryland officials to further scrutinize the potential impact of Metro's declining ridership on the future Purple Line, further

• Maryland Transit Administration

MTA to raise transit fares in June

Transit fares in Maryland will rise this summer by ten cents for regular and elderly one-way tickets, an increase the Maryland Transit Administration said Thursday is mandated by legislation.

• Opinion

Bring streetcars back to Baltimore

Many cities across the United States have recently added modern streetcar lines, which have long been a staple in the cities of Europe and Asia, to their existing public transit systems, including Portland, Ore.; Cincinnati; Seattle; Salt Lake City; Atlanta and nearby Washington, D.C. These new streetcars are helping to revive the convenience and excitement of city life. They are also serving as essential links to employment both for people who depend on public transportation and for those who