public transportation

Fix existing rail lines before investing in magnetic levitation trains between Washington and Baltimore

There's no excuse for playing budget politics when it comes to matters of student safety.

All southbound traffic is shut down on Interstate 895 south at the Harbor Tunnel due to a disabled vehicle at 8:46 a.m. on Thursday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The accident on the Baltimore Beltway near Dulaney Valley Road involving a tractor trailer that complicated the Wednesday rush hour has completely cleared as of about 9 a.m. Traffic was flowing freely, according to Maryland Department of Transportation cameras.

All lanes are open on Interstate 83 in Parkton with the clearing of a two-vehicle collision at the MD 137 (Mount Carmel Road) exit on Tuesday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation

High-speed maglev trains could revolutionize travel in the Northeast corridor

Baltimore County Police reported a crash in Towson at Goucher College Drive and Locustvale Road at 8:58 a.m. on Monday.

The state ethics board is reviewing one of the firms bidding to build and operate the Purple Line after the engineering company acquired a rival MTA contractor.

Light rail project will be light years ahead of Baltimore's existing trolley system

Baltimore County Police reported on Friday morning all but one lane on Belair Road is shut down in both directions between Wholesale Club Drive and Dunfield Road due to a 24-inch water main break.

All lanes are open on MD 3 North in Glen Burnie on Thursday morning with the clearing of emergency roadwork at Roosevelt Avenue, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Trains were delayed by more than an hour Wednesday when an Amtrak train to Boston broke down in Aberdeen, officials said.

History shows that the Red Line would devastate Canton and Fells Point.

The Maryland Department of Transportation announced $280 million in new projects in its annual budget proposal released Tuesday, far less than the billions in capital improvements announced after the increase in the state's gas tax last year.

The state's decision to pull funding from a proposed CSX transfer facility is stupid.

All lanes are closed on MD 25 in Upperco due to a utility problem at Benson Mill Road at 8:07 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation reported that a water main break at northbound Fulton Avenue has closed the road from Baltimore Street to Lexington Avenue at 7:52 a.m. on Tuesday.

A 52-year-old Owings Mills man was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault for stabbing another man Friday night at a train station, Baltimore County Police said.

State officials looking to tap anticipated growth in the East Coast shipping industry are back at the drawing board after abandoning a freight rail project that has been central to their strategy for half a decade.

The decision not to move ahead with a planned CSX intermodal rail facility in Southwest Baltimore is a major blow to city's port

Pricey Red Line plan fails to live up to expectations

As of 9:15 a.m., an earlier accident on eastbound I-70 in Howard County was reportedly cleared.

This schedule will be in effect Monday, Sept. 1.

State officials have pulled more than $30 million in designated funding from a proposed rail cargo transfer facility in an economically depressed corner of West Baltimore, after local residents put up more of a fight than was expected.

Baltimore's future should be built around a world-class transit system that will spur economic development, create additional jobs, and attract and retain residents. The Red Line is a project that will move Baltimore forward.

The Harford County Fire and EMS Department reported on Thursday morning a vehicle collision with injury involving a school bus said no children were on the bus at the time.

With this week's start of the 2014-15 school year in Harford County, law enforcement and school officials, as well as state transportation officials, are urging drivers to be cautious around school buses, bus stops and students walking to school.

The $2.9 billion Red Line project moves forward despite its rising cost and some reluctant support from Baltimore County

A Washington-area trail users' group and a pair of environmental advocates have filed suit to block the Purple Line, contending the $2.4 billion light-rail project in the DC suburbs threatens to harm two species of endangered crustaceans that live in the creek the transit line would cross.

An incident on Interstate 95 South in White Marsh past the MD 43 (White Marsh Boulevard) exit has closed the southbound left traffic lane and southbound left shoulder at 8:56 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

New commitments from Baltimore and Baltimore County leaders to contribute a combined $280 million to the region's proposed Red Line transit project were immediately offset Tuesday by acknowledgment from state officials that the overall cost of the project has risen again — by nearly the same amount as the local contributions.

All northbound traffic on MD 175 in Odenton at Baldwin Road has been shut down due to a four-vehicle collision at 8:29 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The state department of Transportation reported a disabled vehicle on the southbound Baltimore Washington Parkway in Linthicum at the Baltimore Beltway at 9:02 a.m. on Monday.

Schools reopen this week but danger looms if motorists continue to illegally pass stopped buses

A two-vehicle collision on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in Pikesville at Greenspring Avenue has closed the inner loop left shoulder at 8:55 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation..

Carvey G. Davis Jr., a former Baltimore Transit Co. motorman who never lost his affection for streetcars and was a longtime supporter and benefactor of the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, died Saturday at his Glen Burnie home of bone cancer. He was 90.

Traffic camera giant Redflex has been lobbying the Rawlings-Blake administration and City Council to take over Baltimore's once-lucrative speed and red light camera network — stressing that it should not be judged by an unfolding scandal in Chicago in which a former top company official is charged with bribery.

A collision on the southbound Baltimore Washington Parkway at Interstate 195 has closed the southbound right shoulder at 8:42 a.m. on Thursday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Dunbar Brooks, who was the first African-American president of the Baltimore County school board and later served as the president of the Maryland State Board of Education, died Sunday. Mr. Brooks was 63. His daughter, Cheryl Brooks, confirmed his death.

All lanes have been reopened on MD 27 in Westminster on Wednesday morning with the clearing of a two-vehicle collision at Stone Chapel Road, according to the state Department of Transportation.

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About 10,000 people are expected to come to the city for the grand opening of the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore one week from today, a key early test for city officials and business leaders eager for a smooth launch.

Baltimore and CSX need to clearly delineate who is in charge of maintaining infrastructure.

A two-vehicle collision on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in Pikesville at Stevenson Road has closed the right shoulder at 8:17 a.m. on Monday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Developers hope to turn vacant lot into art park, concert venue

A collision on Interstate 83 North in Baltimore County at Padonia Road has closed the northbound left traffic lane and northbound left shoulder at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

State transportation officials said that the right traffic lane and shoulder on Interstate 895 South in Baltimore City are closed on Thursday morning due to Wednesday emergency roadwork.

A light rail train derailed near Oriole Park at Camden Yards Wednesday afternoon, temporarily limiting vehicle and foot traffic from Conway and Howard streets to the east side of the B&O Warehouse.