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Daniel Zawodny

Daniel

Daniel Zawodny covers transportation for the The Baltimore Banner as a corps member with Report For America. He is a Baltimore area native and graduated with his master's degree in journalism from American University in 2021. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and previously covered immigration issues.

The latest from Daniel Zawodny

10,000 in Maryland at risk: Trump policy stokes fear among young immigrants
Young immigrants and advocates are fearful of being deported after President Donald Trump’s administration ended deferred action for the youths earlier this year.
Living car-free in Baltimore, by choice or necessity, as told by those who do it
Roughly a third of Baltimore residents don’t have a car in a city where getting around without one can be an exercise in planning ahead or a serious barrier to work and life.
Passengers move between buses at the Mondawmin Transit Hub on May 6, 2025.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia cannot be deported with injunction in place, judge reaffirms
U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis issued a preliminary injunction in August that the Salvadoran native and Beltsville resident not be deported while he challenges the legality of his re-detention with ICE.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, arrives with his wife Jennifer, left, to the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore on Monday, August 25, 2025.
BWI to Portland, Oregon: New nonstop Alaska Airlines flights start in May
Alaska Airlines is adding a new transcontinental flight to its portfolio next Spring with daily flights between Baltimore and Portland, Oregon.
Travelers walk between concourses at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.
US wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as next week
The federal government told a Maryland judge on Friday that it plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, saying in a court filing it could do so as early as Oct. 31.
Homeland Security officials have said for months they would deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country.
Next phase of Harford Road ‘diet’ draws mix of praise and concern
Transportation department officials are confident that the project, which will fill a gap in Baltimore’s bike lane network, will continue to drive down crashes on Harford Road.
The proposed bike lane extension will connect the current Harford Road lane to another one nearby on St. Lo Drive.
BWI not showing Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdown
BWI is not displaying a new video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown.
ARLINGTON, VA - JULY 8: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 8, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. For the first time in nearly two decades, the TSA is easing its shoe removal rule introduced five years after a 2001 shoe-bombing attempt by allowing some travelers to keep their shoes on at security checkpoints.
Judge to decide ‘as soon as possible’ on release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE detention
While the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains uncertain, a federal judge inched closer to making a decision on the release of the Maryland man from immigration detention after an hourslong hearing in Greenbelt on Friday.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers will argue for his immediate release from immigration detention during a hearing on Friday.
Can a video game help solve public transit in Baltimore?
‘Subway Builder’ lets transit nerds build their dream subway system. Can it fix Baltimore's public transit issues?
A simulation of potential subway lines in Baltimore, as imagined by Banner reporter Daniel Zawodny, using Colin Miller's Subway Builder.
Delay with Amtrak’s community investments for West Baltimore tunnel causes worries about funding
Canceled workshops for community partners; a rebranded logo that de-emphasizes the name Frederick Douglass; recent changes to Amtrak's tunnel project in West Baltimore have residents wondering what's going on.
A tour of the B&P Tunnel on January 28, 2025.
The ‘Highway to Nowhere’ features in new documentary on racial legacy of U.S. highways
The “Highway to Nowhere” and the legacy of racism that put freeways in predominantly Black neighborhoods in U.S. cities showcases in the new documentary film “Interstate.”
The 1.39-mile section of US 40 in West Baltimore is known as the "Highway to Nowhere" because it was never connected to any other major highway as originally planned.
Howard Street Tunnel reopens to freight trains, but double-stacked cargo starts next year
Freight trains will start rolling under Baltimore once again, but double-stacked cargo won’t begin until additional bridge work finishes early next year, officials said.
CSX passenger train passes through the renovated Howard Street Tunnel during the Howard Street Tunnel celebration in Baltimore on Friday.
From Belgium to Baltimore: Why neighborhoods are using these devices to gather traffic data
Telraam devices are all over Europe. Now they’re helping Baltimore neighborhoods track traffic.
These small plastic devices from the Belgian company Telraam count and sort vehicles that move past them, and can even measure their speed.
Baltimore light rail back to full service just in time for fare-free day
Rides on Maryland Transit Administration vehicles are free Monday in honor of World Car-Free Day.
MTA Light Rail trains traverse the Howard Street corridor in downtown Baltimore.
Between boon and boondoggle, the Purple Line winds toward completion
Years of delays and cost overruns have ballooned the cost of the Purple Line to an estimated $9.5 billion. Now, the massive transit project is winding toward completion.
Crews run dynamic testing of the Purple Line light rail vehicles at the New Carrollton station. The expanded testing schedule started in August.
Workers at BWI say Spirit contractor failed to protect them from extreme heat
The complaint comes from roughly workers for AGI, a company contracted by Spirit Airlines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Tyrone Daniels, an AGI ground crew employee, speaks at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
City Hall and transportation advocates rally around proposal to expand MTA bus service
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott signaled his support for the BMORE BUS plan, but was concerned that the proposal, which the MTA released, doesn’t have significant state dollars allocated to it.
State Highway Administrator Will Pines walks past advocates outside of City Hall calling for the state to increase funding for local public transit on Monday.
Don’t get sacked by traffic: See the best travel options for Ravens fans headed to home opener
The Ravens celebrate their 30th season Sunday with a home opener against the Browns and plenty of fanfare, but fans will need a plan to make it to kickoff on time.
The Ravens celebrate their 30th season Sunday with a home opener against the Browns and plenty of fanfare, but fans will need a plan to make it to kickoff on time.
Earl Richardson, who helped transform Morgan State and other Maryland HBCUs, has died
Dr. Earl Richardson, who served as Morgan’s President for more than two decades, has died. He was 81.
Dr. Earl S. Richardson.
5 takeaways from the new draft state transportation budget
Maryland's transportation budget: From roads to buses to port traffic, here’s where billions of dollars of transportation spending will go over the next six years.
I-695 road work
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