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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

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
Hitachi’s new Hagerstown factory will produce rail cars for Baltimore, D.C. and more
The 307,000 square foot space is already assembling new rail cars for the Baltimore Metro subway, and will soon employ as many as 500 Western Maryland residents.
The new Hitachi factory in Hagerstown will deliver 78 new rail cars for the Baltimore Metro subway to replace the original fleet of rail cars that are now more than 40 years old.
Cyberattack on MTA cuts off app-based scheduling for its Mobility paratransit service
Some MTA digital infrastructure, like scheduling tools for Mobility paratransit rides, remain affected as the agency continues to investigate last week’s cyberattack.
MobilityLink, the Maryland Transit Administration’s paratransit service for people with disabilities, has a fleet of roughly 500 vans like these photographed on Aug. 16 owned and operated by four private companies.
U.S. Transportation Secretary expects Key Bridge replacement to cost more than estimated
Preliminary estimates to build the modern, cable-stayed bridge currently in design to replace the span put the cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion.
A rendering of the plan for the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild was released at a press conference with Gov. Wes Moore in Edgemere, Md., on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
‘Acela-bration’: Amtrak unveils newer, faster trains as feds take helm at Union Station
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy heralded in the first of Amtrak’s NextGen Acela trains during a media tour Wednesday.
Amtrak’s new “NextGen” Acela trains are lighter, faster and use more modern technology than its current fleet of high-speed trains.
As the Baltimore water taxi celebrates 50 years, it looks to a future with expanded service
As the Baltimore water taxi reaches 50 years old, the company running it aims to expand service and add a rideshare app.
Captain Alicia Tyrell steers the Baltimore Water Taxi vessel, Nimble, through Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia held in Virginia; Judge wants him to remain in US amid deportation fight
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a Virginia detention center, as the case of the Salvadoran native reaches yet another crescendo.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia listens to speakers at a rally on his behalf in downtown Baltimore early Monday.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia in ICE custody again as hundreds rally in Baltimore
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took a stoic Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody Monday morning and are preparing to remove him to Uganda.
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.
ICE threatening to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda on Monday
The Trump administration is continuing its “vindictive and selective prosecution” of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, his defense attorney wrote Saturday in a court filing.
Kilmar Ábrego García, tercero de derecha a izquierda, sale de la cárcel del condado Putnam, el viernes 22 de agosto de 2025, en Cookeville, Tennessee. (AP Foto/Brett Carlsen)
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ‘grateful to God’ after reuniting with his family in Maryland
Private security contracted by his attorneys is bringing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from Tennessee to Maryland, though his future in the United States remains uncertain.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookeville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)
Samuel Jordan, fierce advocate for Baltimore Red Line, spent his life championing social justice
Jordan, the executive director of the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition and the Innovative Housing Institute, died Aug. 1 after a long battle with leukemia. He was 79.
Samuel Jordan.
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