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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

Kilmar Ábrego García released from ICE detention after federal judge’s order
Kilmar Ábrego García was released from immigration detention on Thursday, hours after a federal judge ordered for him to be freed, his attorney said.
CASA holds a rally outside a hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse on Thursday.
Here’s where Baltimore says the worst traffic crashes occur
The number of crashes in Baltimore overall is down about 16% since 2019, according to city statistics, but the number of serious injuries or deaths resulting from such crashes is up over the same time period.
Cars drive on Orleans Street, one of the roads included in a new analysis of where most serious traffic crashes occur in Baltimore.
Waymo’s self-driving cars are coming to Baltimore: How do they even work?
Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent company, Alphabet, announced that its self-driving taxis are coming to Baltimore.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 10: In an aerial view, Waymo cars are seen parked at a Waymo facility on June 10, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Robo-taxi company Waymo has limited service in San Francisco after several Waymo cars were set on fire and destroyed during the anti-immigration protests in Los Angeles over the past week.
Waymo’s self-driving taxis are coming to Baltimore
Waymo vehicles will first hit Baltimore’s streets later this week, but won’t operate autonomously or be available for public rides quite yet.
Waymo vehicles wait at an intersection in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.
Baltimore union president calls for reform after transportation worker’s death
Gregory Turnipseed, a 14-year veteran of the city transportation department, died last week about a month after trying to intervene in an argument over a parking spot in downtown Baltimore.
City Union of Baltimore President Antoinette Ryan-Johnson speaks to The Baltimore Banner about the demands on government workers on August 16, 2023. Ryan-Johnson represents thousands of city workers, and she said they have been overworked and underpaid as a result of the staffing woes. (Kaitlin Newman / The Baltimore Banner)
The best nonstop flights from BWI for warm weather getaways this winter
These warm weather getaways can help you escape the cold this winter with just one flight from BWI.
February 4, 2023 - A ferry or short plane ride to the small island of Vieques will bring you to some of Puerto Rico's most breath-taking beaches and sunsets.
Charm City Circulator adding East Baltimore stops in December amid route redesign
Baltimore’s favorite free bus system is adding new stops — Charm City Circulator Green and Orange routes will offer expanded service starting Dec. 7.
A green, white and purple bus stops at a bus stop in front of a man standing by a bench.
‘Needle in a haystack’: 5 takeaways from NTSB’s Key Bridge hearing
The National Transportation Safety Board met Tuesday to discuss the causes of the Key Bridge disaster. Here are five takeaways from the hearing.
Thomas Chapman of the National Transportation Safety Board questions investigators while examining a sample terminal block. A malfunctioning wire on the Dali container ship caused a chain of events that led to the Key Bridge collapse.
Key Bridge workers got no warning before collapse, NTSB says
Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.
Marine Accident Investigator Marcel Muise, seated center, leads a staff presentation about the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Can Maryland kick Avelo out of BWI over ICE flights?
A small airline is raising a big stir at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airport.
People gather Sunday, July 27, 2025, on an Interstate 195 overpass near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to protest Avelo Airlines deal with ICE to operate deportation flights. Avelo operates a limited number of passenger flights out of BWI.
MARC cars headed to Philadelphia as commuter rail faces shortage
Philadelphia's transit authority will pay the Maryland Transit Administration about $2.7 million for use of the rail cars, which are currently not needed for MTA MARC service, officials said.
A passenger waits to board a northbound MARC train at the Odenton station.
Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all Baltimore road projects comply with Complete Streets law
Some of this year’s road resurfacing projects in Baltimore won’t comply with all Complete Streets standards — a problem advocates say has persisted for years.
Location is the 300 block of South Highland Avenue in Highlandtown
Roads like South Highland Avenue should get a bike lane upgrade when the street gets repaved. But this year, many of them won't.
Maryland’s plan to turn train lots into housing starts with Odenton
Maryland on Monday marked a milestone in its mission to develop parking lots along the MARC Penn Line.
A preliminary rendering of the transit-oriented development project at the Odenton MARC station. Officials have selected two local builders, Homes for America and Questar Properties, to construct the multi-use development.
Travelers on edge as delays and cancellations build at BWI, Reagan and Dulles
Despite the anticipated chaos for air travel across the country, it was largely business as usual Friday at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Southwest Airlines jets fill the gates at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The airport is celebrating its 75th birthday.
Flight reductions at BWI and other airports start today. Now what?
What the 10% reduction in flights could mean for the Baltimore region and how travelers can navigate possible disruptions.
Travelers walk through the terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
Baltimore students show lawmakers what it takes just to get to school
Members of the Baltimore City Council are shadowing city students on their rides to school to get a taste of the early wake-ups, missed transfers and lengthy rides.
Noah Smallwood, a freshman at Baltimore School for the Arts, shows Baltimore City Councilman Paris Gray a couple features of the mobile Transit app during a ride on the Maryland Transit Administration CityLink Purple on Oct. 7, 2025.
Overdose-reversing drug available at Baltimore Metro subway stations starting this week
Each MTA Metro subway station will have multiple boxes containing the overdose-reversing drug by Friday, an initiative funded by Baltimore City’s opioid restitution fund.
Multiple boxes containing the overdose-reversing drug naloxone, personal protective equipment and a screen displaying an instructional video will be available at all 15 Baltimore Metro Subway stations by Friday. Mayor Brandon Scott held a press conference on Monday at the Penn North subway station to show the new resource.
Ride gratis: MTA offers free passes for new riders as well as employer incentive program
The program, designed to incentivize people who have never tried commuting with the Maryland Transit Administration to hop on board, is one of several promotional campaigns to bolster ridership.
People board an MTA bus in downtown Baltimore in September.
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.
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