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Transportation

    Paul Wiedefeld, secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, at a news conference in Edgemere in February.
    From budgets to speed cameras: How Maryland transportation fared in the General Assembly
    Dozens of transportation-related bills passed in the recent General Assembly session that will impact the ways Marylanders move around the state, and plenty of notable ones didn’t.
    A streetlight in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
    Why does Baltimore struggle to fix downed streetlights?
    A Baltimore City Council committee on Thursday delved into the question of why it's so difficult to get toppled street lights repaired?
    Shannetta Griffin, the incoming CEO and executive director of the Maryland Aviation Administration.
    BWI’s new top official comes from the Federal Aviation Administration
    Shannetta R. Griffin was named the administration’s new head at the end of last week.
    A former rail bridge crosses over Eastern Avenue near Haven Street. In a last-minute budget move, the General Assembly set aside another $1.5 million to help Baltimore purchase the abandoned rail right-of-way for a shared-use path to replace a grant the city lost for failing to use.
    State gives Baltimore $1.5 million again for bike trail after city fumbled funding
    State lawmakers once again carved out $1.5 million for Baltimore’s Greenway Trails Network months after the city fumbled the same amount away.
    Commuters wait to board the 5 a.m. MARC train to Washington at the West Baltimore Station.
    Federal workers are cramming the roads and trains to return to the office
    The Baltimore-D.C. commuter, once endangered, is in species-recovery mode.
    Slow shutter speed is used to capture people walking down the Ocean City Boardwalk.
    Ocean City tram canceled for summer as fatal collision probe continues
    Ocean City has been investigating tram safety since a fatal collision with a 2-year-old last August. The beach town won't run trams this summer.
    A pile of tires found after the Maryland State Highway Administration's litter and debris removal program last week.
    Crews uncover oddities in Maryland highways’ first deep clean of 2025
    Officials said they removed 301 truckloads, or about 15,050 bags, of litter from Maryland’s highways between March 24-28.
    Cars, like those pictured for sale in the lot of Antwerpen Nissan of Owings Mills, will cost more as tariffs get absorbed by consumers.
    The time to buy a car was yesterday. Thank Trump’s tariffs for that.
    President Trump is imposing a 25% tariff on all imported cars. The auto industry's complex supply chain means even American automakers will be impacted.
    Hundreds of protesters gather in front of a Tesla dealership in Owings Mills on Saturday, March 29, 2025, to protest Elon Musk and the DOGE government cuts.
    Hundreds of ‘Tesla takedown’ protesters turn out at Owings Mills dealership: ‘No oligarchs! No fascists!’
    Hundreds of protesters are lining both sides of Reisterstown Road outside the Owings Mills Tesla dealership, expressing outrage at the company’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk.
    Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley waves after casting her vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1986. Bentley, the incumbent, is running against Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.
    Letter: Recognize Helen Delich Bentley for her contributions to the port
    The port of Baltimore is named after Helen Delich Bentley, but the Banner is giving her short shrift by not recognizing that.
    Norman Fogle navigates the live camera operated by the Baltimore & Chesapeake Bay Ship Watchers group to see different views of the Patapsco River from his home in Beltsville.
    They watched the Key Bridge fall. Now they can’t take their eyes off the Dali.
    Mike Singer’s livestream riveted the world last year. He and thousands of others are dedicated ship watchers — specifically keeping tabs on the Dali.
    The Baltimore City Department of Transportation urges fans going to the game Monday to use public transit.
    Orioles home opener: Closed roads and traffic restrictions to watch out for Monday
    The Baltimore City Department of Transportation alerted motorists to traffic and parking modifications to be aware of for the Orioles’ home opener.
    CORTE MADERA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 28: A Polestar electric car prepares to park at an EV charging station on July 28, 2023 in Corte Madera, California. Seven major automakers announced plans earlier this week to increase the number of high-powered electric vehicle chargers in the country with 30,000 new charging stations along highways and in urban areas. According to the Energy Department, there are currently an estimated  32,000 chargers across the country.
    As electric vehicle sales lag, Maryland might punt fines for car companies
    Under the Maryland program, part of the California-led Clean Cars II emissions standards, nearly half of new cars that roll off dealership lots need to be electric by the fall of 2026 or auto manufacturers could face fines.
    John Galbreath filed a request under the state Public Information Act for access to five years of documents concerning alleged civic debts and communications with debtors.
    The lawyer interrogating Maryland’s debt-collecting tactics
    As of February, Marylanders currently owe nearly $4 billion to more than 100 public agencies.
    For years the Port of Baltimore has led the country in vehicle imports. New cars are seen at the Dundalk Marine Terminal.
    Trump’s tariffs on cars hit Baltimore’s top import
    The Port of Baltimore has been a top importer of cars for more than a decade. Here’s how Trump’s tariffs on autos will affect Maryland.
    Jim Harkness, Maryland Transportation Authority Chief Engineer, sits with a study model of the new bridge to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
    Can Maryland rebuild the Key Bridge by 2028? The engineer in charge is already on it
    Maryland Transportation Authority chief engineer James Harkness oversees a Key Bridge team that, in an given week, includes roughly 150 engineers.
    Pam Moffett’s commute from Dundalk to College Park became so long and unbearable that she now rents a room at a coworker’s house.
    Loss of the Key Bridge upends commutes and personal finances
    Even though Maryland avoided large-scale economic doom related to the Key Bridge collapse, the disaster upended the lives of people who relied on the bridge.
    Remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge can be seen on April 1 in the Patapsco River after its collapse on March 26. A year later, work has begun on a replacement bridge.
    Amid Trump’s chaos, the Key Bridge response reminds us of how things should work
    It’s 1:29 a.m. on March 26, 2025. An airliner collides with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, a year after the container ship Dali knocked down the Key Bridge. What happens next in this imaginary disaster might be far different from the response to the real catastrophe. The reason? The occupant of the White House.
    Weekend commuters zip past on of Baltimore City's speed camera on the Jones Falls Expressway on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
    I-83 has new speed camera locations — and ticketing begins today
    The speed cameras along I-83 in Baltimore have moved farther apart. Citations come with a $40 fine.
    The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is more at risk for ship strike than it should be, according to Johns Hopkins research. It can expect to be struck once in every 86 years, according to their findings.
    Ships are ‘highly likely’ to collide with U.S. bridges, Hopkins research finds
    From one spanning the San Francisco Bay to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge here in Maryland, structures are much more prone to ship strikes than previously thought.
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