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    Not so fast: Federal officials halt proposed Northeast Maglev train

    TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 02:  Shinkansen bullet trains are stopped at Tokyo Train Station on May 02, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. The Shinkansen is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan currently consisting of 2,764.6 km (1,717.8 mi) of lines with maximum speeds of 240-320 km/h (150-200 mph). The network presently links most major cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu, and Hakodate on northern island of Hokkaido. The maximum operating speed is 320 km/h (200 mph) though test runs have reached up to a world record 603 km/h (375 mph) for maglev trains in April 2015.
    After 50 years, the pedestrian bridge over Little Patuxent Parkway is coming down
    The concrete walking bridge spans 172 feet across six lanes of Little Patuxent Parkway.
    Wednesday, July 30, 2025 — The Little Patuxent Parkway pedestrian bridge in Columbia is slated to be demolished on August 11.
    Self-driving wheelchairs could someday transport passengers with disabilities to BWI’s gates
    A pilot program with Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is helping researchers at Morgan State University bring new technology to life in autonomous wheelchairs.
    The wheelchair uses a camera and LiDAR technology to detect obstacles as well as invisible “track” markings to locate itself.
    Bit by bit, what’s left of the Key Bridge is coming down
    Sixteen months after the bridge’s main span was knocked down by a massive container ship, killing six construction workers, demolition of the remaining structures has begun.
    An excavator lifts a slab of roadway as work continued on demolishing the southwest ramp to the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Wednesday.
    Baltimore adds new speed cameras in school zones
    Starting in August, new speed cameras in Baltimore school zones and a vehicle height-monitoring system will be activated.
    A rectangular grey box that houses an automated traffic camera stands on a city sidewalk as a blurred black SUV drives by.
    Southwest Airlines adding new Caribbean destination from BWI in 2026
    Direct flights between BWI and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands will begin in February, the airline has announced.
    Southwest Airlines jets fill the gates at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The airline is adding service to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands in February.

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    New MTA fares include perks for kids, penalties for Light Rail skippers
    New MTA fare policies expand access to free rides for many youth, the agency has announced.
    It is typical that U.S. transit agencies need other revenue sources to cover operating expenses
    New ‘Infrastructure Academy’ will train workers for city jobs in critical trades
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott celebrated the new workforce development initiative, launched Thursday in the Park Heights neighborhood where he grew up, as a means to train workers to fix the city's aging infrastructure.
    Baltimore's new Infrastructure Academy aims to create a pipeline of skilled workers for both public- and private-sector jobs maintaining critical infrastructure.
    Maryland is meeting the MTA’s pricey rehabilitation needs — for now
    The Maryland Transit Administration has an unprecedented $2.8 billion backlog of rehabilitation projects, according to a new report, but the agency is confident that it has the money to fund the work in the coming years.
    Buses ready to go into service at the MTA’s Eastern Division bus lot in May. A new report shows the MTA needs to spend $2.8 billion to keep its transit systems in a state of good repair.
    Red lights got you frustrated? Baltimore to finish retiming traffic lights by February
    Baltimore’s transportation department has been retiming most of its roughly 1,400 traffic signals citywide and plans to finish implementing changes by early next year.
    A white sedan and yellow school bus make a left turn on a busy city street.
    Weekend traffic: Latin Fest, Baltimore Farmers’ Market and more events bring road closures
    With Latin Fest, music in the Wyman Park Dell and The Baltimore Farmer’s Market, there will be plenty to do in Baltimore this weekend. But, all that fun will bring some not-so-fun detours.
    Vendors display their wares at the Baltimore Farmer’s Market in downtown Baltimore.

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    ‘Slow your roll or get a ticket’: Baltimore adds 2 more speed cameras on I-83
    The new cameras will go live on Aug. 4, according to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, and be located near 41st Street.
    Commuters zip past one of Baltimore's speed cameras on the Jones Falls Expressway.
    Maryland knows these roadways can be dangerous for pedestrians. They want your input to improve them.
    Using traffic and crash analyses, state officials have identified nearly 150 stretches of roadway across Maryland that they want to make safer for vulnerable road users, including dozens in the Baltimore region, and are asking for feedback from those who use them.
    A bike lane is seen sectioned off from the road by white plastic flex posts. A yellow sign telling drivers to pay attention to bikers and pedestrians is on the side of the road.
    Car prices are rising in Maryland even without the sting of high tariffs
    New national reports have documented a tale of consumers’ woes: increased monthly payments, extended loan terms and stubbornly high interest rates.
    One in five car buyers nationally have monthly payments of over $1,000.
    Truck smashes through barrier and plunges off a bridge into the Delaware River
    A tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete barrier Friday and plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River, authorities said.
    This photo provided by Delaware River and Bay Authority shows the scene where a tractor-trailer cab crashed through a concrete barrier and plunged off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River, between Delaware and New Jersey, on Friday, July 11, 2025.
    Maryland transportation chief Paul Wiedefeld leaving agency
    Maryland’s transportation secretary, Paul J. Wiedefeld, is leaving his post at the end of the month.
    Paul J. Wiedefeld announced he's leaving his post after more than two years leading MDOT.

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    Maryland transportation chief Paul Wiedefeld leaving agency
    Maryland’s transportation secretary, Paul J. Wiedefeld, is leaving his post at the end of the month.
    Paul J. Wiedefeld announced he's leaving his post after more than two years leading MDOT.
    Travelers no longer have to remove their shoes during security screenings at US airports
    Travelers racing to catch a flight at U.S. airports no longer are required to remove their shoes during security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday.
    If implemented, the change would put an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago.
    They were supposed to help fix Maryland’s transportation funding problem, but they stopped meeting
    The Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs, known as TRAIN, was supposed to meet to give recommendations on Maryland's transportation issues but stopped meeting.
    Students wait for buses after school at the Mondawmin Transit Hub.
    New nonstop flight from BWI to the Caribbean launches this winter
    BermudAir recently announced that it will have a nonstop flight going from Baltimore to Anguilla, a small British territory in the Eastern Caribbean known for its pristine white-sand beaches and turquoise waters.
    A plane for BWI's newest flight, AnguillAir, flying through the sky. Photo courtesy of BWI.
    Why are some Baltimore intersections painted? These artists say it’s about safety
    Some intersections in Baltimore City are getting a paint job but not just to beautify it. The goal is to raise awareness of pedestrian safety.
    Pavement art at the intersection of East Baltimore Street and South East Avenue.
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