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Transportation

    A digital rendering of a large green field with buildings on three sides.
    County developer modifies previous plan to add new apartments on contentious Lutherville land
    The new proposal for transit-oriented development next to the Lutherville light rail stop calls for even more apartments than before.
    The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel is a pair of two-lane tunnels carrying I-895 under the Patapsco River.
    Army Corps recommends $77M floodwall to protect Baltimore’s tunnels from storms
    “The people of Baltimore know all too well the impact caused when vital transportation infrastructure is lost,” Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, the commanding general of the U.S. Army of Corp Engineers, said.
    A snow-covered electric Link scooter in Charles Village on Jan. 16, 2024.
    Baltimoreans are resurrecting orphaned scooters as the city tries to collect them
    Some of the now-defunct scooters were left on Baltimore streets. The city wants help rounding them up, but some residents have other plans.
    A silver train with the letters "MARC" on the front rolls into a station.
    Some MARC train tickets can now get you all the way to Virginia
    The Maryland Transit Administration and Virginia Railway Express will now honor each other’s commuter train tickets as part of a new agreement to help bolster ridership and connectivity.
    Rendering of historic Penn Station station and planned expansion.
    Reimagined Penn Station would relocate drop-off area. Should cars or buses get curbside priority?
    The agencies and developers involved in transforming Baltimore’s Penn Station disagree on where to move the passenger drop-off area to make way for a pedestrian plaza.
    Christine Golczynski sits in on a public meeting held on August 1, 2024 at the North Point Library in Dundalk, MD to discuss permits needed to proceed with the demolition of Key Bridge remains.
    Neighbors of the Key Bridge are ready for its demolition — and want it rebuilt ASAP
    About 40 people who gathered at a public library in Dundalk Thursday evening for a public hearing on a newly unveiled plan to demolish the remainder of the bridge — the first step of a multiyear plan to get drivers traversing the bridge once again.
    First time offenders caught by the “noise cameras” would get a warning, with subsequent violations earning a fine of up to $75.
    Montgomery County considers ‘noise cameras’ for ticketing loud vehicles
    Montgomery County lawmakers want to establish a pilot program that would automatically ticket drivers if their vehicles are making excessive noise via unlawfully modified exhaust systems.
    Body camera footage shows the moments after Julio Cervantes Suarez was rescued from the Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024.
    Body-camera video shows construction worker after rescue from Key Bridge collapse
    The Baltimore Banner obtained a copy of the video on Tuesday from the Baltimore Police Department through a Maryland Public Information Act request.
    The Port of Baltimore is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
    A Georgia seaport is closing the gap with Baltimore, the top US auto port
    The new cargo numbers from Georgia indicate that Brunswick is already extremely close. Port officials in Maryland reported that Baltimore handled 847,000 auto imports and exports in the 2023 calendar year.
    Despite the scattered rain showers, people came out in droves to  Artscape on September 24, 2023.
    Artscape road closures have already started. Here’s the full list.
    Artscape kicks off this Friday, Aug. 2. But some roads are already closing to make way for the setup.
    Baltimore has started a multiyear planning process to come up with improvements to the Route 2 corridor through South Baltimore.
    A Hanover Street bridge makeover is in the works — but it could take a while
    The federal funds will be used to plan improvements along the Hanover Street Corridor, including sidewalks, new bike lanes and better connections to waterfront parks and trails.
    Ricky Smith, who leads the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport as head of the Maryland Aviation Administration, talks about the future of the airport.
    Q&A: The CEO of BWI sees low-cost carriers as the future of the airport
    The Baltimore Banner sat down for a Q&A session with Ricky Smith, executive director/CEO of the Maryland Aviation Administration.
    A green scooter lies on the sidewalk on the left side of the frame, as a decorative fence casts a shadow on the right side.
    Scooter rider killed in East Baltimore hit-and-run, police say
    Police say a teenage driver struck a 31-year-old man on a scooter at the intersection of North Conkling Street and Pulaski Highway and left the scene. The man died of injuries suffered in the crash, and the 16-year-old driver was later arrested and charged in the incident.
    A sign directing drivers in the direction of the now collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is seen from the side of Route 2 South on July 17, 2024.
    Exits to nowhere: Key Bridge highway signs haunt us — and hint at road to recovery
    Three dozen signs for the Key Bridge remain along Maryland highways. These are signs to nowhere, directing drivers to a landmark that no longer stands, and one they cannot reach. What to make of this incongruity?
    The new design of an updated “bays” license plate for Maryland drivers is available now. It promotes the coastal bays as well as the Chesapeake.
    Maryland’s new license plate calls for protection beyond Chesapeake Bay
    Maryland’s new bay license plate bears the same design, featuring the Bay Bridge and a blue crab, as the one that was introduced in 2018. But now, in addition to imploring people to “Protect the Chesapeake,” it calls for the Chesapeake and Maryland’s coastal bays to be protected.
    Southwest Airlines teased a redesigned cabin interior earlier. People are having mixed reactions to how comfortable the new seats look.
    The free-for-all is over. Southwest Airlines is getting ready to assign your seat.
    Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it is doing away with the open seating model where passengers chose their own seats upon boarding the plane.
    The wreckage of the Key Bridge collapse, with the Domino Sugar factory in the foreground, is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
    Key Bridge rebuild won’t require lengthy environmental impact study, officials say
    The Federal Highway Administration has determined that Maryland won’t have to complete a lengthy environmental impact study, which could have slowed the yearslong rebuild even more.
    A group of cyclists bike left to right on a city street underneath a street sign that reads "N. Caroline St."
    Baltimore wants to help you get an e-bike
    The program will offer $750 vouchers to residents and up to $2,000 vouchers to low-income residents.
    Crowds and long lines form inside BWI after a global tech outage grounded all flights on Friday, July 19, 2024.
    Global outage dinged BWI, Maryland hospitals, government and courts
    Marylanders awoke Friday to widespread reports of a global technology outage disrupting transportation, courts, tolls, some of the state’s hospital systems and local governments.
    Kia dealership, Owings Mills.
    Left your car in an impound lot? It’ll cost you a daily storage fee
    Starting Monday, owners of vehicles stored at the Pulaski Highway or Fallsway facilities will be charged a storage fee of $15 a day for two-axle vehicles, such as cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, after the initial 48 hours.
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