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Transportation

    Is Downtown Baltimore traffic worse lately? Here are some possible reasons why.
    From retimed lights to seemingly never-ending roadwork, here’s why your drive downtown may have recently gotten longer.
    Downtown drivers have dealt with a lot lately, with some reporting worse-than-usual backups along key corridors.
    5 intersections in West Baltimore are about to get ‘smarter’
    Planners will install LiDAR systems at five intersections along West North Avenue to understand how cars and pedestrians interact.
    Planners are hoping to install “smart” systems at intersections along North Avenue, including this one at Bloomingdale Road.
    Baltimore’s head of transportation abruptly resigns amid search for her replacement
    Corren Johnson, Baltimore’s director of transportation for the last two years, has resigned effective immediately, Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday.
    Corren Johnson was confirmed as director of the city’s Department of Transportation in July 2023.
    Baltimore Police arrest man in connection to fatal bus shooting
    Police have arrested a man in connection to a fatal shooting on a bus downtown Baltimore in late November.
    On Nov. 30, officers responded to the unit block of South Eutaw Street for a reported shooting on an MTA bus.
    Why is it so hard to get to Maryland’s state capital?
    Annapolis is the center of power in Maryland, but it's not the easiest place to get to without a car.
    Ana Rodriguez, organizer with CASA, protests outside of the Maryland State House for free healthcare on the last day of the legislative session on April 10, 2023.
    Amtrak calls 100-year-old rail bridge ‘structurally safe’ after chunk of concrete falls
    Two lanes of roadway beneath a 100-year-old East Baltimore rail bridge remained closed Monday after a chunk of concrete fell from it the previous day, but Amtrak stressed the span was “structurally sound.”
    Two-way traffic shares one side of the rail underpass in the 500 block of North Point Road near Quad Avenue. Loose concrete fell from the opposite underpass hitting a car and injuring the driver Sunday.
    Chunk of crumbling railroad bridge injures driver in East Baltimore
    Photos of the scene show a mangled dark Ford SUV with a shattered windshield.
    Baltimore City Fire Service Vehicle
    Traffic: I-83 in Baltimore reopens in both directions after massive fire, light rail to resume soon
    A large fire at a wood waste site in the city’s Woodberry neighborhood has shut down Interstate 83 in both directions, as well as Cold Spring Lane.
    Traffic travels along the Jones Falls Expressway soon after it was opened Friday morning as a fire continues to smolder at the Camp Small city wood recycling facility.
    Fort McHenry Tunnel fully reopened after tractor trailer crash, fuel leak shut down lanes
    A single-vehicle crash of a tractor trailer that left fuel spewed across the southbound lanes of I-95 has caused the four lanes to close just before the Fort McHenry Tunnel.
    Oil spread across the lanes of I-95 after a tractor trailer crash.
    $30k of E-ZPass fees no more: He’s out of debt and back on the road
    Brett Wilson is out from underneath the weight of tens of thousands in debt to the state government he was never certain that he owed.
    Brett Wilson, a Harford County resident and University of Baltimore student, is back on the road after the MVA suspended his registration over what he said were unfair E-ZPass fines.
    Key Bridge builder Kiewit hires powerful Maryland lobbyists
    A Maryland power couple’s lobbying efforts will focus on “any and all matters concerning the Key Bridge.”
    The east ramp of the Francis Scott Key Bridge juts over the Patapsco River almost six months after the container ship Dali lost power and hit a support pier, causing a catastrophic collapse.
    As the state eyes a MARC train renaissance, it opens Odenton station for developers
    Maryland’s transportation department wants to create a short list of developers to help tease out its vision for the Odenton MARC station.
    A birds eye view of a dense housing complex next to a train station.
    What to know ahead of the monument lighting this week
    The 53rd annual monument lighting ceremony is Thursday evening, marking the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season in Charm City.
    The Washington Monument in Mount Vernon will soon be decked in holiday lights as Baltimore unofficially welcomes the season.
    By land and by sea: Key Bridge rebuild likely to use barges, trestles
    Before a massive structure can again stand above the Patapsco River, some smaller ones will need to be erected.
    Under a proposed plan, construction of the replacement Key Bridge would be completed by barge and via temporary piers that jut into the Patapsco River.
    Baltimore Police ID victim in fatal bus shooting, still looking for suspect
    Police say the victim was shot on the bus by an unknown suspect and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
    The inside of a 40ft MTA bus ready to begin its first run at Bus and Maintenance Roadeo on September 14th 2024 in Baltimore City.
    Trouble biking across the Baltimore area? Planners want to hear from you
    The Baltimore Metropolitan Council is seeking public input on its latest plan to create a more bikeable region.
    White paint in the shape of two bicycles indicate where a two-way bike path is separated from the rest of the roadway.
    Ride-hailing app Empower stirred up a ruckus in DC. Now it’s in Baltimore.
    The ride-hailing app Empower argues that it isn’t the same as companies such as Uber and Lyft and shouldn’t be subject to the same regulations. Regulators in the District of Columbia and Maryland disagree.
    A white bus with a sign saying "PURPLE ROUTE" at the top is seen amongst a crowd of moving cars.
    How to get Thanksgiving leftovers through airport security checkpoints
    With more than 100,000 Marylanders predicted to travel by air for Thanksgiving, experts have these tips for getting your favorite meals through airport security.
    With more than 100,000 Marylanders predicted to travel by air for Thanksgiving, experts have these tips for getting your favorite meals through airport security.
    Goodbye speed humps: City will test alternative traffic calming on Northeast Baltimore road
    Goodbye speed humps, hello chicanes. Could making straight roads a little more winding help reduce unsafe speeding and distracted driving? Northeast Baltimore will soon find out.
    A yellow street sign that says "SPEED HUMPS AHEAD" in front of a roadway with a speed hump in the background.
    New speed cameras go live in Anne Arundel County
    Anne Arundel County got two new speed cameras Monday, but there will be a 15-day grace period with only warnings issued to speeding drivers.
    A rectangular grey box that houses an automated traffic camera stands on a city sidewalk as a blurred black SUV drives by.
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