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Transportation

    Single-engine plane crashes in southern Pennsylvania
    Five people were onboard the single-engine plane that crashed and burst into flames in a parking lot near a small airport.
    Exterior of a Light Rail train heading to BWI Airport at Camden Station in Baltimore on 8/11/22.
    Travel warning: MTA closing light rail stops for track repairs this weekend
    If you’re planning to use the MTA light rail this weekend, be aware that several stops along the southern portion of the system will be closed for track maintenance on Sunday.
    Brooke Bourne, a senior at Western High School, spends more than 90 minutes getting home from school each day on public transit, a distance that takes 17 minutes by car.
    Baltimore City Council is ready to talk about kids’ struggles to get to school
    A Thursday hearing will be the first time public officials discuss transit’s impact on students since a Banner investigation found it’s nearly impossible for them to get to school on time every day.
    Weekend commuters zip past on of Baltimore City's speed camera on the Jones Falls Expressway on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
    The I-83 speed cameras are moving, but not far
    Baltimore City plans to move the two automated speed cameras on Interstate 83 to new locations soon.
    A pair of parking tickets on a windshield of a Mercedes parked near the corner of Cathedral and West Mulberry streets in downtown Baltimore.
    Baltimore to start 24-hour parking enforcement
    A 24-hour schedule will help officers get to more “hot spots” where enforcement doesn’t always happen but where the department knows offenses are happening, city officials said.
    Illustration shows a rear view mirror whose image shows many Virginia license plates. In the background is a lightly sketched streetscape of downtown Baltimore. A crab and the Natty Boh logo hang from the rear view mirror.
    Maryland is fighting against Virginia license plates, but the license plates are winning
    Maryland has few avenues to compel motorists who skirt state vehicle registration law to fix their registrations.
    The Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is a major hub for Southwest Airlines.
    Power restored at BWI after outage causes over 100 flight delays, long lines
    A power outage disrupted flights at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday morning.
    Emergency bridge repairs are forcing road closures on a section of Gwynnbrook Avenue at Walk Avenue in Owings Mills starting Feb. 28, 2025.
    Owings Mills road closed for emergency bridge repairs due to erosion
    The Baltimore County Department of Public Works plans to close a section of Gwynnbrook Avenue at Walk Avenue in Owings Mills for emergency bridge repairs for at least a week.
    Traffic travels on the outer loop of I-695 at Falls Road as rain falls on the region.
    Roadwork could disrupt traffic on the Beltway and I-795 starting next week
    Drivers in Baltimore County may experience some delays in the coming weeks due to a set of roadwork projects on Interstates 695 and 795.
    Brooke Bourne, a senior at Western High School, has quite the journey home from school. She takes a bus and the subway to get home on a foggy December day. Each form of transit has nine stops.
    Letter: Are student transportation problems tied partly to lack of auto insurance?
    Al Redmer Jr., executive director of Maryland Auto Insurance, says the difficulties facing students getting to school on time are likely exacerbated by problems many people face getting auto insurance.
    BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Executive Director/CEO, Ricky Smith, poses for a portrait in the airport's terminal on July 23, 2024.
    BWI airport’s top official is taking off for Atlanta
    Ricky Smith, the Maryland Aviation Administration’s top official, is taking off for a new job running the Atlanta airport.
    Single-engine plane loses power and makes emergency landing in Anne Arundel County
    A single-engine airplane made an emergency landing Saturday in Anne Arundel County after losing power, according to Maryland State Police.
    Ball falls through the net during the Shaw University vs. Winston-Salem State game during the CIAA  tournament at CFG Bank Arena, Thursday, February 23, 2023.
    Heavy traffic expected for CIAA tournament: What to know about getting around downtown
    Plan ahead if you're traveling through Baltimore this week because traffic is expected to be heavier than usual due to the CIAA tournament at CFG Bank Arena.
    The jobs being cut from the airline are about 15% of corporate positions and include eleven “senior leadership” positions.
    Southwest Airlines layoffs not expected to affect BWI
    Last week, BWI’s largest carrier said it was cutting about 1,750 jobs.
    Brooke Bourne, a senior at Western High School, has quite the journey home from school. She takes a bus and the subway to get home on a foggy December day. Each form of transit has nine stops.
    Transit nightmare: Thousands of Baltimore kids can’t get to school on time
    Unreliable public transportation turns school choice into a false promise.
    A’Nya Lucas, a senior at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, rides the bus across Baltimore, MD on Nov. 14, 2024. Lucas’ bus ride takes over an hour.
    We tracked every MTA bus Baltimore students ride to school. Here’s how.
    This first-of-its-kind analysis shows it’s nearly impossible for city students to get to school on time every day on public transit.
    An orange flight data and cockpit voice recorder box sits on a yellow bag labeled "CAUTION." Two NTSB investigators are holding the edges of the bag and starting to lift it over the box.
    Helicopter pilots in DC midair collision may have missed critical instruction, seen faulty data
    The crew of the Black Hawk helicopter involved in a midair collision with an American Airlines jet may not have heard a key directive from air traffic control and might have been viewing faulty flight data.
    Loyal Southwest Airlines customers have a new option for getting to Europe.
    Southwest Airlines can help get you from BWI to Europe, starting today
    Loyal Southwest Airlines customers can now use the carrier to book connections to Europe.
    A former rail bridge crosses over Eastern Avenue near South Haven Street. Baltimore had to return a state grant it planned to use for acquiring a 1.5-mile railroad right-of-way in East Baltimore for the Greenway Trails Network.
    Baltimore loses grant for Greenway Trail after letting it sit for years
    Maryland recently took back a $1.5 million grant for a high-profile, multi-use trail after Baltimore officials failed to use the money for years.
    A woman in a red shirt stands in front of a desk and emblem of the City of Baltimore, flanked by a United States flag and a City of Baltimore flag.
    Baltimore’s transportation director is a hotshot, but her new job won’t be easy
    The agency has spent years tripping over itself, both with major capital projects and smaller, day-to-day responsibilities.
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