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Transportation

    Waymo’s self-driving taxis are coming to Baltimore
    Waymo vehicles will first hit Baltimore’s streets later this week, but won’t operate autonomously or be available for public rides quite yet.
    Waymo vehicles wait at an intersection in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.
    Baltimore union president calls for reform after transportation worker’s death
    Gregory Turnipseed, a 14-year veteran of the city transportation department, died last week about a month after trying to intervene in an argument over a parking spot in downtown Baltimore.
    City Union of Baltimore President Antoinette Ryan-Johnson speaks to The Baltimore Banner about the demands on government workers on August 16, 2023. Ryan-Johnson represents thousands of city workers, and she said they have been overworked and underpaid as a result of the staffing woes. (Kaitlin Newman / The Baltimore Banner)
    Trump says Dulles Airport was ‘incorrectly designed.’ Now he plans to fix it.
    President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will embark on a reconstruction of Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.
    FILE - A sign of Washington Dulles International Airport station is seen during the opening of new Silver Line Extension at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
    The best nonstop flights from BWI for warm weather getaways this winter
    These warm weather getaways can help you escape the cold this winter with just one flight from BWI.
    February 4, 2023 - A ferry or short plane ride to the small island of Vieques will bring you to some of Puerto Rico's most breath-taking beaches and sunsets.
    Midwest storm brings flight cancellations, delays for post-Thanksgiving travelers
    Planes were being deiced at airports across the country on Sunday, including Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
    An arriving Southwest Airlines flight lands at BWI Marshall Airport as others prepare for departure at the start of the busy holiday travel week.
    Thanksgiving travelers face delays as airlines work to fix software issue
    Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane.
    Travelers wait at LaGuardia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
    UMBC exhibit puts focus on Black leisure during the Jim Crow era
    An exhibit at UMBC, “Picturing Mobility,” runs through Dec. 19 and features two inventions that made leisure travel possible during segregation — the automobile and the camera.
    Picnic Group, Highland Beach, Maryland c. 1931, printed 1982. Gelatin silver print.
    Firefighters rescue person who fell between Amtrak train cars at BWI rail station
    Firefighters rescued an Amtrak passenger who fell between train cars at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s rail station.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Turkey trot, Christmas Village and Ravens game traffic comes to town on Thanksgiving
    If you’re staying in the Baltimore area for Thanksgiving this year, prepare for traffic jams and parking difficulties.
    Christmas Village along the Inner Harbor will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
    Escalating Key Bridge price adds pressure to upcoming negotiations with builder
    Despite Gov. Wes Moore’s repeated commitments to keep the Key Bridge rebuild on time and on budget, the project’s image took a hit last week as officials revealed that initial estimates were off by years and billions of dollars.
    Exposed girders are seen as work continues on demolishing the southwest ramp to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in July.
    Pricier Key Bridge rebuild to have over $1 billion in pier protection
    The cost and duration of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild significantly increased due to a larger span and extra pier protection.
    Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
    Union accuses ground crew contractor at BWI of illegal layoffs
    A labor union local alleges that a ground crew contractor that works for Spirit Airlines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport airport illegally laid off about 40 workers.
    Tyrone Daniels, an AGI ground crew employee, speaks at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
    School buses for every Baltimore student seemed impossible — until now
    School transportation company HopSkipDrive used AI and a Banner analysis to map how yellow buses, vans and cars could get Baltimore students to school safely and on time for less than 5% of the district’s budget.
    Charm City Circulator adding East Baltimore stops in December amid route redesign
    Baltimore’s favorite free bus system is adding new stops — Charm City Circulator Green and Orange routes will offer expanded service starting Dec. 7.
    A green, white and purple bus stops at a bus stop in front of a man standing by a bench.
    ‘Needle in a haystack’: 5 takeaways from NTSB’s Key Bridge hearing
    The National Transportation Safety Board met Tuesday to discuss the causes of the Key Bridge disaster. Here are five takeaways from the hearing.
    Thomas Chapman of the National Transportation Safety Board questions investigators while examining a sample terminal block. A malfunctioning wire on the Dali container ship caused a chain of events that led to the Key Bridge collapse.
    Key Bridge workers got no warning before collapse, NTSB says
    Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.
    Marine Accident Investigator Marcel Muise, seated center, leads a staff presentation about the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
    Deal between Dali and US has left crew ‘marooned’ in Baltimore for 19 months
    The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore under a deal between the ship owner and U.S. government.
    Several members of the Dali's crew have remained in the Baltimore area since the Dali lost power and smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers.
    Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
    The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, said Monday.
    Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
    Man fatally struck by train near the Owings Mills Metro station
    A person died after being struck by a Metro SubwayLink train late Sunday, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
    Commuters head for the exit at the Baltimore area Metro SubwayLink's northernmost Owings Mills stop on Sept. 20, 2023.
    Can Maryland kick Avelo out of BWI over ICE flights?
    A small airline is raising a big stir at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airport.
    People gather Sunday, July 27, 2025, on an Interstate 195 overpass near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to protest Avelo Airlines deal with ICE to operate deportation flights. Avelo operates a limited number of passenger flights out of BWI.
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