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    Last month, Baltimore’s Department of Transportation said it would start enforcing parking rules on a 24-hour basis.
    New Fells Point parking restrictions spark pushback: ‘Already difficult enough’
    Residents and business owners in a Baltimore neighborhood said new late-night parking restrictions could drive away customers in the popular nightlife area.
    Sunken boats are seen at Essex Yacht Harbor Marina near Cox Point.
    Where old boats go to die: Essex marina once home to 110 derelict vessels
    An Essex marina has become a dumping ground for dozens of derelict boats. Baltimore County has begun imposing fines in an effort to get the property owner to clean up the site.
    Both speed cameras in the 2300 block of West Patapsco Ave. were stolen on Aug. 26. City police have charged a suspect and say he may be responsible for more than a dozen such thefts.
    Anne Arundel Police add automated speed cameras near six schools
    The addition brings the number of school zones in the county with automated speed enforcement to 31.
    The intersection of Pratt Street and the Light Street spur in 2024.
    Three Inner Harbor intersections are finally getting pedestrian-safe makeovers
    The section of Pratt Street, smack in the center of the city, is one of Baltimore’s most heavily-trafficked by cars, bikes and people alike.
    New Mitsubishis are parked at the Port of Baltimore’s Dundalk Marine Terminal on Tuesday.
    Port of Baltimore becomes car purgatory amid Trump’s tariff turmoil
    To avoid President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imported cars, some manufacturers are stockpiling inventory at ports.
    About 80 workers at Martz Gold Line, a company that operates some regional MTA commuter bus service, started striking Thursday morning over stalled contract negotiations.
    Workers for six MTA commuter bus routes begin strike over halted contract negotiations
    Workers for bus company Martz Gold Line have been seeking higher wages that the union says would put them on par with other area transit companies.
    Cadeem Franklin holds his chicken while sitting inside of his Tesla outside of his home in Baltimore, Friday, April 11, 2025.
    From thumbs up to middle fingers, Tesla owners are along for Musk’s political ride
    To sell or not to sell? That is the question for Tesla owners who oppose CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented role in the federal government but still love the company's electric vehicles.
    The side of a bus is shown. Words on it say "CHARM CITY CIRCULATOR" and "FAST. FRIENDLY."
    Man fatally struck by Charm City Circulator bus in downtown Baltimore, police say
    A 63-year-old man died after he fell into the street and was struck by a Charm City Circulator bus Tuesday evening in downtown Baltimore, according to police.
    As of January, automated speed cameras in work zones issue tiered citations, meaning higher penalties for worse infractions.
    Maryland sounds alarm about speeders in work zones: ‘Traveling through their office’
    Maryland officials rolled out new data findings Tuesday as part of Work Zone Awareness Week, a national initiative to promote safer driving along stretches of roadway where people may be working mere feet from cars ripping down an active highway.
    Free rides on any MTA bus, commuter bus, Mobility paratransit, light rail, Metro SubwayLink or MARC train for Earth Day.
    MTA offers free rides on trains, buses on Tuesday to mark Earth Day
    For the second Earth Day in a row, rides on any Mass Transit Administration bus, commuter bus, Mobility paratransit, light rail, Metro SubwayLink or MARC train will be free.
    Maryland will add physical fortifications to protect the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from ship strikes like the one that took down the Key Bridge.
    After scolding, Maryland assures federal regulators it will protect Bay Bridge
    Maryland Transportation Authority officials said they have completed a new risk analysis of the Bay Bridge one month after the National Transportation Safety Board admonished the authority for failing to assess its most essential bridges for the threat of vessel collisions.
    A Johns Hopkins University bus crashed into a building on N. Charles Street at E. 25th Street in Baltimore after a multi-vehicle accident on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
    Johns Hopkins University bus crashes into Charles Village buildings, injuring several people
    A Johns Hopkins University shuttle bus crashed into a vehicle before careening into buildings at the corner of North Charles and 25th streets.
    Susan McCutchen of Bladensburg, who has been fighting maglev for eight years, speaks at a community meeting at the Greenbelt library on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Next to her, from left, are Dels. Anne Healey and Ashanti Martinez and Prince George's County Councilman Eric Olson.
    Moore’s maglev support angers Marylanders in path of high-speed train: ‘Can’t stop fighting’
    About 100 people packed a stuffy library meeting room in Greenbelt to vent frustration about the Democratic governor's enthusiasm for a maglev train between Washington and Baltimore.
    Paul Wiedefeld, secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, at a news conference in Edgemere in February.
    From budgets to speed cameras: How Maryland transportation fared in the General Assembly
    Dozens of transportation-related bills passed in the recent General Assembly session that will impact the ways Marylanders move around the state, and plenty of notable ones didn’t.
    A streetlight in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
    Why does Baltimore struggle to fix downed streetlights?
    A Baltimore City Council committee on Thursday delved into the question of why it's so difficult to get toppled street lights repaired?
    Shannetta Griffin, the incoming CEO and executive director of the Maryland Aviation Administration.
    BWI’s new top official comes from the Federal Aviation Administration
    Shannetta R. Griffin was named the administration’s new head at the end of last week.
    A former rail bridge crosses over Eastern Avenue near Haven Street. In a last-minute budget move, the General Assembly set aside another $1.5 million to help Baltimore purchase the abandoned rail right-of-way for a shared-use path to replace a grant the city lost for failing to use.
    State gives Baltimore $1.5 million again for bike trail after city fumbled funding
    State lawmakers once again carved out $1.5 million for Baltimore’s Greenway Trails Network months after the city fumbled the same amount away.
    Commuters wait to board the 5 a.m. MARC train to Washington at the West Baltimore Station.
    Federal workers are cramming the roads and trains to return to the office
    The Baltimore-D.C. commuter, once endangered, is in species-recovery mode.
    Slow shutter speed is used to capture people walking down the Ocean City Boardwalk.
    Ocean City tram canceled for summer as fatal collision probe continues
    Ocean City has been investigating tram safety since a fatal collision with a 2-year-old last August. The beach town won't run trams this summer.
    A pile of tires found after the Maryland State Highway Administration's litter and debris removal program last week.
    Crews uncover oddities in Maryland highways’ first deep clean of 2025
    Officials said they removed 301 truckloads, or about 15,050 bags, of litter from Maryland’s highways between March 24-28.
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