When Elliott Plack, a geographic information systems specialist, began riding the Baltimore bus system, the bus would regularly fail to show up on time. Plack would wait at the stop without any way of determining when the next bus would arrive.
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In Nod to History, Some Call for Return of Streetcars
The last streetcar made its way over Baltimore streets in 1963, done in, partly, by the rise of the automobile and the growth of the suburbs — all coming atop an antitrust scandal.
City Youth Worry About Bus Reliability, Safety
The bus figures large in the lives of Baltimore youth. It’s how they get to school. It’s how they travel to see each other. It’s how they get to movie theaters, the mall and after-school jobs.
Red Line Could Be a Catalyst for More Baltimore Jobs
The proposed Red Line, connecting Baltimore County in the west to the East Baltimore communities by light rail, “has the potential to be a transportation game changer if we get it right,” says Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
For Bus Photographer, More Than a Means of Transportation
Thomas Reaves looks out the coffee shop window every few minutes as he talks.
The Many Flavors of Mass Transit in Baltimore
There are many ways to get around Baltimore on mass transit: shuttles, buses, light rail, subway, even a water taxi. Some options offer a livelier ride than others.
Obama Orders Changes to NSA Telephone Data Collection
President Barack Obama ordered changes to the controversial NSA telephone data collection program.
Energy Company Eying Gas Basin that Runs Under Southern Maryland
An energy company is leasing land on the Virginia side of a natural gas basin that runs through Southern Maryland.
Lawmakers Introduce Measure to Legalize, Tax Marijuana in Maryland
The proposed Marijuana Control Act of 2014 would make it legal for Maryland residents to possess, use and grow marijuana, which would be regulated and taxed like alcohol.