Maryland officials are extending free rides on many transit trains and buses for federal employees affected by the government shutdown.

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“Are We Better Off?” was the question posed by Brian O’Malley, president and CEO of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance at a recent meeting of Transit Choices

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Baltimore’s updated bus system, dubbed BaltimoreLink, has not produced the faster more reliable service its boosters touted when it fully launched a year ago, according to a recent report.

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In 1965, transportation planners envisioned a six-line, futuristic subway system for the Baltimore Metro region that would generate economic development, reduce traffic congestion and complement the recently opened Baltimore Beltway. A similar vision was concurrently painted for the Washington, D.C., ...

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    The success or failure of the overhaul of Baltimore’s bus system has implications beyond the convenience of commuters. Major developments in and around Baltimore, such as Tradepoint Atlantic and Port Covington, are depending on the Maryland Transit Administration ...

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Shea said the data he is requesting will prove whether or not riders are benefiting.

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A newly reorganized transit system has yet to make its first trip, but already Gov. Larry Hogan and Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn are calling the nascent BaltimoreLink system transformative. Hogan and Rahn stood in a parking lot of the ...

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Baltimore is getting two weeks of free bus, light rail and subway rides in June. The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration is offering the rides from June 18 through June 30. The free rides are part of the ...

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BALTIMORE — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is promoting Gov. Larry Hogan’s BaltimoreLink bus plan. Flacco is scheduled to team up with state transportation officials on Wednesday in Baltimore to unveil “Flacco Buses.” They will have bus wraps featuring the ...

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Maryland’s proposed overhaul of the Baltimore area’s bus system fails to make sufficient changes to an antiquated network and to provide better access to jobs, according to transportation activists. Central Maryland Transportation Alliance released a study Thursday of the Maryland ...

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