The city of Baltimore has lost nearly $500,000 in potential fines because it was slow to implement increased penalties for parking in a bus lane.

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The Maryland Transit Administration is unveiling its new fleet of mobility vehicles to serve riders with disabilities. The transit agency is replacing its fleet of sedans and cut-away buses with new vehicles designed specifically for people in wheelchairs. They are ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro is proposing a $2.5 billion budget that avoids fare hikes for the coming fiscal year. The spending plan is expected to be presented Thursday to the transit agency’s board of directors. Metro general manager Richard Sarles tells ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro says it will study how well rested its employees are. The Washington area transit agency says it will have some employees log their work and sleep habits as part of a study into how fatigue affects their ...

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HAGERSTOWN — Swedish truck maker AB Volvo is adding 50 jobs in Hagerstown with the opening of a new, $8 million assembly line. Company officials held a ceremony Thursday afternoon to begin North American production of automated manual transmissions for ...

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OCEAN CITY — More money is on the way for buses in Ocean City. Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Sen. Ben Cardin on Friday announced a $2 million grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s State of Good Repair Program. ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro’s board of directors has unanimously approved a $2.5 billion spending plan. The Washington Post reports the budget passed on Thursday includes $1.6 billion to operate and maintain the transit system’s trains and buses. It also will be ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro has removed a total of 94 buses from service after one caught fire in Maryland, the second such fire in less than a week. Metro says there were no passengers aboard the Orion VI bus traveling on ...

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WASHINGTON — The lure of roads, bridges, buses and trains isn’t enough anymore to drive an expensive transportation bill through Congress. So to round up votes, congressional leaders are pitching the bills as the hottest thing around these days: job ...

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PHILADELPHIA— Federal transportation officials have obtained a restraining order against a charter bus company that serves New York City’s Chinatown, saying the company continues to operate in defiance of a shutdown prompted by serious safety problems. The Department of Transportation ...

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