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After a year's postponement due to Governor Hogan reallocating funds, the MTA has increased some ticket prices by 10 cents.
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Baltimore-area transit expected to reach just 50% of new jobs
The Baltimore region is expected to add a substantial number of jobs over the next 25 years, but many of them are likely to be based in places that transit can’t access, according to speakers at the Greater Baltimore Committee’s ...
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Read More »4th Circuit upholds dismissal of lawsuit claiming MDOT leaders retaliated against union
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a First Amendment retaliation case filed by the head of a local transit union against Maryland Department of Transportation leaders. David McClure, head of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300 representing bus drivers and ...
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Read More »Comfort takes job with contractor that does business with his former agency
The former head of the Maryland Transportation Administration has taken a position with a company that has a $15 million contract with his former agency. Paul Comfort, who was abruptly ousted in June from his position as administrator of the ...
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Read More »Attorneys spar over jurisdiction in Baltimore bus crash lawsuit
A proposed class action lawsuit filed by victims of a fatal crash between a Baltimore school bus and commuter bus that initially was removed to federal court returned to state court last month after a federal judge granted the plaintiffs’ request to remand ...
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Read More »Bill seeks repeal of MTA farebox mandate
Activists backing robust public transportation argue that a mandate for the Maryland Transit Administration to recover 35 percent of its operating costs from fares and other revenues distorts the evaluation of the system’s efficiency. Democratic state legislators in both chambers ...
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Read More »Analyst: Md. bus fare increases based on bad math
ANNAPOLIS — State transit officials used bad math in setting new bus fares and, as a result, those new fares should be reduced, according to a review conducted by legislative budget analysts. Steven D. McCulloch, a transportation analyst for the ...
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Read More »O’s homestand means crackdown on MTA fare evaders
The Maryland Transit Administration will be cracking down on fare evaders on the Light Rail system, beginning June 8 for the Orioles’ homestand against the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. MTA police, fare inspectors and transit ambassadors will ...
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Read More »MTA head Smith ousted
Robert Smith is no longer the head of the Maryland Transit Administration. Erin Henson, a spokeswoman for the Maryland Department of Transportation, said Smith's last day was on Friday, and she declined to characterize the nature of his departure. The MTA, a division of the Maryland Department of Transportation, oversees the state's mass transit operations. "It's a personnel issue. I can't discuss it," Henson said. MTA Senior Deputy Administrator of Operations Rob Barnes has assumed Smith's responsibilities. Henson said a replacement for Smith is expected to be announced in the next few weeks.
Read More »MTA responds to Transit App over bus tracker
The state's transit agency said hackers and the app did not save the state $600,000.
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