City official disputes Post Office’s release on reduced service
The U.S. Postal Service said Monday that pickup and delivery of mail for business and residents near the Baltimore Grand Prix course would be curtailed, but at least one city […]
Maryland launching 3-digit phone line for traffic news
Motorists in Maryland can now receive up-to-the-minute traffic information through a new phone system. Beginning Thursday, drivers can dial “511” to get the latest on traffic-related news, such as traffic […]
Southwest posts 2Q profit of $161 million
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. boosted its second-quarter profit with higher fares and more traffic from the addition of AirTran, but fuel costs soared a stunning 64 percent higher than a […]
BWI sets passenger traffic record in May
LINTHICUM — Passenger traffic at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has set another record. Gov. Martin O’Malley said Wednesday that 2,078,548 passengers traveled through BWI in May. That is an […]
Giant transformers to slow traffic in Harford County
Traffic in parts of Harford County will be slowed this week by 1.3 million pounds of electrical equipment winding its way to Pennsylvania at a speed of five miles per […]
Baltimore officer falls off highway bridge
Baltimore police say an officer was seriously injured when she fell 20 to 25 feet from a bridge on the Jones Falls Expressway while working on a single-car accident. Police […]
Baltimore commuters get some good news (finally!)
The “Highway to Nowhere,” closed since Sept. 10, reopened this week, to much cheering from those of us who commute into Baltimore from the south and/or west. It seemed that […]
I want to ride my bicycle…
Now that the weather’s nicer and traffic is just lousy around downtown already, commuting to work by bicycle is looking like a better option these days. Waterfront Partnership and Bike […]
Maryland transportation officials assess performance of the ICC
The Inter-County Connector has performed up to expectations in little more than three months of channeling about 1 million paying drivers between Interstate 270 and Georgia Avenue in Montgomery County, […]
Planners say ‘diverging diamond’ will ease Arundel Mills woes
Traffic planners have prescribed a novel decongestant for one clogged intersection near the Arundel Mills shopping mall, which is certain to grow even busier with the addition of a casino […]
Report: Maryland among best at assessing transportation needs
Maryland is one of the best states in the country at measuring the performance of its transportation network, according to a report to be released Wednesday by The Pew Center […]
William Donald Schaefer rites likely to snarl downtown traffic this week
Downtown traffic patterns will be complex this week as the cortege of former Gov. William Donald Schaefer passes through city neighborhoods for a final tipping of the wings Monday followed […]






