Tag: transportation
Maryland officials OK more Purple Line money, but not gladly
Gov. Wes Moore and the state’s chief financial officers approved nearly half a billion dollars in extra funds for the Purple Line on Wednesday, even as they condemned the embattled project’s mounting delays and escalating costs.
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Leave No One Behind: Why Transportation Matters for People Living with Autism
Public transportation holds significant importance for individuals with autism for various compelling reasons. Primarily, it promotes independence by providing a means of mobility for those who may face challenges with driving or lack access to personal vehicles.
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Empty Buses Won’t Solve Montgomery County’s Transit Challenge
Montgomery County is large and prosperous with a highly educated workforce. But that doesn’t mean...
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Hogan touts Maryland’s record on transportation improvements to U.S. Senate committee
Gov. Larry Hogan emphasized Maryland’s commitment to transportation infrastructure improvements in his virtual testimony to lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning.
Read MoreState Roundup, January 7, 2020
While Gov. Hogan may not like a lot of what President Trump is doing, the way the two real estate executives have handled their private business affairs while in office is strikingly similar; Hogan faced a bumpy, windy road on the way to compromises over his Capital-area highway widening plans; a top Hogan aide is leaving to take government relations job with highway construction firm; on the eve of the General Assembly’s 441st session, Kirwan education reforms expected to remain top issue in Annapolis; with new leadership in the House of Delegates and the Senate comes uncertainty; new prescription drug board kicks off with bipartisanship, hope of reining in costs; Gonzales Poll finds Hogan’s popularity continues; and former U.S. Treasury official joins race for Baltimore mayor.
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How about a third Bay bridge from Baltimore Co. into Kent Co.?
Gov. Larry Hogan last month announced yet another study of a third span across the Chesapeake Bay. The study is expected to cost $5 million and take up to four years. Its goal is to determine the appropriate site for a third span and how to pay for it.
Gov. Hogan’s announcement came with the current Bay Bridge in the background. The setting suggests that the third lane will be built at the current Sandy Point site. Maryland would be well served, however, by building the next bay crossing from Baltimore County to Kent County.
Replacing Maryland E-ZPass transponder is not so easy
Now that Gov. Hogan announced a new customer service initiative on Thursday, a good place to start might be with E-ZPass toll system and making it easier to replace a dead transponder. Transponders are those little white boxes that transmit the information to the antenna that collect the toll automatically.
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Puny filibuster over an overblown power grab
The Republican minority — 14 senators out of 47 — was using the only weapon they had to slow the down the fast moving train called the Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016, HB1013: they talked. That mouthful of a bill was considered one of the prime power grabs by the Democratic legislature over the Republican governor.
Read MoreDems seek more control of transportation funding; Hogan calls it ‘reckless power grab’
Complaining that decisions about Maryland’s congested transportation system are made with no accountability or public input, Maryland Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday announced legislation that would create an Oversight and Planning Board for the Maryland Transit Authority. Legislators said Marylanders also need more insight into how and why some projects are funded over others. Another bill announced Tuesday would create a scoring system for transportation projects to determine which get funding.
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State Roundup, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015
Baltimore-area elected officials disappointed, frustrated with Hogan administration plan to make city buses run better in place of yanked Red Line while some had hoped for modern fix; CDC urges middle, high schools to start school later; insurance commish Redmer completes summer of town hall meetings, says he got an earful on insurance problems; Havre de Grace native now a marijuana entrepreneur in Colorado, considers Maryland for expansion; new state gaming chief says casino revenues solid, growing for a while a least; Arundel County considers tax district around casino, asks Stadium Authority for help; and Baltimore youth jobs program may be unsustainable.
Read MoreDriving down in Md. and across nation; group asks for more transit spending
Marylanders drove their vehicles 4% fewer miles from 2005 to 2011, mirroring a general driving decline across the country, according to a report released Thursday by the Maryland PIRG Foundation. From the data, PIRG drew the conclusion that less money should be spent on roads and more on mass transit.
Read MoreLawmakers continue debate over transit spending
The debate over transportation funding in the Maryland General Assembly moved to the Senate Budget Committee Tuesday, with some senators arguing for more transit spending and others claiming that the state devotes too many resources to its transit system already. For the second time in five days, the Maryland transportation secretary was confronted with tough questions from lawmakers, who asked him why drivers should pay for the cost of running the transit system.
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