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Phoenix, MD · Traffic & Transit
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MD: MDOT plan includes $96M for Red Line, no dedicated BMORE Bus funding
Baltimore officials pressed Maryland for more transportation funding after the state’s proposed six-year plan allocated $96 million for the Red Line, no dedicated funding for the city’s BMORE Bus Plan and a smaller share of state road money. While MDOT included $96 million for the Red Line over...
Progressive Rail Roading
Transit updates from Maryland MTA, Long Island Rail Road and Caltrain
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has launched a new weekday Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) service between Montgomery County and Baltimore. The new commuter-rail service directly connects Brunswick, Point of Rocks, Barnesville, Germantown, Metropolitan Grove, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Kensington, Silver Spring, College Park, Laurel and Baltimore, with one train traveling to Baltimore in the morning and one returning in the evening. The new MARC service will reduce commute times by up to an hour, making rail travel time competitive with drive times between those same destinations, MTA officials said in a press release. MTA adjusted existing services to provide the new connection, meaning there is no additional annual operating cost, they said.
Source of the Spring
Purple Line Work Closes Downtown Silver Spring Intersection Overnight
The intersection of Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street in downtown Silver Spring will be closed overnight from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. for Maryland Purple Line work, with the closure expected to last through Thursday, October 15, according to the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. Ride On bus routes 15,...
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Could kids ride Metro for free in DC, Maryland and Virginia?
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Amtrak awards more than $4.1 million in Community Investment Program funding as construction advances on B&P Tunnel Replacement Program
Amtrak has awarded more than $4.1 million in funding to 11 West and Central Baltimore organizations to support workforce training, neighborhood improvements, youth programs, historic preservation and other initiatives as construction advances on the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program. “Amtrak is investing in West and Central Baltimore through the B&P Tunnel...
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Metro proposes increased fares for rail, bus riders
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$10 Million Bicycle and Pedestrian Project Begins In Montgomery County
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin construction on a $10 million bicycle and pedestrian route along MD 390 (16th Street) in Silver Spring, with a long-term lane closure scheduled to begin Monday, October 5. The project will extend along 16th Street between Spring Street and 2nd...