In an unusual statement of agreement between business and labor, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce President Gigi Godwin and MCGEO President Gino Renne submitted a joint statement of support for…
transportation
Widening Projects Abound
I-270 is not the only road widening project under consideration by the state. The Maryland Department of Transportation is proposing to widen I-97 between Baltimore and Annapolis and to widen…
No Sane on Wayne
Peeved at Purple Line pontification? Why not take a poke at an MTA bureaucrat? That’s what one pugnacious Purple protestor did last night. Perish the thought, people!Last night, Silver Spring…
Two-Seventy Two-Step
Some people favor widening I-270 as one component of dealing with the corridor’s infamous state of gridlock. Other people oppose widening and would like to see an all-transit solution. Those…
Transportation in Trouble
Starting next year, the State of Maryland will be spending less money on transportation projects than it did nine years ago. That’s right folks, you read that correctly. And if…
By Marc Korman. Earlier in the summer, the Action Committee for Transit (ACT), an organization I am a member of, released an all-transit alternative to the I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor…
Red Line Ridership Games, Part Two
Four alternative explanations for MTA’s overnight 28% Red Line ridership hike are worth examining.1. Baltimore City’s population may be trending younger, and would therefore be more likely to take transit.Some…
Red Line Ridership Games, Part One
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) saved Baltimore’s Red Line project from possible federal disapproval with a last-minute cost-effectiveness improvement of 24%. Part of that improvement was due to a sudden…
The Battle of I-270, Part Five
By the time the I-270 dispute is finally settled, dozens of politicians and thousands of residents will have their say. But we are particularly interested in the position of one…
Following is the letter organized by Delegate Sheila Hixson (D-20). Interestingly, Delegates Kathleen Dumais (D-15), Craig Rice (D-15), James Gilchrist (D-17), Charles Barkley (D-39) and Kirill Reznik (D-39) also signed…
