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Transportation

    The Pedego Ridge Rider — a versatile, do-it-all, monster of a bike that can get up to 28 mph on fat, mountain-bike-like tires.
    Scared to e-bike around Baltimore? Here are 6 tips for staying safe
    Taking two wheels into car traffic can be daunting — here are some pointers for how to do it safely.
    The base of the structural pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge hit by the container ship Dali in the Patapsco River in September 2024.
    State selects engineering consultant to oversee Kiewit’s Key Bridge rebuild
    A group of firms were awarded a $75 million contract to manage the Key Bridge builder “by auditing their processes, reviewing submittals and confirming the design criteria is met.”
    Montebello Elementary/Middle School is seen beyond the intersection of 33rd Street and Hillen Road.
    Busy Lake Montebello intersection gets new lane to ease traffic woes
    Starting Monday, a new traffic pattern at 33rd Street and Hillen Road in Northeast Baltimore will allow motorists to enter Lake Montebello from 33rd Street.
    Cars travel down U.S. Route 40 in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
    Highway to Nowhere: Baltimore to get $85 million to help transform blighted section of roadway
    The Baltimore City Department of Transportation will receive an $85.5 million federal grant to further its efforts to transform a blighted section of U.S. 40 in West Baltimore dubbed the “Highway to Nowhere.”
    Passengers board an MTA Metro SubwayLink train in the Johns Hopkins Station.
    Will new railcars be enough to restore faith in Baltimore’s subway?
    In 2025, the first of 78 new railcars will go into service as the Maryland Transit Administration begins replacing the original fleet. It’s a nearly $557 million investment, mostly funded by the federal government.

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    American Airlines planes wait at gates at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Friday, July 19, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona.
    American Airlines flights restored after brief grounding for technical issue
    American Airlines flights were cleared to fly by regulators early Tuesday after a brief grounding due to a systemwide technical issue.
    A Chesapeake Bay skipjack sails near the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Work will begin next month to rebuild the bridge.
    Key Bridge rebuild gets a start date
    There’s a start date now for the four-year, $2-billion project to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    More speed cameras are coming to Anne Arundel County this weekend
    About a month after installing two new neighborhood speed cameras, three more are coming to Anne Arundel County on Dec. 21.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center, watches as state Treasurer Dereck Davis speaks during a meeting of the state Board of Public Works on July 5, 2023. Also sitting on the board is state Comptroller Brooke Lierman.
    Frustration with the Purple Line boils over as officials split over $96M contract
    Gov. Wes Moore and Comptroller Brooke Lierman let out some frustration at today’s Board of Public Works meeting with the over budget and overdue transit project in the D.C. suburbs.
    Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, center, and wide receiver Rashod Bateman, right, prepare to board a train for the team's trip to play the New York Giants.
    Who needs a plane? For away games close to home, Ravens players prefer the train.
    “You see more of where you’re traveling looking out the windows, you’re not just up in the clouds," said fullback Pat Ricard.

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    A charging station on Light Street in Baltimore.
    Maryland looks to boost EV charging along major highways to help push electrification
    The Maryland Department of Transportation is looking to add 29 new sites for electric vehicle chargers along major interstates and highways.
    A silver and blue Amtrak train emerges from a tunnel. In the background trees and a small piece of the Baltimore skyline are visible.
    2 people fatally struck by Amtrak train in Baltimore while trespassing on tracks, police say
    Two people died after they were hit by an Amtrak train while trespassing on the tracks Monday night in Baltimore’s Midtown-Edmondson neighborhood, according to company officials.
    Downtown drivers have dealt with a lot lately, with some reporting worse-than-usual backups along key corridors.
    Is Downtown Baltimore traffic worse lately? Here are some possible reasons why.
    From retimed lights to seemingly never-ending roadwork, here’s why your drive downtown may have recently gotten longer.
    Planners are hoping to install “smart” systems at intersections along North Avenue, including this one at Bloomingdale Road.
    5 intersections in West Baltimore are about to get ‘smarter’
    Planners will install LiDAR systems at five intersections along West North Avenue to understand how cars and pedestrians interact.
    Corren Johnson was confirmed as director of the city’s Department of Transportation in July 2023.
    Baltimore’s head of transportation abruptly resigns amid search for her replacement
    Corren Johnson, Baltimore’s director of transportation for the last two years, has resigned effective immediately, Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday.

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    Oil spread across the lanes of I-95 after a tractor trailer crash.
    Fort McHenry Tunnel fully reopened after tractor trailer crash, fuel leak shut down lanes
    A single-vehicle crash of a tractor trailer that left fuel spewed across the southbound lanes of I-95 has caused the four lanes to close just before the Fort McHenry Tunnel.
    The east ramp of the Francis Scott Key Bridge juts over the Patapsco River almost six months after the container ship Dali lost power and hit a support pier, causing a catastrophic collapse.
    Key Bridge builder Kiewit hires powerful Maryland lobbyists
    A Maryland power couple’s lobbying efforts will focus on “any and all matters concerning the Key Bridge.”
    Brett Wilson, a Harford County resident and University of Baltimore student, is back on the road after the MVA suspended his registration over what he said were unfair E-ZPass fines.
    $30k of E-ZPass fees no more: He’s out of debt and back on the road
    Brett Wilson is out from underneath the weight of tens of thousands in debt to the state government he was never certain that he owed.
    A birds eye view of a dense housing complex next to a train station.
    As the state eyes a MARC train renaissance, it opens Odenton station for developers
    Maryland’s transportation department wants to create a short list of developers to help tease out its vision for the Odenton MARC station.
    The Washington Monument in Mount Vernon will soon be decked in holiday lights as Baltimore unofficially welcomes the season.
    What to know ahead of the monument lighting this week
    The 53rd annual monument lighting ceremony is Thursday evening, marking the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season in Charm City.