MARC Service Improvements Survey Results

The Transportation Alliance conducted an online survey of MARC riders to gauge their feedback on system and service improvements.

Position Available: Baltimore City Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Policy Analyst

The Baltimore City DOT's Red Line Office is hiring an Environmental Policy Analyst. RECRUITMENT OPENS DECEMBER 15, 2012.

December 2012 eNewsletter

Our December 2012 eNewsletter explores the central points of our “Let’s Get to Work” initiative and discusses strategies for 2013.

Maryland Lt. Governor Brown, DHCD Announce 2013 Community Legacy Awards

$5.5 million in assistance awarded to 38 municipalities and organizations around Maryland

Build Highways or Increase Transit? Planners Tackle Fort Meade Traffic

Planners are looking for ways to improve the commute for the more than 56,000 people currently working at Fort Meade in central Maryland.

Neighbors: PA Governor to Unveil Transportation Funding Plan

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says he will come up with a way to pay for estimate $2.5B in needed road and bridge repairs

Neighbors: VA Governor Evaluating Gas Tax Increase

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell evaluates ways to increase revenue for transportation.

Maryland running out of transportation money, state analysts warn

Maryland has no money to build new transportation projects and in five years won't have enough money to maintain its roads and transit, with the state's transportation trust fund of roughly $4 billion depleting in 2018.

Infographic: The Many Connections Between Transportation and Health

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched their “New Public Health” website last year with the goal of meeting community members where they are to talk about public health.

October 2012 eNewsletter

Our October 2012 eNewsletter explores how L.A. and Cleveland improved bus service.

Mayor Rawlings-Blake Applauds Agreement with MTA to Advance Red Line Project

Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake thanked the Board of Estimates for approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) outlining the City’s commitment to the Red Line transit project.

MAP-21 Takes Effect

October 1 starts the federal government’s fiscal year 2013, and marks the first official day of the MAP-21 transportation law.

Tearing Down the Silos

See Michele Whelley's guest post on the blog of The 2030 Group, an organization of Washington area business leaders focused on advancing regional long range decision making and solutions.

Transportation Alliance eBlast August 2012

Where the Jobs Are | Georgia Transportation Ballot Referendum | Rate Your Ride

Exciting Rate Your Ride Infographics Designed by Students

The Wide Angle Attendance and Design Team is a group of students working to create solutions that help students get to school on time everyday by improving public transportation in Baltimore.

Congress Passes Major Transportation Bill, Preserving the Status Quo

Congress passed a transportation bill which will provide federal funding for highways and transit over the next 27 months. Serious issues about how to pay for transportation in the future have yet to be resolved. Nonetheless,...

Transportation Alliance eBlast June 2012

Transit-Oriented Development is underway in the Baltimore / Washington region. Our recommendations for advancing more of it.

2012 TIGER grants announced

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Funding for 47 TIGER 2012 Transportation Projects as Overwhelming Demand for TIGER Dollars Continues

America's Best Cities for Transit, According to Walk Score

With D.C. and Baltimore ranking among Top 10, a closer look at the methodology of the study

Expansion at Aberdeen Proving Ground

Rep. Ruppersberger Helps Open New 30,000 sf SAIC Facility with Up to 50 New Jobs

Household Spending on Transportation

How much people spend on commuting

Students tackle Baltimore's public transportation system

Young people help revive and transform Baltimore

Transportation Alliance eBlast April 2012

Our take: the 2012 Maryland Legislative Session & a way forward for transportation in Maryland.

Partners Are Hiring - more added

A CEO search and other employment opportunities at partner organizations

The Red Line cure for gas price blues

A letter to the editor from Robbyn Lewis of Baltimore. She is the current chair of the Red Line Now PAC. Lewis looks at the current high gas prices and just how much good the Red Line can do.

Stevenson, Metro Centre plans drive economic activity in Owings Mills

A $500 million development now under way may help spark the final push needed to solidify the economic activity envisioned for Owings Mills when planners designated this northwest Baltimore County corridor as a growth area...

Facing The Tide Of Opposition To Transportation Funding

It would be an understatement to say that those of us who are advocating for increasing revenue to Maryland's Transportation Trust Fund are facing a tide of public opposition.

Group Pushes for Expanded MARC Service

A group of business and civic leaders said night and weekend service would solve some of the region's transportation problems and inject some life into the economy.

Gas tax falling short in paying for transportation needs

The USA is at a critical juncture in how it pays for roads, bridges and transit. That's because the federal tax on gasoline, the primary method since 1956, has lost one-third of its buying power since it was last raised in 1993.

O’Malley finally releases 6% sales tax on gas to raise $600M

After weeks of speculation, Gov. Martin O’Malley finally sort of released his gas tax proposal on Tuesday.

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