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News Articles – 2013
- City panel praises design of Red Line through Canton
Baltimore Brew, May 9, 2013
- Red Line planner answers his critics
Baltimore Brew, May 3, 2013
- Maryland aims to answer Red Line private financing questions
Baltimore Business Journal, May 3, 2013
- Red Line business opportunity forum to be held June 10
Baltimore Business Journal, April 30, 2013
- Rx for Inner Harbor: cut down on cars and glitz, add good transit
Baltimore Bridge, April 29, 2013
- Maryland Asks Feds for Proposed Red Line, Purple Line Funding
Yahoo! News, April 17, 2013
- Maryland starts bidding for $4bn rail PPP
The Construction Index, April 16, 2013
- Pro-transit coalition seeks alternatives to Red Line on East Side
Baltimore Brew, April 16, 2013
- MTA eyes possible private partner for Red Line
Baltimore Brew, April 15, 2013
- Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown pushes for Purple Line funding
The Examiner, April 15, 2013
- Brown: odds improve for federal funding for Red, Purple lines
The Baltimore Business Journal, April 15, 2013
- Maryland presses for federal support in building two light-rail systems
The Baltimore Sun, April 15, 2013
- Md. MTA issues Request for Information on rail lines
Metro, April 12, 2013
- Maryland seeks private-sector input on ways to finance and build Purple Line
The Washington Post, April 12, 2013
- Gas tax not new to state, as transportation fund has always required additional revenue
The Diamondback, April 12, 2013
- Transportation fund ‘lockbox’ sent to voters
Maryland Reporter, April 9, 2013
- General Assembly approves transportation funding ‘lockbox’
Daily Record, April 8, 2013
- Business owners, lawmakers: Increase of gas tax will hurt Cecil County
Cecil Whig, April 2, 2013
- Construction industry expects big boost from Annapolis spending measures
The Baltimore Sun, April 1, 2013
- Red Line plods along, to mixed reviews
Daily Record, March 31, 2013
- Maryland Senate approves gas tax increase; guncontrol bill survives House panel’s fight
The Washington Post, March 30, 2013
- Senate passes gas tax bill
StarDem.com, March 30, 2013
- General Assembly approves gas tax hike
The Baltimore Sun, March 29, 2013
- Major gas tax hike sent to governor by Maryland Senate
Maryland Reporter, March 29, 2013
- Delegation parlays gas tax votes into project promises
SoMdNews, March 29, 2013
- Senate rejects bid to thwart gas tax hike
The Baltimore Sun, March 29, 2013
- Senate passes gas tax, Baltimore schools bill
The Baltimore Sun, March 29, 2013
- Gas tax bill gets committee green light, advances to Senate floor
The Capital Gazette, March 29, 2013
- Maryland lawmakers consider public-private partnerships
The Examiner, March 28, 2013
- West Baltimore Red Line facility to bring 300 workers
The Daily Record, March 28, 2013
- Gas Tax Increase Could Soon Be Reality
WJZ, March 28, 2013
- Maryland Senate panel passes tough transportation lockbox
The Washington Examiner, March 28, 2013
- Gas tax bill approved by Senate committee
Maryland Reporter, March 28, 2013
- Vast Majority of Delegates Who Voted For Gas Tax Also Raided $868 Million From Transportation Trust Fund
RMN, March 28, 2013
- Businesses expect gas tax to pack wallop
News Post, March 27, 2013
- We all benefit from transit, and we should all pay for it
The Baltimore Sun, March 27, 2013
- Maryland Senate Republicans voice objections to a gas tax increase
The Washington Post, March 26, 2013
- Red Line: An Opportunity for West Baltimore
Comeback City, March 25, 2013
- State gas tax bill passes in House
Star Democrat, March 24, 2013
- O’Malley’s Maryland gas tax proposal unpopular with Washington County legislators
Herald-Mail, March 24, 2013
- Md. drivers could face eventual doubling of gas tax
The Washington Times, March 24, 2013
- Maryland Gas Tax Bill May Raise the Bar
Planetizen, March 23, 2013
- Gas tax tally leaves Republicans shouting
Maryland Reporter, March 22, 2013
- Your 86 percent Gas-Tax Increase
Gazette.Net, March 22, 2013
- Maryland’s transportation funding crisis is real, not contrived
Center Maryland, March 22, 2013
- House approves higher gas tax, sending bill to Senate
The Baltimore Sun, March 22, 2013
- Transportation bill with gas tax increase advances in Md. House
The Washington Post, March 21, 2013
- O’Malley’s transportation plan gets backing from unions, contractors
Baltimore Business Journal, March 21, 2013
- Gas tax hike on fast track as House gives preliminary ok
Maryland Reporter, March 21, 2013
- Some Rural Democrats Join Republicans in Opposition to Gas Tax Plan
Capital News Service, March 20, 2013
- O’Malley allies seek to boost support for transportation funding bill (Version 2)
The Washington Post, March 20, 2013
- O’Malley allies seek to boost support for transportation funding bill
The Washington Post, March 20, 2013
- GOP delegates denounce gas tax increase
The Baltimore Sun, March 20, 2013
- Gas tax increase advances in House of Delegates
The Baltimore Sun, March 20, 2013
- Hearing On Gas Taxes Draws Hundreds To Annapolis
CityBizList Baltimore, March 19, 2013
- O’Malley gas tax lockbox is easy pickings
Maryland Reporter, March 19, 2013
- Rosapepe backs hike in gas tax to boost infrastructural investment
The Baltimore Sun, March 19, 2013
- House committee approves gas tax increase
The Baltimore Sun, March 18, 2013
- Maryland House angling for quick vote on rewritten O’Malley transportation plan
The Washington Post, March 18, 2013
- Gas tax hike would make Maryland rate fifth highest in country
Maryland Reporter, March 17, 2013
- AAA Opposes O'Malley's Transportation Funding Bill For 'Major Flaws'
WUSA9, March 15, 2013
- Maryland Plans Training for Rail Projects
Maryland Reporter, March 15, 2013
- Business leaders make case for transportation funding
The Daily Record, March 15, 2013
- Top Democrats seek votes to raise gas taxes
The Baltimore Sun, March 14, 2013
- Maryland to train workers for planned Red, Purple Line Projects
Baltimore Business Journal, March 14, 2013
- Purple, Red Lines Could Yield 7,000 Construction Jobs
Bethesda Patch, March 14, 2013
- Red Line: an Alternative to Scarce Parking
Comeback City, March 14, 2013
- O’Malley Announces Transportation Plan
My Eastern Shore Maryland, March 10, 2013
- Plan for Taxing Gas Gets Chilly Local Reception
News-Post, March 6, 2013
- The Gas Tax Compromise
The Baltimore Sun, March 5, 2013
- Maryland Drivers Could Pay 22 Cents More Per Gallon By 2015
The Washington Examiner, March 5, 2013
- Maryland Transportation Bill: Breaking Down Its Impact
Baltimore Business Journal, March 5, 2013
- O’Malley Unveils Transportation Funding Plan
GreaterWashington.org, March 5, 2013
- Red Line’s Environmental Plan Gains Federal Approval
The Baltimore Sun, March 5, 2013
- $3.4 Billion Could Be Generated Over Five Years
Gazette.net, March 5, 2013
News Articles – 2012
- No City Representative Attends Streetcar Symposium
The Baltimore Sun, December 6, 2012
- MD Running Out of Transportation Money, State Analysts Warn
The Examiner, November 13, 2012
- Jamie Kendrick Leaving City Hall to Work on Red, Purple Lines
Baltimore Business Journal, November 12, 2012
- State Pushes Ahead to Draft Blueprints for $2.2 Billion Red Line Project
The Baltimore Sun, November 5, 2012
- Baltimore Red Line Project Slowly Moves Forward
The Dundalk Eagle, October 31, 2012
- Board of Estimates Approves MOU with MTA on Baltimore’s Red Line
citybizlist Baltimore, October 24, 2012
- City Approves Red Line Agreement with MTA
Baltimore Business Journal, October 24, 2012
- Red Line: City Approves Agreement with MTA
Baltimore Magazine, October 24, 2012
- Red Line Pact Set to Be Approved by City
Baltimore Brew, October 23, 2012
- BRTB Requests Public Comments on Red Line, Transportation Projects
citybizlist Baltimore, October 21, 2012
- Best Lost Cause
Baltimore City Paper, September 19, 2012
- MTA Displays Designs of Red Line Stations in Baltimore
Baltimore Business Journal, September 14, 2012
- Design Panel Rejects Baltimore Casino, But Likes Light Rail Entrances
The Baltimore Sun, September 13, 2012
- An Impressive New Red Line Simulation is Now Available
July 18, 2012
- MTA Commuter Connections Television Interview (YouTube)
May 21, 2012
- Red Line Funding Uncertain with Failure of Maryland Gas Tax Hike
The Washington Post, May 21, 2012
- Industry Group Ranks Maryland Transportation Priorities
The Baltimore Sun, April 4, 2012
- The Red Line Cure for Gas Price Blues
The Baltimore Sun, April 3, 2012
- Rawlings-Blake Outlines Federal Wish List
The Baltimore Sun, February 27, 2012
- Baltimore Works Better With More Transit Alternatives
The Baltimore Sun, February 5, 2012
- A World-Class Transit System for Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun, February 1, 2012
- Look Back at a Momentous Year for the Red Line
Citizens Planning & Housing Association, January 5, 2012
News Articles – 2011
- Groups Favor Gas Tax Rise – With Conditions
The Baltimore Sun, November 11, 2011
- Private Money for Public Projects Urged
The Baltimore Sun, November 4, 2011
- Gas Tax Increase Should Be a Non-Starter
The Baltimore Sun, November 1, 2011
- State Toll Increases Take Effect Tuesday
The Baltimore Sun, October 31, 2011
- Maryland tax increases: What's in it for you?
The Baltimore Sun, October 30, 2011
- Getting Maryland Moving
The Baltimore Sun, October 28, 2011
- Panel Urges Gas Tax, Public Transit Fare Increases to Fund Projects
The Baltimore Sun, October 25, 2011
- Panels Recommended Higher MD Taxes, Fees
The Baltimore Sun, October 25, 2011
- Baltimore & Montgomery United? Red & Purple Line Backers Say Full Public Funding Needed
Maryland Juice, October 19, 2011
- O'Malley Gets Serious About Jobs
The Baltimore Sun, October 19, 2011
- State Should Turn I-70 Stub Inside Baltimore Beltway Into Parkland
The Baltimore Brew, October 19, 2011
- Boost Would Put Maryland In Top 10 States for Gas Tax
The Baltimore Sun, October 19, 2011
- O'Malley Trims a Red-Tape Thicket But Tangles Remain
The Baltimore Sun, October 17, 2011
- O'Malley Considering Gas Tax Rise
The Baltimore Sun, October 17, 2011
- Maryland's Economy Needs Help Right Now
The Baltimore Sun, October 17, 2011
- Don't Be So Quick to Dismiss Public Transit as a Viable Mode of Commuter Transportation
The Baltimore Sun, October 16, 2011
- Plan Would Lop Off Eastern Stub of Interstate 70
The Baltimore Sun, October 15, 2011
- Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood to Leave Obama Cabinet at End of President's Term
The Associated Press, October 13, 2011
- MD Needs Mass Transit
The Baltimore Sun, October 13, 2011
- Infrastructure Deal Could Come This Year – Lahood
Reuters, October 13, 2011
- Support for Red Line? It depends on where you ask.
The Baltimore Guide, October 12, 2011
- MD’s Gas Tax Realities
The Baltimore Sun, October 12, 2011
- Red Line to Receive Faster Federal Review
The Baltimore Sun, October 10, 2011
- Maryland Transit Agency to Create Transit Hub
The Baltimore Sun, September 20, 2011
- Group Raising Funds to Support Red Line
The Baltimore Sun, August 24, 2011
- Baltimore’s Mayor’s Race: Transportation
WBAL-TV.com, August 5, 2011
- Sedum On the Tracks
Landscape Architecture Magazine, July 8, 2011
- Planning for Baltimore’s Red Line Moves Forward
The Daily Record, June 28, 2011
- Red Line Gets Federal Go-Ahead for Next Phase
The Baltimore Sun, June 27, 2011
- West Baltimoreans React to Red Line Plans
The Baltimore Sun, May 7, 2011
- Baltimore and Washington Above-Ground Transit Projects
AltTransport, May 6, 2011
- Baltimore Co. Residents Encouraged to Provide Input for Red Line Station Planning
Citybizlist, May 4, 2011
- MTA Plans Open Houses On Red Line Station Designs
The Baltimore Sun, May 4, 2011
- Events and Updates to the Proposed Baltimore Red Line Light Rail System Plan
Baltimore Going Green Examiner, May 4, 2011
- The Red Line Inspires Design Contest
Urbanite Magazine, March 8, 2011
- The Purple and Red Lines Will Benefit All of Maryland
Greater Greater Washington, February 9, 2011
News Articles – 2010
- Five U.S. Cities Awarded $80 Million for Urban Revitalization
Smartplanet.com, October 28, 2010
- Baltimore Collecting $19M Living Cities Grant for Subway Line, Housing
Citybizlist.com, October 28, 2010
- $90 Million Proposed for New Light Rail Lines Transit Money Stands Out in Flat Spending Plan
The Baltimore Sun, September 20, 2010
- Voters Deserve Answers to Transit Questions
The Baltimore Sun, August 29, 2010
- The Bus Vs. Rail Debate
The Baltimore Sun, August 23, 2010
- The Problem with Bus Rapid Transit
The Baltimore Sun, August 20, 2010
- Red Line a Badly Needed Economic Boost
The Baltimore Sun, August 5, 2010
- Rally Seeks Construction Jobs for City Residents to Build Red Line
The Baltimore Sun, August 4, 2010
- Group to Press for Red Line Jobs, Development
The Baltimore Sun, July 21, 2010
- Ehrlich Light Rail Opposition a Mistake
The Baltimore Sun, June 18, 2010
- ACE Baltimore Awards Over $20 Thousand in Scholarships to Local Seniors with MTA Red Line
Citybizlist Baltimore, June 16, 2010
- An upgrade for Red Line
The Baltimore Sun, May 3, 2010
- A Brighter Future for West Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun, April 30, 2010
- Revised Red Line Plan Scraps Single Track in Favor of Double
The Baltimore Sun, April 30, 2010
- Lawmakers Drop Call for New Red Line Study
The Baltimore Sun, April 8, 2010
- House Rejects Senate Call for Red Line Restudy
The Baltimore Sun, April 1, 2010
- Senators Want More Study of Red, Purple Lines
MarylandReporter.com, March 23, 2010
- Hope for the Baltimore Area
Baltimore Spokes, February 19, 2010
- Baltimore’s Billion Dollar LRT Vision
TunnelTalk.com, January 2010
- Greektown Housing Project Moves Ahead
Baltimore Sun, January 22, 2010
- Jeff's POV - Baltimore Spokes
Baltimore Spokes, January 21, 2010
- Taking exception: LRT Cost is still a factor. It’s just not the only factor.
Peter Rogoff, January 20, 2010
- Squeezing Transit Dollars
Baltimore Sun, January 19, 2010
- More Transit Lines Can Exist, Without Much Digging
Spence Lean, January 16, 2010
- U.S. Change Could Benefit Baltimore Red Line
Baltimore Sun, January 15, 2010
- The Feds Get It Right on Transit
Baltimore Sun editorial, January 15, 2010
- Will New Obama Transit Policy Affect Red Line?
Baltimore Sun (blog), January 13, 2010
- Business Groups Gird for Session
Business Gazette, January 8, 2010
- Red Line Would Bring Almost 10,000 Jobs, Study Contends
Baltimore Sun, January 7, 2010
- Snow Paralysis Revealed Need for Better Transit System
Baltimore Sun Letter to the Editor, January 1, 2010
News Articles – 2009
- Maryland Senators Note Funding For Metro in Bill
WJZ-TV, December 13, 2009
- Thoughts on Funding Transportation Projects
Believe in the Greatest City That Reads in America, December 5, 2009
- Rail Lines Could Give Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus Path to More NIH Research
Baltimore Business Journal, November 13, 2009
- County Planners Back Mixed-Use Development Near Red Line Stations
The Baltimore Sun, October 2, 2009
- Red Line Fever - Behind the hype and hysteria surrounding the proposed new light-rail project
Baltimore City Paper, September 23, 2009
- Officials Need to Decide Which Red Line Side They’re On
The Baltimore Sun, August 17, 2009
- Don't Protest, Participate
The Baltimore Sun, August 13, 2009
- Gov. Martin O'Malley, Annapolis
The Baltimore Sun, August 6, 2009
- Canton Residents Disagree With O’Malley Over Red Line
WBAL-TV, August 4, 2009
- Controversial Red Line Plans Revealed
WJZ-13, August 4, 2009
- Light Rail Red Line Plan Is The Best Option
The Baltimore Sun, August 4, 2009
- New Light Rail Coming To Baltimore
abc2news.com, August 4, 2009
- O’Malley Backs Modified Red Line Plan
The Baltimore Sun, August 4, 2009
- Red Line Foes See Red
The Daily Record, August 4, 2009
- Single Track Minds
The Baltimore Sun, July 21, 2009
- MTA Considers Single Track for Part of Red Line
The Baltimore Sun, July 18, 2009
- Single-Track Red Line a Mistake
The Baltimore Sun, July 20, 2009
- No Letup in Traffic Congestion
The Baltimore Sun, July 9, 2009
- Ed Hale Speaks about Red Line
WJZ-13, July 8, 2009
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- Canton Residents Need the Red Line Too
The Baltimore Sun, July 1, 2009
- Canton Residents Rally Against Red Line Track
WBALTV.com, June 29, 2009
- Canton Residents Protest Light Rail On Boston St.
WJZ-13, June 29, 2009
- Red Line, Purple Line: A dash for the cash
Maryland Daily Record, June 26, 2009
- Red and Purple Line projects don’t have unanimous support of neighbors
Maryland Daily Record, June 26, 2009
- Red Line Reality
The Baltimore Sun, April 29, 2009
- Canton Residents Oppose Transit Plan
The Baltimore Sun, April 26, 2009
- Proposed law would bar MTA from taking homes, but it’s probably unneeded
The Maryland Daily Record, March 6, 2009
- Baltimore business community’s favored Red Line route facing opposition
Baltimore Business Journal, January 6, 2009
News Articles – 2008
- Not Building Red Line Would Continue Sad Status Quo
The Sun, December 15, 2008
- Community Groups Support Red Line
ABC 2 News, December 11, 2008
- Dixon, Smith Endorse Route for Baltimore Red Line
Associated Press/WJZ-TV, December 11, 2008
- Dixon, Smith Endorse Route for Baltimore Red Line
The Examiner, December 11, 2008
- East-West Light Rail Line Gets Backing
WJZ-TV, December 10, 2008
- Dixon, Smith to Back East-West Light Rail Option
The Sun, December 10, 2008
- GBC calls for swift action on proposed Red Line
The Daily Record, December 3, 2008
- Business leaders turn out to urge light rail Red Line
The Examiner, December 3, 2008
- Red Line Has Impact on Baltimore Economy
ABC2 News, December 2, 2008
- Officials Will Decide Red Line's Fate in January
WJZ-TV, December 2, 2008
- Red Line backers say transit system could generate $3.5B economic impact
Baltimore Business Journal, December 2, 2008
- Tweets, Friends and Photos
Baltimore Business Journal, November 21, 2008
- Baltimore Residents Divided Over Railway Expansion
WJZ-TV, November 6, 2008
- Waiting For a Ride The Red Line Gathers Steam
Baltimore City Paper, November 5, 2008
- Rally Backs the Proposed East-West Light Rail Line
The Sun, October 30, 2008
- University, Health Care Leaders Back Red Line Route
Baltimore Business Journal, October 29, 2008
- Red Line Meeting
WMAR-TV, October 29, 2008
- Transit Coalition Throws Support Behind Red Line Tunnel Plan
Baltimore Business Journal, October 17, 2008
- Transportation Alliance Endorses Red Line Route
The Daily Record, October 17, 2008
- Finding Light Rail’s Track
The Sun, October 5, 2008
- GBC Urges Light Rail Over Buses for East-West Line
The Sun, October 1, 2008
- Greater Baltimore Committee Urges Adoption of Red Line Plan with Light Rail, Strategic Tunnels
MarketWatch, September 30, 2008
- All aboard: Green Line, Red Line, Yellow Line, Home
The Sun, September 14, 2008
- New Light Rail Line Coming To Baltimore City
WJZ-TV, September 12, 2008
