Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Baltimore

In Baltimore, Combining Bikes and Buses to Reconnect a Car-Lite City

By Michael Andersen | Mar 2, 2017 | No Comments

In the first in a series of profiles of the 10 focus areas in the PeopleForBikes Big Jump Project, we look at Baltimore's plans to beef up frequent bus service and install a low-stress biking network in six neighborhoods.

U.S. DOT Launches Civil Rights Probe of Maryland Transport Policy

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 26, 2017 | 8 Comments

On the last day of the Obama presidency, U.S. DOT announced it will investigate whether Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's unilateral decision to cancel the Baltimore Red Line light rail project violates federal civil rights law. U.S. DOT will also look into whether the state's overall transportation spending discriminates against people of color.

The two-way protected bike lane on Cathedral Street in Baltimore. Photo: Elvert Barnes via People for Bikes

Keep an Eye on These 10 Cities Aiming for Big Increases in Cycling

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 25, 2017 | No Comments

The national advocacy organization People for Bikes has selected 10 American cities to participate in "The Big Jump" -- a program that seeks to double or triple cycling rates in specific neighborhoods. The goal is to demonstrate how smart policy can lead to big changes in a short amount of time.

A new analysis finds Larry Hogan's bus initiative won't make transit much more useful for Baltimore residents. Photo: Elvert Barnes via Flickr

Larry Hogan’s “BaltimoreLink” Fails to Deliver for Transit Riders

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 16, 2016 | 6 Comments

After Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unilaterally killed plans for Baltimore's 14-mile Red Line light rail, he said he would make it up to the city with a set of bus improvements called BaltimoreLink. But a new analysis finds Hogan's package won't do much at all for Baltimore transit riders.

Civil Rights Groups Challenge Maryland Gov. Hogan’s Red Line Cancellation

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 21, 2015 | 13 Comments

Back in June, newly elected Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unilaterally cancelled a transit expansion project that Baltimore had been planning for a decade, transferring the state’s promised investment to road projects in more rural parts of the state. Now a coalition of civil rights groups is challenging the decision on civil rights grounds, saying it amounts […]

Baltimore: The Consequences of Planning That Isolates Neighborhoods

By Keith Benjamin | May 11, 2015 | 3 Comments

Cross-posted from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership If you travel up North Mount Street between Laurens Street and Presbury Street you find the Gilmore Homes, now most infamously known as the place where Freddie Gray’s life began to slip away. I walked up North Mount, not shocked by what I saw, but filled with […]

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