Failing Grades Fuel Fight For Better Transit

By Sheilah Kast,

Published December 16, 2020 at 9:49 AM EST

The Central Maryland Transportation Alliance monitors how buses and trains perform in the Baltimore region and the reliability and safety of the system. How are we doing? We ask CMTA's Eric Norton about the Alliance’s latest public-transit report card ... and what can be improved. Then we hear from Paul Lewis, from the Eno Center for Transportation. He offers scenarios that could help Maryland transform who has a say in transportation decisions and where the money comes from to pay for them.

Links: Central Maryland Transporation Alliance 2020 Transportation Report Card, Eno Center for Transportation report, Transit Reform for Maryland: New Models for Accountability, Stability and Equity.

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