Purple Line (Maryland)

MARC to add weekend service to Washington

2013-05-16 16:55:00

Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months. The expansion — put on hold in 2008 when the recession hit...

Roads, bridges, transit projects announced with gas tax hike

2013-05-16 09:54:00

The gas tax increase Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law Thursday will pay for weekend MARC service between Baltimore and D.C., roads and bridges throughout the state and construction on the Red and Purple lines to begin as soon as 2015. The first...

Maryland presses for federal support in building two light-rail systems

2013-04-15 16:39:17

Backed by an affirming legislative session and soon to be flush with transportation money, state officials went to Washington on Monday to assure the administration that Maryland has both the means and the will to build two light rail systems. "Timing is...

O'Malley to sign public-private partnership bill tomorrow

2013-04-08 14:02:00

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown said a bill that would allow private companies to help build public works projects will get the governor's signature tomorrow. Lawmakers approved the bill laying out rules for public-private partnerships on Monday afternoon, the...

Gas tax will hurt Md.'s economy

2013-04-03 12:45:00

What a sad time for Marylanders. They are going to be subjected to a regressive gas tax that will have an automatic tax accelerator tied to the Consumer Price Index ("Md. Senate approves increase in gas tax," March 30). It is unfair to the gas station...

Divided business community misses a chance on gas taxes

2013-03-27 11:03:00

When it comes to higher gas taxes, most Maryland businesses agree on one thing: They want a guarantee that the money designated for highway revenues will go to roads and bridges. But when the rubber met the road in the Maryland House of Delegates, some...

Gas tax plan must be stopped

2013-03-22 05:15:00

Taxpayers in Maryland must pay to the MOB — Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Gov. Martin O'Malley and House Speaker Michael E. Busch. Their expertise is the legal extortion of the state's taxpayers. Since Governor O'Malley took office,...

Rosapepe backs hike in gas tax to boost infrastructural investment

2013-03-19 09:42:00

A comprehensive transportation investment plan proposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley has the support of one local state senator. Sen. Jim Rosapepe, a College Park Democrat, said it is "extremely important" for Maryland to increase its investment in...

Top Democrats seek votes to raise gas taxes

2013-03-16 11:59:11

With three weeks left in the General Assembly session, Gov. Martin O'Malley and legislative leaders have begun the painstaking process of rounding up the votes to raise taxes on gasoline — a move so unpopular it hasn't been done here since 1992....

Developers should pay for the proposed Purple Line, not Md. motorists

2013-03-07 06:00:00

The Maryland Department of Transportation wants to proceed with the light rail Purple Line at a newly raised price tag of $2.15 billion. The Purple Line now costs more than twice the rapid transit bus alternative while yielding only a 25 percent...

Red Line's environmental plan gains federal approval

2013-03-05 16:18:27

The Federal Transit Administration has given its blessing to the environmental impact assessment for Baltimore's proposed Red Line, clearing the way for final design but adding new urgency to finding the means to pay for the $2.5 billion light rail...

O'Malley, top Democrats propose higher taxes on gas

2013-03-04 18:53:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley and the Democratic leaders of the General Assembly are proposing to raise taxes on gasoline by $2 billion over five years to pay for highways, transit and other transportation projects. The legislation endorsed by the governor,...

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