Community March for the Completion of the Red Line Light Rail leads to the doors of the MTA
Press Release
Baltimore, MD, February 21, 2024- The Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition (BTEC), CASA, Climate Communications Coalition, and other community organizations rallied downtown and marched to the MTA yesterday, to build pressure on the administration to complete the Red Line as 100% Light Rail Transit project (LRT). An open letter to Governor Moore demands that he take this challenge head-on and order an end to delays. Demonstrators urged the governor to take the necessary steps to create a safe and reliable transit system that will allow all families to thrive and repair historical inequities that continue to segregate communities, undermining their potential.
Why light rail?
Article from purplelinenow.com
Light rail can provide greater capacity on transit corridors currently served by buses because it can carry more riders. A light rail train can consist of up to three cars holding up to 200 riders apiece. The Montgomery County Planning Board staff endorsed the light rail option for the Purple Line in November 2008 with capacity being the primary factor for their recommendation.
bTEC’s Open letter to the governor
put the shovels in the ground
Written by Samuel Jordan 2/13/24
The Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition (BTEC) and the signatory organizations and leaders of this letter, demand a declaration of the LRT mode as the mode of choice to the Federal Transit Administration. We also demand an immediate Federal Environment Impact Study (FEIS) to allow for the original Red Line Light Rail transit project’s plans to be evaluated in 2024.
joHNS hOPKINS rELIABLE tRANSPORTATION rEPORT
Jenifer Franciotti speaks with Meghan Latshaw with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about the roll out of their reliable transportation report.
bTEC’s briefing critique of mta presentation at edmondson village task force meeting
We found the presentation troubling…
Meeting date 9/20/23
Due to the methods theMaryland Department of Transportation(MDOT) and MTA are using to manage the Governor’s pledge to complete the RedLine light rail transit(LRT) project,we must also share our perspectives on the MTA practices, comments, and projections.
bTEC’s briefing critique of mta presentation at edmondson village task force meeting
We found the presentation troubling…
Meeting date 9/20/23
Due to the methods theMaryland Department of Transportation(MDOT) and MTA are using to manage the Governor’s pledge to complete the RedLine light rail transit(LRT) project,we must also share our perspectives on the MTA practices, comments, and projections.
baltimore region’s new transportation blueprint
More of the same car-focused bad ideas
Resilience 2050 is a $70 billion plan that will guide transportation spending from 2028 through 2050. Of that $70 billion, the vast majority — about 83% — goes toward operating and maintaining the existing transportation system we have today. A closer look shows Resilience 2050 is not as transformative as some are claiming.
baltimore transit equity commemorates, continues to fight for redline
For eight years, we have seen no expansion of public transit, no meaningful improvements in reliablity, no meaningful reduction in communte times, no meaningful increase in frequency of bus service, and for eight years, we’ve had no significant investment in public transportation…
Picture Credit: Amanda DeStefano