Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Maryland

Streetsies 2019: The Transportation Plan of the Year!

By Aaron Short | Dec 31, 2019 | No Comments

The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. As we close 2019, it is time to recognize the street designs that made our communities more livable and safer. Like the Oscar for Best Picture, there’s something for everybody: Blockbuster proposals like […]

Montgomery County developing policies to make its suburban neighborhoods safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Best Practices: Five Vision Zero Tips for Suburbs

By Aaron Short | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

The suburbs have a harder job than their urban counterparts to make streets safer, but one county outside Washington D.C. is showing that it is possible to cater to cyclists and pedestrians in a place built around the car.

Climate Protests Stop D.C. Traffic Dead

By Aaron Short | Sep 24, 2019 | 4 Comments

The goal was to reminded drivers of the ravaging effects their car dependency has on life on this planet.

The Maryland Transit Administration has a $2 billion shortfall due to the state underfunding its priorities.

Maryland Is In A Huge Transit Hole

By Aaron Short | Jul 23, 2019 | No Comments

Years of underfunding transit in the Old Line State has left the Maryland Transit Administration $2-billion short of the $5.7 billion needed to run its bus and rail system over the next decade.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, shown here announcing a $9 billion toll road expansion program, is not an environmental hero. Photo: Maryland Department of Transportation/Twitter

Larry Hogan Is Wrong That Wide Roads Help the Climate

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 6, 2019 | 5 Comments

A researcher speaks out against the Maryland governor's misuse of his data.

The cost of driving solo on the high-demand stretch of I-66 inside the Beltway. Photo: Salesgrincity/Twitter

Virginia Toll Operator’s Losses Flash Red Light For New Toll Lanes

By Ben Ross | Sep 13, 2018 | 22 Comments

Maryland should heed the warning.

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