Brian O’Malley, the president and CEO of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, noted that when Moore announced his administration would be restarting the Red Line, a local resident told him to “put shovels in the ground.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... 🧵1/3

We learned a lot from your presentation and from the significant q&a with the workshop participants. Thank you for making time and supporting Transportation 101.

At Baltimore City Hall today with advocates from several organizations telling @mtamarylandalerts.bsky.social and MDOT to fund the Bmore Bus Plan.

Due to the fire last week at Howard and Fayette Streets, Light Rail service remains suspended between North Avenue Station and Camden Station. Shuttle bus service is available between these stations. Please plan ahead for your tr... https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/23981

Wide sidewalks, shorter crossings, apartments over ground-floor restaurants & retail, public plazas . . . Bakari Height points out the features that make the Owings Mills TOD a fun, safe & useful place for lots of people. We want TOD near more stations! @mdsierra.bsky.social @baltpop.org

Metro Subway Alert: Train service is suspended between Reisterstown Plaza and West Cold Spring due to Deer Strike. Shuttle bus service is available between these stations. https://mta.maryland.gov/service-alerts/24012

We’d describe it differently. Once the legislature approves final capital programs it’s best to ignore the drafts that preceded them. The last four years Maryland approved the four largest CTP’s in history. The draft CTP proposed this week would be even bigger. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/02/m...

Heads up @mta.maryland.gov Metro riders. We need to have a shutdown on Friday evening and Sunday to allow for testing of the new vehicles. We will be operating on Saturday and Metro is a good option to get around during the Maryland Cycling Classic!

Heads up @mta.maryland.gov Light Rail riders - our service is still suspended while Baltimore City stabilizes the buildings impacted by the fire. They have heavy equipment in Howard Street which causes us to have to suspend service from Camden to North Ave.

We’re at the Baltimore Regional Transit Commission meeting. Posting updates here. MTA news. MDOT’s draft 6-year capital budget. The update to the Regional Transit Plan. And more.

Applications for the fall Transportation 101 workshop series are open through Sept. 17. Learn more about our program here: usa.streetsblog.org/2023/06/21/c... The free 7-week workshop runs on Wed. evenings from Oct. 8 - Nov. 19 and includes dinner. Apply today: forms.gle/NyAZsEp5zDzC....

Applications for the fall Transportation 101 workshop series are open through Sept. 17. Learn more about our program here: usa.streetsblog.org/2023/06/21/c... The free 7-week workshop runs on Wed. evenings from Oct. 8 - Nov. 19 and includes dinner. Apply today: forms.gle/NyAZsEp5zDzC....

Maryland has published the draft capital transportation program. It says how MDOT proposes to spend taxpayer funds on transportation projects over the next 6 years. At $21.5 billion it's Maryland's biggest ever. What will it do for you? mdot.maryland.gov/OPCP/CTP_2026/…

The @mta.maryland.gov is still dealing with the fallout of the cyberattack which was first announced on the morning of Aug. 24—9 days ago. Mobility service and scheduling have been seriously impacted. So has real-time vehicle arrival information. 🧵 1/3

MTA’s Youth Transit Council breaks down our #RulesofTheRide www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QtN...

❗️Time to act ❗️ 3 of the Baltimore City Zoning Reform Bills are once again going in front of the Planning Commission tomorrow at 1pm. View agenda for meeting details 🔗 planning.baltimorecity.gov/sites/defaul...

Now Chicago is moving to remove parking minimums. A similar measure, the Spaces for People Act, is in the Baltimore City council and will be heard at a hearing in early September. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Are you concerned about transportation issues in Baltimore? Want to learn more about transportation policy and budgets? Apply to our Transportation 101 advocacy academy through Sept. 17. www.thebanner.com/community/tr... cmtalliance.org/transportati...

Applications for the fall 2025 Transportation 101 workshop series are open through September 17. Apply today: cmtalliance.org/transportati... The free 7-week workshop runs on consecutive Wed. evenings from October 8 through November 19 and includes dinner.

MTA announces a Code of Conduct for transit riders. For more details visit www.mta.maryland.gov/articles/505 #RulesofTheRide.

Our advocacy partner, @thefundbalt.bsky.social, is calling on Gov. Wes Moore to fund MTA's BmoreBus plan to improve transit reliability for public transit riders--especially students. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Applications for the fall 2025 Transportation 101 workshop series are open through September 17. Apply today: forms.gle/NyAZsEp5zDzC.... The free 7-week workshop runs on consecutive Wed. evenings from October 8 through November 19 and includes dinner.

The Transportation Alliance believes that engaged and informed citizens are integral to building the region’s transportation future. You can apply for our fall cohort of Transportation 101 --our advocacy academy-- here: cmtalliance.org/transportati...

“When Gov. Moore’s first term comes to an end, it will be the seventh consecutive gubernatorial term with no expansion of the Baltimore region’s public transportation system..." said Brian O’Malley, president of the CMTA, a local research and advocacy organization. tinyurl.com/yersjff2

Cities with frequent public transit service --all day every day-- lead the transit recovery globally. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Jane Jacobs Walk, Baltimore Transportation-- Past, Present & Future Host: Kevin Weber, Kevin Weber Photography, and Begonia Pecharroman Start: Central Maryland Transportation Alliance at 11 East Mt. Royal Ave. End: Guilford Hall Brewery at 1611 Guilford Ave. Reservations are not needed.

Sage advice from former House Appropriations Chair @DelMaggie43. Bills 1 & 3 on her list passed the House. They need votes in the Senate before midnight on Monday. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/opinion/lett...

Applications for the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance's Spring 2025 Transportation 101 workshop series are open. Apply here through April 9 : tinyurl.com/yvvyhamn

Kwane Wyatt @TheFundBaltimore, Brian O’Malley @CMTAlliance, Lindsey Mendelson @sierraclubmd, Casey Hunter @LWVMD, Miguel Moravec @RMIPolicy met w/Sally Robb (Chief of Staff to Bill Ferguson) Thurs to discuss the Transportation Climate & Alignment Act tinyurl.com/y5y73vyb.

thedailyrecord.com/2025/03/25/m... We are the MD lead on the Clean RIDES Network. Marylanders want clean transportation options. We support the Transportation & Climate Alignment Act & are working w/ Clean RIDES on other reforms that will result in clean, affordable transportation options.

Applications for the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance's Spring 2025 Transportation 101 workshop series have opened. Check out our course in this Baltimore Banner article: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tr... Apply here: tinyurl.com/yvvyhamn

Applications for the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance's Spring 2025 Transportation 101 workshop series have opened. Check out our course in this Baltimore Banner article: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tr... Apply here: tinyurl.com/yvvyhamn

The Clean RIDES Network is launching to give Americans more options. 🚲 More public transit & bike lanes 🔋 Accessible charging for clean vehicles 💰 Savings of $1,700/year per family More choices. Less congestion. Lower costs. Let’s go. www.cleanridesnetwork.org

NEW: Evergreen and 100+ partners are launching the Clean RIDES Network to fight for clean, affordable, and accessible transportation options that will: ✅ Save families $1,700/year 🌎 Cut pollution = to 596 coal plants. 💚 Save 84K lives via safer transpo options

Over, under, and through. Great to see transit leadership states joining forces with Clean Rides Network to advance transit, bike infrastructure. 🔌💡https://apnews.com/article/green-transportation-climate-transit-bikes-trump-buses-a3915d4859e9fd44bb7e81d993fb549f

It’s time for a new direction in transportation. The Clean RIDES Network is launching with 100+ organizations to fight for clean, affordable, and accessible transportation options for all.

The Central Maryland Transportation Alliance is accepting applications for its Transportation 101 workshops! 🚌 Classes are held from 6pm – 9pm every Wed. from April 30 to June 11 and include dinner. 🚌 Candidates can learn more and may apply through April 9 here: www.cmtalliance.org/transportati...

Applications for the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance's Spring 2025 Transportation 101 workshop series have opened. Apply here: tinyurl.com/yvvyhamn

Applications for the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance's Spring 2025 Transportation 101 workshop series have opened. Apply here: tinyurl.com/yvvyhamn

Demand for travel in greater Baltimore is up 25% over the last five years. Maryland has not expanded transit service to offer options to people making those trips.

MTA has dramatically reduced vacancies since the height of the pandemic. MTA has a lower vacancy rate than other MDOT units like SHA, Ports, Aviation, etc.

MTA pay is low compared to peers. MTA delivers service with less staff that peers.

Jake Schutt of BMC presents a 2025 update to the 2022 MTA workforce report requested by the General Assembly. The MTA is lean. Pay is low compared to peers. It delivers service with fewer staff than peers. It has dramatically reduced vacancies since the height of the pandemic.

The Budget Reconciliation and Finance Act of 2025 (SB321, HB352) is necessary for @mtamaryland to proceed with many projects including the light rail modernization. Thursday 3/20 will be a MOVE coalition lobby day in Annapolis to voice support for it.

Discussion of Senate Bill 743. Currently there is a law in place that limits the tort liability of every part of state government except one: the MTA. The bill would add the MTA to that policy. Chair Laria says he asked Sen. Smith to introduce it after the issue came up at BRTC.

And investment in @mtamaryland supports jobs statewide.

It's an important, necessary step but more investment is needed. We’ll see improvements when Maryland funds projects in: • the backlog in MTA’s Capital Needs Inventory (update due 7/1/25) • the Bmore Bus Plan (due spring ‘25) • the Regional Transit Plan (update fall ‘25)

The Maryland General Assembly is reviewing @GovWesMoore's budget that includes investment in badly needed state of good repair projects at MTA. Light rail maintenance, Subway elevators, escalators. Pass it!