Service has notably improved, but that hasn't been enough to boost ridership so far.
"Five months after the Maryland Transit Administration rerouted its entire Baltimore-area bus network, buses now arrive on time about 80 percent of the time, but ridership remains flat," reports the Baltimore Sun.
The $135 million bus system overhaul called BaltimoreLink has increased reliability by 9 percent, thanks in part to new bus-only lanes designed to help buses bypass gridlock downtown and traffic-light sensors that extend green lights and shorten red ones for them, among other measures.
BaltimoreLink has been controversial since it was first proposed by Maryland Governor Hogan in 2015 as an alternative to a major rail project. In the Sun, MTA Administrator Kevin Quinn stresses that it's too soon to assess the program's impacts, and suggests reevaluating in June 2018.
The Environmental Costs of Slow, Empty Buses
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Baltimore Bus System Redesign Leaves Advocates Wanting More
A local bus and transit advocate pushes for more improvements to the Maryland Transit Administration's bus system in the city of Baltimore.
One-Year Later: Evaluating Baltimore's Overhauled Bus System
The $135 million BaltimoreLink bus system redesign launched in June 2017.
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Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
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How Trump's HUD Budget Proposal Would Harm Homelessness Response
Experts say the change to the HUD budget would make it more difficult to identify people who are homeless and connect them with services, and to prevent homelessness.
The Vast Potential of the Right-of-Way
One writer argues that the space between two building faces is the most important element of the built environment.
Florida Seniors Face Rising Homelessness Risk
High housing costs are pushing more seniors, many of them on a fixed income, into homelessness.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
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Planning for Universal Design
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Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont