Baltimore recently relaunched its Red Line, which began two decades ago to fill an east-west transit gap.
“Nearly a decade ago, the previous administration cut the Red Line project at a time when Baltimore was reeling from one of the most trying eras in recent history – but now is the time for us to get this right,” Gov. Wes Moore said at a ceremony at the West Baltimore MARC Station. “We’re going to work together and seize this moment in our nation’s history when the stars are aligned to invest in public transit. Our communities are expanding, our jobs are growing, and we need to make sure that everyone in the region can get from where they live to where opportunity lies.”
The Maryland Transit Administration will lead the next development phase to update and modernize the Red Line plan.
The agency will take into consideration the Highlandtown/Bayview alignment caused by development in the Highlandtown area; environmental that have changes since 2013; options to reduce or eliminate tunneling downtown through the use of on-street alignments; and mode of transit.
In the Red Line Environmental Impact Survey and in the East-West Feasibility Study, light rail transit and bus rapid transit options were evaluated.