Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott recently unveiled a plan that will improve regional mobility through substantial investments in transit across the Baltimore region.
The Baltimore Region Transit-Oriented Development Strategy is a continuation of efforts the Maryland Transit Administration is advancing including the nearly $1.4 billion Light Rail Modernization Program that will modernize the Baltimore Central Light Rail Line from Hunt Valley to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.
“We have said from the beginning that if this is going to be Maryland’s Decade, it has to be Baltimore’s Time,” Moore said. “Part of making that real means making sure our investments in Baltimore’s Metro and Light Rail System lead to opportunity—opportunity to live near transit, opportunity to strengthen communities near transit, and opportunity to create work, wages, and wealth near transit. That is what it means to leave no one behind.”
Following a joint press conference with state transportation officials, Moore and Scott rode Baltimore’s new Metro Subway cars from Rogers Avenue to Charles Center. The $400 million investment supported the purchase of 78 new rail cars and an upgraded communications system.
Moore later convened a roundtable in partnership with the Greater Baltimore Committee and Greater Washington Partnership to discuss the importance of working in partnership to advance transit-oriented development.