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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2016

Md. MTA to purchase 147 new paratransit vehicles

The new vehicles will be distributed to the MTA’s three mobility vendors — First Transit, MV Transportation and TransDev — with all vehicles in service within the next three to four months.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2016

Md. delays action on bill that would impose onboard surveillance guidelines

The bill, which would affect Maryland Transit Administration in the Baltimore area, Ride On buses in Montgomery County and TheBus in Prince George’s County, creates guidelines for audio recordings and places limits on when they can be made.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2016

Md. Gov. green lights Purple Line contract

Following negotiations with Purple Line Transit Partners, an agreement has been set that will see the state’s upfront expenditure for construction cost drop to $159.8 million – $8 million less than the $168 million threshold Gov. Hogan originally announced.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2016

Bombardier to overhaul Md. MTA's MARC railcars

Average weekday ridership on all three MARC lines is roughly 37,500 riders. The MARC III bi-level commuter railcars have been in service nearly 17 years.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2016

Northeast transit agencies slowly recovering following 'Snowzilla'

With Winter Storm Jonas dropping more than 25 inches of snow throughout several areas in the Northeast, WMATA, Maryland Transit and New York MTA all began some form of service for the Monday morning commute.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2016

As storm approaches, D.C., Maryland to suspend weekend service

The region is bracing for a snow storm predicted to drop up to three-feet of snow. D.C. Metro calls the move "unprecedented."

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2015

Maryland Purple Line EIS receives FTA 'Outstanding Achievement' award

The MTA’s Purple Line is a 16-mile, 21-station light rail line in the northern Washington D.C. suburbs. A circumferential rail transit line linking an existing radial system, the Purple Line will connect key activity centers, four branches of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system, and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2015

Gov. announces transformative transit plan for Baltimore

The multi-phase plan will create an interconnected transit system, known as BaltimoreLink, and includes redesigning the entire local and express bus systems throughout Baltimore and adding 12 new high-frequency, color-coded bus routes that improve connections to jobs and other transit modes.

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Newsby StaffJune 22, 2015

APTA announces 2015 Rail Safety & Security Excellence Award winners

The awards ceremony took place on Monday at the 2015 APTA Rail Conference, which is being held in Salt Lake City.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2015

Maryland Transit to enforce light rail fare payment

MTA Police, Fare Inspectors and Transit Ambassadors will be out in force on the Light Rail starting from the Hunt Valley Station when they will have a beefed up presence at the Camden Yard station beginning June 9.

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