What We Support
Each of the Transportation Alliance’s priority initiatives furthers the organization’s mission to improve and expand transportation options for the citizens and businesses of Central Maryland. Achieving this mission will require a dedication to seeing that long-term solutions are implemented such as continued funding for transportation projects and construction of the Red Line. At the same time, the Transportation Alliance is committed to finding opportunities to make near-term improvements, including significant improvement and expansion of the MARC commuter rail service.
Each of our priorities – fixing the buses and trains to make them safer and more reliable, expanding the public transportation system to connect more people to jobs and other destinations, and building the base of people working to change transportation for the better – for employment, housing, education, services and entertainment.
History of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance
Co-hosted a Mayoral Transportation Forum in the spring.
Published our fourth Transportation Report Card (with a new reliability indicator) in December of 2023.
Co-authored (with TransitCenter) an analysis of the Red Line rail project's access to opportunity.
Advocated successfully against proposed cuts to MTA bus service in the summer and fall service changes
Held a spring and fall session of Transportation 101 in person for the first time since 2020.
Governor Wes Moore announced plans to build the Red Line
Hosted two Transportation 101 alumni events in the spring and summer at Checkerspot Brewing and one event at Baltimore’s Penn Station. More than 90 alumni and friends attended.
Held the first hybrid session of our Transportation 101 citizens academy in October.
Continued to work with advocacy partners and the Transform Maryland Transportation Coalition, which we co-founded last year.
Conducted two virtual series of the Transportation 101 citizens academy with local and national subject experts
Organized a campaign to support the Maryland General Assembly to pass and override a veto to enact the Transit Safety & Investment Act to maintain existing MTA equipment and infrastructure
With advocacy partners, co-founded the Transform Maryland Transportation Coalition
Helped staff a transportation forum for candidates for Governor.
Brian served on the transition committee of the transition team for Governor-Elect Wes Moore.
Re-activated the Get Maryland Moving coalition to influence the drafting and funding of the MTA’s Regional Transit Plan
Partnered with the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership to design a pilot program to improve mobility in South Baltimore
Joined the Transportation & Climate Initiative
Reached the milestone of 150 graduates of Transportation 101 leadership academy
Published Are We Better Off?, a report that analyzed MTA’s Baltimorelink bus network redesign
Legislation: passed a law to create a new Regional Transit Plan for Central Maryland
Monitored Baltimore’s dedicated bus lanes to evaluate their effectiveness and recommended improvements
Hosted the Leadership for Improving Transportation Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
Continued hosting Transportation 101 leadership academy
MTA reversed planned cuts to bus service
Created the Transportation 101 workshop series
Legislation: problematic Farebox Recovery Mandaterepealed
Launched www.HowsTheRide.org to evaluate bus service
Released 2017 Transportation Report Card
Co-hosted Mayoral candidate forum on transportation
Released Will We Be Better Off? an analysis of the MTA Baltimorelink Plan
Legislation: Scoring Bill passed,
MD Commuter Tax Credit Expansion passed
Released Transportation Report Card
Release of Regional Plan for Sustainable Development
Co-hosted City Council candidate forums on transportation
(Red Line canceled)
BaltimoreLink announced
The Last Mile report released
Your Ride to Work Harford County demonstration project kicks off
The FTA recommends funding for constructing the Red Line
The MTA announces first round of bus network improvements
State of Maryland announces $100M for MARCimprovements
Urban Land Institute Baltimore and Washington chapters form joint TOD working group
Public Private Partnerships reform bill passes
Transportation infrastructure & Investment Act of 2013 passes
The MTA begins the Bus Network Improvement Project
Weekend service on the MARC Penn Line launches
MTA relaunches Rate Your Ride
Sustainable Equitable Economic Developmentinitiative report issued
The Last Mile demonstration project kicks off
First round of bus route improvements from Rate Your Ride takes place
MARC Commuter Rail recommendations released
HUD awards $3.5M Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant to Baltimore Region
Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation Funding issues final report