By Angie Schmitt, Streets Blog<\/p>\n
When Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unilaterally killed plans for Baltimore\u2019s 14-mile Red Line light rail, shifting the funds to road projects in whiter parts of the state, local advocates filed a civil rights complaint. Hogan, meanwhile, said he would make it up to the city with a set of bus improvements called BaltimoreLink.<\/p>\n
After getting a good long look at the details of BaltimoreLink, advocates are not impressed. Stephen Lee Davis at Transportation for America reports on a recent analysis that concluded Hogan\u2019s initiative won\u2019t do much to improve local transit service:
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Making matters worse, the whole BaltimoreLink initiative will be under the control of the state, giving city agencies little opportunity to influence it, Davis reports.
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By Angie Schmitt, Streets Blog When Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unilaterally killed plans for Baltimore\u2019s 14-mile Red Line light rail, shifting the funds to road projects in whiter parts of the state, local advocates filed a civil rights complaint. Hogan, meanwhile, said he would make it up to the city with a set of bus … <\/p>\n