MD: Rider Advocate Report Says BaltimoreLink 'Has Not Delivered on Promises'

July 6, 2018
BaltimoreLink, Gov. Larry Hogan’s overhaul of the Maryland Transit Administration regional bus system, has fallen short of delivering the “transformational” transit he promised, according to an analysis released Thursday by a rider advocacy group.

BaltimoreLink, Gov. Larry Hogan’s overhaul of the Maryland Transit Administration regional bus system, has fallen short of delivering the “transformational” transit he promised, according to an analysis released Thursday by a rider advocacy group.

The route redesign gave slightly more residents access to high-frequency transit and high-opportunity jobs, the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance wrote in a 46-page report. But in the group’s analysis, buses did not come as often as the MTA reports and overall access to jobs dropped slightly.

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