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Eye Opener: Federal grant funds permanent bus terminal
Slots revenue could be disbursed to small-, women- and minority-owned businesses by the first quarter of 2013, and a state agency is opening a trade office in Africa. ...
Feds give $40M for new Baltimore bus depot
Federal transportation officials say Maryland is getting $40 million to replace an aging Baltimore bus depot. The funding announced Monday by U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood is part of a $787 […]
Metro votes to increase fares about 5 percent
WASHINGTON — Fares are going up for riders of Washington’s Metro transit system. Metro’s board of directors voted Thursday for the first increase in bus and rail fares in the […]
Park Service announces new bus for National Mall
WASHINGTON — Visitors to the National Mall and to Arlington National Cemetery will have new transportation options in time for the National Cherry Blossom Festival. A new shuttle and tour service […]
D.C. Metro proposes 5 percent bus, rail fare increase
WASHINGTON — Metro is proposing to raise bus and rail fares by about 5 percent in an effort to overcome a $116 million shortfall in its upcoming operating budget. Riders […]
Montgomery County receives $260,000 bus grant
SILVER SPRING — Montgomery County officials say they will use a $260,000 grant toward the planning of a bus rapid transit system. Officials say the Rockefeller Foundation grant is part […]
Former guard testifies in prison bus trial
A retired Maryland correctional officer says nothing seemed amiss on a prison bus where an inmate was murdered in 2005. Larry Cooper took the stand Thursday at the wrongful death […]
Some defendants cut from Maryland prison bus death case
Two former Maryland correctional officials have been dropped from a civil case stemming from an inmate’s murder aboard a prison bus. A Baltimore Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday in favor […]
Father of slain prisoner takes the stand
The father of a Baltimore man who was killed by a fellow prisoner while they were being transported by bus in February 2005 spoke of regrets and missed opportunities Monday […]
DC Metro bus ridership down, continuing trend
WASHINGTON — Fewer people are riding Metrobuses. That’s according to data from the first two months of the fiscal year. Metro data shows ridership dropped 9 percent below last year’s […]
