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Around the Baltimore Waterfront Promenade
When I arrived in Baltimore in 1970, the area around the Inner Harbor was not one of the city’s strong points. In earlier years this had been a working waterfront, […]
Bridges, tunnels and bay ferries
Maryland eyes a new Bay Bridge, rail tunnel upgrades, and more as billions pour into state infrastructure under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
$466 million Howard Street Tunnel project officially begins construction
The Howard Street Tunnel expansion, which will allow for double-stacked rail travel, broke ground in Baltimore after years of delays and setbacks.
Sinkholes shut down downtown Baltimore streets, light rail
Sinkholes have indefinitely shut down parts of two downtown Baltimore streets and interrupted light rail service. News outlets report city officials announced Sunday that sinkholes at the intersection of North […]
Howard Street tunnel key to Baltimore’s trade future
The average person may not think twice about Baltimore‘s Howard Street Tunnel. The approximately 120-year old tunnel is one of the longest tunnels within the B&O Railroad system, and is […]
Howard Street Tunnel upgrades could take 6 years
A rail chokepoint in the city restraining the Port of Baltimore‘s potential economic impact could be eliminated in the next decade if it receives federal funds. During the Greater Baltimore […]
The future at the end of the tunnel
A giant cargo container ship – almost four football fields long – eased into the Port of Baltimore earlier this week and was met by a number of high ranking […]
Analysis: Were two Baltimore funding requests one too many?
Maryland’s decision to seek roughly 28 percent of the funds available this year from federal FASTLANE grants for two Baltimore projects, may have contributed to both applications being rejected. The […]
Feds reject Port Covington, Howard Tunnel funds
In a major blow to two huge Baltimore area projects, the federal government has denied requests for more than $230 million in grant requests for the Howard Street Tunnel and […]
Kamenetz urges federal funds for Howard Street Tunnel
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is supporting the state’s pursuit of federal funds to improve a tunnel in the city that would benefit the redevelopment of Sparrows Point peninsula. Kamenetz […]
