House to take up highway bill as deadline looms
With an August deadline looming, the House is poised to act on a bill that would temporarily patch over a multibillion-dollar pothole in federal highway and transit programs while ducking the issue of...
View ArticleSimulated service begins on Metro’s Silver Line
Metro is simulating service on its new Silver Line, with just five days left before it opens to rail commuters.
View ArticlePassing through Perryville: Two crude-oil trains a day
A Baltimore judge ultimately will decide whether two national railroad companies can prevent a state agency from releasing information about their shipments of crude oil through Maryland.
View ArticleLegislation on Web-based ride-sharing likely
Del. Ben Barnes and Sen. Bill Ferguson said Friday they are concerned that using old forms of regulation on these new business models could harm their ability to flourish as more people are starting to...
View ArticleThree-wheeled Elio nearly ready for sale
Your next commuter car could have two seats, three wheels and get 84 miles to the gallon.
View ArticleCalif. group sues Uber over treatment of blind with dogs
Drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. have refused to transport blind people who use guide dogs, an advocacy group claimed in a civil rights lawsuit in which one driver was accused of forcing a guide dog...
View ArticleLaHood calls for increased federal gas tax
The former federal transportation secretary tells a Baltimore summit that it will take more money to finance urgently needed projects.
View ArticleWhere Brown, Hogan stand on transportation issues
Much of the campaign debate over transportation comes down to the state gas tax, multibillion-dollar rail transportation projects and how to pay for local road projects.
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Oct. 31, 2014
The Daily Record’s Oct. 16 article “Businesses, politicians bemoan spread of methadone clinics” reflects ongoing misunderstanding of methadone, which is an effective treatment for addiction to heroin...
View ArticleHogan’s election results in delay to Purple Line
Deadlines for proposals for the Purple Line rail project have been delayed at least 30 days.
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