A transportation department without a traffic chief? Yup, for five years running
“It is kind of ridiculous,” says Steve Sharkey, DOT’s new director. And here is why the job will remain vacant for the foreseeable future.
Transportation
Jul 17, 2019
Change in Artscape’s boundaries brings fears of snarled traffic in Bolton Hill
DOT is scrambling to reroute the vehicles detouring around Baltimore’s reconfigured annual festival so that they don’t plow right through the neighborhood
Jul 5, 2019
How a bungled bike lane disrupted Artscape and disappointed bike advocates
Because of the cycle track’s concrete barrier, there will be no vendors on upper Mount Royal Avenue – even though underground wiring was laid there specifically for the annual event.
Jun 29, 2019
Hampden bike crash victim, who faced many struggles, recalled as a generous soul
Michael Hughes’ friends and family speak about their loved one’s life and what videos show about the June 17th collision.
Jun 28, 2019
Bicyclist struck by a truck on Falls Road in Hampden dies
No word yet on whether charges will be filed against the driver, who remained on the scene of the June 17 crash
Jun 18, 2019
Little Italy gets Baltimore’s first “pedestrian-activated crossing beacon”
It’s unclear when other areas will get these devices, sought by residents who “lost count” of the crashes and near-misses at a busy Eastern Avenue intersection.
Older Stories
Jun 11, 2019
A dangerous balancing act at an MTA bus shelter
Jan 19, 2019
No ticket to ride
Jul 23, 2018
DOT delays decision on Roland Park cycle track
