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Metro
Metro
Metro
The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA) runs the second-busiest local rail system and the sixth-busiest local bus system in the nation. In 2012, Metrorail had a ridership of 723,000 a day and Metrobus had a ridership of 465,000 a day. In a metropolitan area with a population of 5.7...
Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC)
Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC)
Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC)
The Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) service is a commuter rail system connecting Baltimore, Washington DC, Harford County, Frederick County, West Virginia and many points in between. It is a critical alternative to clogged roadways like I-95, I-270 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Right now, MARC operates three rail lines serving...
Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT)
Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT)
Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT)
The Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) is a 15-mile bus rapid transit project linking Clarksburg and the Shady Grove Metro station. Its 16 stations will serve Clarksburg’s COMSAT building, Germantown, the Metropolitan Grove MARC station, the National Institute of Standards and Technology campus, the Johns Hopkins Life Sciences Center campus, East...
Purple Line
Purple Line
Purple Line
The Purple Line is a 16-mile light rail project linking Bethesda and New Carrollton. Its 21 stations will serve Downtown Bethesda, Downtown Silver Spring, Takoma/Langley, the University of Maryland College Park campus, Riverdale Park, the Amtrak station at New Carrollton and more. Once built, the line is expected to have...
System Preservation
Maryland has a large and aging transportation network. In 2012, Maryland drivers traveled 56.1 million vehicle miles, close to the...
Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC)
The Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) service is a commuter rail system connecting Baltimore, Washington DC, Harford County, Frederick County,...
Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT)
The Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) is a 15-mile bus rapid transit project linking Clarksburg and the Shady Grove Metro station....
Purple Line
The Purple Line is a 16-mile light rail project linking Bethesda and New Carrollton. Its 21 stations will serve Downtown...
