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Time to address environmental impact of highway expansion

March 12, 2024
Night highway

Maryland has always subjugated transit, walking and biking options to highways. Then, in 2015, Gov. Larry Hogan killed the Red Line, forfeited $900 million in federal funding and increased highway building even more. In fact, the Baltimore region’s Transportation Improvement Program for 2021-2024 allocated a mere $2 million versus $1.3 billion for road building and widening.

 

Article Source: The Baltimore Banner

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