Baltimore’s dedicated bus lanes were supposed to move buses through traffic faster, boost the city’s sluggish public transit system, improve bus on-time performance–and maybe even increase ridership.
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) spent $3.5 million creating five-and-a-half miles of dedicated lanes on St. Paul, Pratt, Light, Charles, Baltimore and other streets in the central business district, claiming it was “rolling out the red carpet for buses.”
But after one year, riders and transit advocates aren’t so sure the lanes are getting the star treatment. The big problem with Baltimore’s bus lanes? Cars and trucks are blocking them.
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