The Maryland Department of Transportation is giving $11.9 million in federal CARES Act funds to the Charm City Circulator, Baltimore’s struggling free bus service.
The money comes through an amended agreement between the state and Baltimore’s Department of Transportation, which is set to be approved today by Mayor Brandon Scott and the Board of Estimates.
The award is expected to pay for roughly half of the system’s operating costs in 2020 and 2021 as well as subsidize the Harbor Connector, a city-run water taxi serving Canton, Tide Point and Federal Hill.
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