U.S. announces transit grants for Maryland
Maryland willl receive an additional $26.3 milllion in federal stimulus money for transit improvements ranging from buses in rural areas to better speakers at MARC sttations, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Friday.
According to the U.S. Transportation Department, the Maryland Transit Administration will receive these grants:
• $17.1 million toward rebuilding the bus loop at the MTA’s Mondawmin Transit Center; heating and ventilation upgrades; light rail yard switches upgrades and replacement or overhaul of 24 rail substation circuit breakers.
• $4.3 million for facility renovations, preventative maintenance, shop equipment and parking lot construction.
• $2.9 million to improve MARC public address systems.
• $2 million to purchase nine buses for transit systems in rural areas of the state.
The money is part of the $48.1 billion available nationwide under last year's stimulus legislation for highway and bridge, transit, shipyard and airport construction an repairs.
Comments
Ok Maryland our children are getting the worst education of any state or nation and we're focued on Transit grants, our elctric bills are out or this world and we've allowed one company to corner the market with no reprive for anyone money that suppose to come off is paid in the end ok there is a very bad joke going on in Maryland are these things for the people or not, how much less will it coast to ride the tranist with this new money or are the prices going to rise due to new installation of equipment and cars? this is a joke
Posted by: James Wiley | March 5, 2010 3:07 PM
I have been riding the Metro from the Mondawmin station for over a year. During that time there has not been one day when all escalators and elevators have been running. The lower elevator is basically a public urinal. The floor is always filthy (although the day I reported via internet that one section was covered in blood, they did clean it). Several months ago there was a big sign about "stimulus dollars at work." It lasted a few days, with no evidence of any work being done. And they are going to spend millions on a chunk of driveway?????
Posted by: City Redux | March 5, 2010 3:46 PM
Incredible. First upper middle class, heck lower middle class people rant and rage about poor people using up all their tax dollars on welfare and that the poor need to go out and get a job. Well James Wiley I was born poor, got that subpar Baltimore City education everyone loves talking about and if not for the MTA having services to the Hunt Valley, I would not have been able to get the job people like you keep yelling about us poor people getting. I earn a good wage as a tech support specialist and have since bought a car but I know the value of the MTA and how it helps those who want to help themselves do just that. Not every poor kid in Baltimore is looking for a hand out most simply want a way out. MTA helped me find mine. I am so happy your parents could get you a car and you have never needed MTA but not everyone was born as blessed as you. So get over yourself.
Baltimore is one of the only major cities in the country where mass transit is considered evil and needs to be done away with. Then again that maybe part of the reason why when I have to go away on business and tell people where I am from they feel sorry for me.
Posted by: candylyn | March 5, 2010 4:09 PM
Why is the richest state in the nation getting even more money we don't have?!
Posted by: John | March 5, 2010 4:36 PM