VIDEO: Lawmakers look to fix the faulty tix, or nix the speed pix
Members of a Maryland House committee hear arguments on a number of bills seeking to limit and, in some cases, eliminate, the use of speed cameras around the state.
Backers gird for Purple Line funding battle
By CHRIS LEYDEN, CNS GREENBELT -- Prince George’s County, state and local officials called for Purple Line funding Thursday, saying the county is ready to make the rail line
Detours and delays
Drivers take note! You will find detours and delays this week in Takoma Park. A major traffic artery was blocked west-bound in Old Town Takoma Thurday, Oct 11. Neighboring
TRANSPORTATION: Maryland schools in the path of the Purple Line
TRANSPORTATION • BY TIM EBNER, CNS Scroll down for an interactive map of the path of the proposed Purple Line. Proposed construction on the Purple Line will not begin
TRANSPORTATION: Gov. O’Malley says gas tax would address safety, congestion concerns
TRANSPORTATION • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley defended his proposed six percent sales tax on gasoline before House and Senate committees Wednesday, saying Maryland needs to address
MARYLAND: Metropolitan sprawl puts urban in suburban
MARYLAND • BY MARK MILLER, CNS When the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area logged a population increase last decade, the most dramatic changes came in outlying counties like Charles
TRANSPORTATION: Montgomery County budget recommendation could leave Metropolitan Branch Trail in limbo
TRANSPORTATION • BY KIRSTY GROFF Metropolitan Branch Trail work in Montgomery County could be delayed indefinitely, if Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett’s budget recommendations are approved by the
TRANSPORTATION: Silver Spring parking rates increase
TRANSPORTATION • BY AMANADA ZIADEH The increased long-term parking rates in the Silver Spring Parking Lot District went into affect Jan. 1 after the Montgomery County Council approved
TRANSPORTATION: New Silver Spring Transit Center faces delay
TRANSPORTATION • BY AMANDA ZIADEH The completion of the new Silver Spring Transit Center may be delayed after a contractor error that left the concrete in various places
TRANSPORTATION: Pay phone
VIDEO • BY KERRI MCCUNE / CNS TV On October 1, 2011 a new law banning all texting while driving took effect in Maryland. The prohibition became law


















