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Full-Speed Ahead for Acting Secretary Kathryn “Katie” Thomson

Full-Speed Ahead for Acting Secretary Kathryn “Katie” Thomson

Jan 13, 2026

Governor Wes Moore appointed Kathryn Thomson to lead the Maryland Department of Transportation. She started her role as Acting Secretary during a busy week of launching MTA’s new Metro Subway cars into service and celebrating the opening of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport’s new Concourse A/B Connector and Baggage Handling System. Amid all the exciting projects, we got to learn more about Acting Secretary Thomson’s experience and her plans for the future of transportation across Maryland.

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MDOT Wrapped: Maryland’s Top 5 Transportation Achievements in 2025

MDOT Wrapped: Maryland’s Top 5 Transportation Achievements in 2025

Dec 30, 2025

From starting construction on Maryland’s first Pedestrian Safety Action Plan project to the Motor Vehicle Administration’s releasing a data dashboard, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has worked hard this year to increase safety while also saving Marylanders time and money. Below are Maryland’s top five transportation achievements for 2025. 

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Meet Acting Secretary Samantha J. Biddle

Meet Acting Secretary Samantha J. Biddle

Aug 21, 2025

There’s a new captain at the helm of the Maryland Department of Transportation. Acting Secretary Samantha J. Biddle stepped into her new role earlier this month after previously having served as Deputy Secretary, making her well known within the department. She first...

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Commuter Benefits Give Maryland Businesses a Boost

Commuter Benefits Give Maryland Businesses a Boost

Jan 23, 2025

Did you know the Maryland Department of Transportation runs a program to provide businesses and workers with resources to make commuting easier, cheaper and greener? It’s called Commuter Choice Maryland and it has several benefits for employers.

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Number of electric vehicles continues to grow in Maryland

Number of electric vehicles continues to grow in Maryland

Apr 18, 2023

Maryland is charged up over electric vehicles. The number of EV registrations continue to rise, with 68,628 in Maryland as of March 31, an increase of almost 2,500 since February. Just over 10 years ago, there were 609 EVs in the state. “Electric vehicle registrations...

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Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld sworn into office

Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld sworn into office

Mar 2, 2023

It started with the bus ride to school. Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld said that when he was a teenager, he used to take the Number 8 bus from North Baltimore to high school in West Baltimore every day. The more than hour-long journey across the city...

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