Good news, Baltimore commuters! The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with Commuter Connections, recently introduced the new Carpool Incentives Program, offering commuters in the Baltimore region an alternative to improve their trips to...
Being stranded in a broken-down car can be a harrowing and dangerous experience as cars wiz by you on a busy highway. Emergency Response Technicians at the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration ensure distressed drivers can get to safety...
Meet CommuterCash, formerly known as incenTrip, an all-new mobile app developed by Commuter Connections that helps you plan your commute to work and earn rewards for logging your trips. So, what exactly is CommuterCash? It’s a free app that helps you find optimal...
More than 570 people lost their lives on Maryland roadways in 2024. A quarter of those deaths involved people who were walking or biking. While overall, we saw a decrease in traffic fatalities in 2024 compared to 2023 and continue to see a positive, downward trend,...
In keeping with statewide modernization efforts and our larger commitment to data-driven decision making, this past January, Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld approved the 2025 Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) for the Maryland Department of Transportation. Just what...
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and the beginning of the busy summer travel season. For many that means hitting the roads to reach their destination. To help travelers plan a smooth trip, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) and the...
Uncertainty on electric vehicles (EV) and electric vehicle charging is swirling these days. There are news stories and social media posts writing about the lack of electric vehicle charging stations and that without federal funding and support there won’t be any...
The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes is on May 17, 2025. The second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown will bring tens of thousands of people to Baltimore. If you plan ahead, you’ll reduce stress as you travel to and from Pimlico for the race. Air Travel: BWI...
There is always something happening at the Port of Baltimore, and Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Captain Michelle Mount and Maryland Port Administration (MPA) Director of Security Kathleen Bowen know that better than most. We recently spoke with the...
Each day in Maryland there are 300 highway construction, maintenance and utility work zones with more than 1,000 workers. From 2019-2023, there were 7,110 work zone-related crashes in Maryland – an average of more than 1,400 each year – resulting in 2,587 injuries and...