Zooming around Orbit City in their flying family car, The Jetsons, from the fictitious and futuristic cartoon, seemed to be light years away from our time. However, writers on the television show set the program in the very near future of 2062. This leaves some to...
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is committed to helping motorists have a safe commute. Our crews are constantly working to address any issues that could interfere with travel, and sinkholes can certainly have an impact. SHA lead...
MDOT archeologists continue to make discoveries at Dorchester County homesite of Harriet Tubman’s father.
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...
When does zero mean more than zero? When it’s about the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration’s zero-emission buses. As the name implies, the buses have zero carbon emissions, since they’re electric. It also means zero engine noise,...
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...
Maryland Department of Transportation archaeologists were searching for homes of enslaved people on the farm where Harriet Tubman was born. They found a home – and a bit of Africa in the process. The discoveries, announced February 14 at an event at the Harriet...
There’s some “electrifying” news from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) as more drivers make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs). Maryland was one of the first states to submit its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) plan to utilize...
Remember when the backup camera was a premium option found only in select models of cars? Invented in 1956 (yes, 1956!) the backup camera didn’t come standard until 2018. Fast forward to today where vehicles are coming equipped with newer safety features such as lane...
Discoveries of items ranging from Native American pottery to tobacco pipe stems are providing clues about how enslaved Africans and African Americans lived on a former Jesuit Plantation in St. Mary’s County. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in...