Baltimore Transit Riders Need…
Frequency
DC Metro frequencies on a recent Saturday
MTA must provide 10 to 15-minute weekday bus and light rail service, along with 20 to 30-minute evening and weekend service as soon as possible. This level of frequency is identified in the National Association of City Transportation Officials’ Transit Street Design Guide and informs schedules for other urban transit systems in the United States.
Reliability
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR/WA area is #1 in the country for schedule adherence (CMTA Report Card, 2023)
MTA must keep scheduled trip cancellations under 5% every day, and all trips must be trackable in the real time apps riders use. Other transit agencies in the mid-Atlantic and northeast do a better job in this regard. MTA must also ensure at least 90% of scheduled trips are on time every day, and this metric needs to include all canceled trips.
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Governments always find money to fund what they value, and it’s long past time for Maryland to value public transportation and Baltimore-area residents who currently use transit or would use transit if service was frequent and reliable.
To support the needed service improvements, we ask Governor Moore and the Maryland General Assembly to allocate sufficient funding for MTA to achieve the targeted frequency levels.
As Maryland's population center, economic engine and cultural mecca, the Baltimore region needs #MajorLeagueTransit…NOW!