Maryland Transit Times

Maryland Transit Times host Ken Berger spoke with Bianca Trayham from the Transit Information Contact Center (TICC) about the various services TICC provides MDOT MTA passengers. The Contact Center is open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM providing riders with real-time bus information, help answer customer’s concerns and informing passengers of bus diversion and street closure when they call in. TICC also provides transit information to the hearing impair community and can be reached at 410-539-3497. To contact TICC call 410-539-5000.

Maryland Transit Times host Ken Burger speaks with MDOT MTA MARC Train’s Chief Transportation Officer David Johnson to talk about the Marine Toys for Tots program. To learn more about the Marine Toys for Tots program or to make a donation, visit https://www.toysfortots.org.

Maryland Transit Times host Ken Berger sat down with MDOT MTA’s Human Resources Director Brian Hoffmaster to talk about job opportunities and the departments vital role in putting potential employees into the right jobs, from bus operators and police officers to supervisors and senior level management positions. Visit https://mta.maryland.gov/content/employment-mta to see where you might fit it.

MDOT MTA recently remodel the Reduced Fare Certification Office on 6 St. Paul Street to provide a more spacious location for customers. The new office is a pleasant environment to help seniors and folks with a medical disability apply for reduce fare. Maryland Transit Times Ken Berger visited the new facility and had a chance to sit down with the Director of Fare Collection Systems & Services Tom Randall and Reduce Fare Supervisor Darlene Young to talk about the new office. To hear the full interview on SoundCloud, click on the link below or follow us on iTunes Podcast: Maryland Transit Times. #mdotnews

The Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar is one of Baltimore’s best weekend traditions in the area and is open every Sunday from 7:00 AM to Noon until December 23rd. With over 8000 people attending, 50 farms, 50 food vendors, and 50 bazaar vendors it’s no wonder it’s one of the biggest farmers’ markets and bazaars in the region. To hear the full podcast with Maryland Transit Times host Ken Berger and Samuel Hanson from the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA), click on the SoundCloud link below or hear us on iTunes Podcast: Maryland Transit Times.

The Bus and Maintenance Roadeo is an annual event held each fall that features competition among bus operators and maintenance personal. This family friendly event is one of the ways MDOT MTA shows it’s appreciate to the men and women who keep the buses moving. The winner of each group goes on to represent MDOT MTA in the International Bus and Maintenance Roadeo in Louisville, KY. Maryland Transit Times Ken Berger had a chance during the roadeo to interview several bus operators including this year’s bus operator winner Bennie Williams and maintenance team winners the Crossthreads ( Fred Clark, Jon Francis, and Doug Reed).

Maryland Fleet Week and Air Show begins this Wednesday, October 3 and runs through Tuesday, October 9 at the Baltimore Inner Harbor. Tune in as Ken Berger from Maryland Transit Times sits down with Executive Director of Historic Ships in Baltimore Christopher Rowsom to talk about this great event. Maryland Fleet Week is a public event for the whole family to participate with ships docked around the Inner Harbor, Fells Point, and North Locust Point area as well as an air show and a 5K run with the sailors. To get to the Inner Harbor you can take CityLink, LocalLink, Metro SubwayLink, and Light RailLink to the downtown area.

Maryland Transit Times host Ken Berger speaks with Pigtown Main Street promotion committee member Ondoria Harmon about the upcoming Pigtown Festival this Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM on the 700-900 block of Washington Blvd. The festival is a Baltimore tradition and fun for the whole family with live music, a kids zone, great food and of course the pig races. The best way to get to the festival is by transit using CityLink Yellow, Navy and Orange.

Maryland Transit Times host Rob Lewis speaks with Sarah Warfield from Visit Baltimore about the many historical attractions one can visit throughout Baltimore using transit. From Fort McHenry, Baltimore Museum of Art to the USS Constellation there are so many incredible places to go using Transit. To hear the full interview on SoundCloud click on the link below. You can also follow up on iTunes podcast too.

Maryland Transit Times host Rob Lewis speaks with Director of Bus Maintenance David Varner about the 70 new arrivals to the MDOT MTA bus fleet. The new buses are lighter to help save fuel, have new safety features such as safe turn alert to inform pedestrians that the bus is turning and a new dashboard to help improve with maintenance. These new buses will replace some of the older models in the fleet and will have a life span of 12 years. We look forward to seeing the new buses on the road servicing our riders.

Maryland Transit Times host Rob Lewis speaks with many of the 2018 MDOT MTA Rail Rodeo participants, judges and past winners to get a behind the scenes view of what the competition entails. The rail rodeo is a friendly contest that MDOT MTA hosts every year to determine which rail operator and rail maintenance crew is the best of the best. The MDOT MTA Rail Rodeo also helps recognize rail operators and maintenance employees by cultivating a high level of professionalism through a rigorous series of competitive tasks. This year’s MDOT MTA Rail Rodeo 1st, 2nd and 3rd place rail operator winners are Earleke Kidd, Eugene Metts and Michael Morris. #MDOTNews

Maryland Transit Times host Rob Lewis speaks with Light City Baltimore Coordinator Ashley Molese about the Light City festival that runs until April 21. The “Light Art Walk is a one and a half mile emerging art experience when the lights come on at 7:00 pm around the Inner Harbor. The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts also partnered with many local neighborhoods throughout the city to exhibit all the different light projects. To learn more about Light City, visit https://lightcity.org. To see which MDOT MTA route will get you to these events, check out our trip planner at https://mta.maryland.gov #LightCity2018 (Photo Credit – Baltimore Collegetown)

Bach in the Subways is a free worldwide subway project that celebrates Bach's 333rd birthday. This year, MDOT MTA is honored to participate in this worldwide project. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform for the public at the Johns Hopkins Metro SubwayLink Station from 4:30 pm to 5:15 pm today, March 23. Please join us and enjoy the wonderful performance of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and celebrate Bach’s 333rd birthday. #BachintheSubways2018 #bach333

Listen as MDOT MTA Transit Times host Joanna Campbell reports on the 37th Annual Bus and Maintenance Roadeo.

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The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower by MTA Maryland

International Car-Free Day by MTA Maryland

Maryland Transit Times Raven's Timonium by MTA Maryland

Baltimore Book Festival by MTA Maryland

First Day Back to School