Overview
Most
Marylanders travel numerous miles from our daily trips for work, school, or
other responsibilities. Unfortunately, our current transportation system has
many of us stuck endlessly waiting in traffic, all the while spewing air
pollution and consuming millions of barrels of overseas oil.
Our
state’s transportation network needs to be built and operated in the public
interest. That means helping Marylanders get around by reducing traffic
congestion and increasing alternatives to car travel.
Without
big changes, Maryland’s
transportation problems will severely worsen as our state’s population grows.
Light rail, clean bus systems, and other public transit need to play a greater
part in our state’s transportation future. Projects like Baltimore’s Red Line, the MARC expansion, the
Purple Line, the Corridor Cities Transitway need to get off the drawing board
and into people’s lives.
Efficient
public transportation systems reduce the number of cars on the road and
increase our options for getting around. As we work to maintain and expand
transportation networks, we must also ensure that roadways continue to be
operated for the public interest rather than for private profit.
Maryland
PIRG is working for more and better transit by encouraging public support for
new projects and improved service.
