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IT’S A METRO
Or at least it should be - on Baltimore’s east-west transit line.
When (& If) The Whole Line Is Ever Built…
Security to Sparrows Point in 5 Phases
Phase 1: West Baltimore MARC Station to Hopkins Hospital
Phase 2: Edmondson Village to West Baltimore MARC Station
Phase 3: Hopkins Hospital to Bayview MARC
Phase 4: Security Square to Edmondson Village
Phase 5: Bayview MARC to Sparrows Point (Note: Not Shown Below)
Faster to Funding for Phases 1 & 2
Faster to Completion in the Route 40 West Corridor - Since the Right of Way Already Exists, and an Environmental Study Likely Wouldn’t be Required
Ridiculously Faster Trips Downtown and Across Town (by Subway Rather Than Light Rail)
W. Balt MARC —> Bayview: 16 mins; W. Balt MARC —> Tradepoint Atlantic/Sparrows Point: 32 min
Begins Tying the Region Together by Enabling 40-Min Trips Between Downtown Baltimore and Downtown DC
Infinitely Better Utilization of Resources - by Using the Existing Metro Subway Tunnel for Crosstown Trips
Zero Construction Disruption Downtown - Since the Tunnel is Already Built
Zero Permanent Full or Partial Street Closures Downtown - Unlike Surface Light Rail
Creates Major Transportation Hubs at West Baltimore MARC Station & Lexington Market
Tackles the Complexity of Coordinating the Three Major Projects on the Route 40 Corridor - West Baltimore MARC Station Rebuild, Highway to Nowhere Reimagine & Red Line
Honors the Work of Red Line SAACs by Maintaining the Proposed Station Locations in West Baltimore
Begins Building Out a Truly-Connected High-Capacity System