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: Hopkins Hospital to Bayview MARC

Phase 3: West Baltimore MARC Station to Edmondson Village

Phase 4: Edmondson Village to Security Square

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

WHY SMART LINE?