Fully Fund Maryland Public Transit

Tell the General Assembly that Maryland deserves investment in Transit!

#SaveMDTransit

Act Now

Maryland Deserves Transit Investment

There’s a critical vote on public transit coming up in the Maryland General Assembly when they meet in special session Dec. 6 – 10th.

Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed critical legislation to fund public transit repairs and maintenance. When the General Assembly meet in special session Dec. 6 – 10th, they need to vote to overturn his veto.

We need your help to:

1. Thank your legislators for their support of Maryland public transit and
2. Let them know you support the vote to override Gov. Hogan’s veto.

Maryland Transit Administration’s (MTA) bus, rail and MARC systems are failing. And according to MTA it needs $2 billion in capital funding to address deferred maintenance and critical upgrades necessary to maintain service. The Transit Safety and Investment Act, passed earlier this year by the Maryland General Assembly, will help fill this funding gap.

Please take a minute to send an email to your legislators thanking them for being a public transit leader and letting them know you support voting to overturn the Gov.’s veto of the Transit Safety & Investment Act.

It’s time to invest in great public transit in Maryland.

We call on our elected leaders to:

Show us the money. Congress sent Maryland hundreds of millions of dollars to keep buses, trains and paratransit running safely and reliably during the pandemic. Account for the dollars and the results.
Support essential workers. Roughly four in 10 transit riders are essential workers — the people who hold our communities together, such as grocery clerks, nurses, lab techs, and sanitation and utility workers.
Prioritize transit. There's more to transportation than highways. Let’s get people out of cars to reduce congestion and pollution.
Support Maryland’s economy. There is no recovery if a large portion of our workforce cannot get to work safely and reliably. Transit is essential to move our economy forward.
Support communities of color. Investing in smart, clean, reliable, public transit should be a right, not a privilege. The time is now.
Build back better. Maryland should be a leader in public transit, not the system with the most breakdowns.

Watch the videos below to hear from Maryland transit riders why we need the Maryland Transit Safety and Investment Act.

Supporting Partners

(See text list here.)

Stay informed—
sign up for updates

Website designed and maintained by
Fireside Digital.