Red Line (Baltimore)
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The Red Line is a proposed east-west mass transit light rail line for Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

. It is still in the planning stages and has been granted federal approval to enter the preliminary engineering phase. The line's construction is estimated to begin in 2015, subject to funding.

Background

In 2001, then-Secretary of Transportation John Porcari
John Porcari
John D. Porcari is the current United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation. He was nominated by the Obama administration in April 2009 and confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 2009....

 appointed a 23-member independent commission, the Baltimore Region Rail System Plan Advisory Committee, to make suggestions for new rail lines and expansions of existing lines. The proposals used a unified branding scheme for the existing lines and the proposed new lines, identifying each line by a color, as the Washington Metro
Washington Metro
The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...

 and many other transit agencies do.

The suggested system was composed of six color-coded lines with an overall length of 109 miles (175.4 km) and 122 stations, including Baltimore's existing Metro Subway and Light Rail
Baltimore Light Rail
The Maryland Transit Administration Light Rail is a light rail system serving Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and the surrounding suburbs.In downtown Baltimore it uses city streets...

 lines. In the commission's report, the Red Line was an east-west line that would begin at the Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration
The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the United States federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits...

 offices in Woodlawn
Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland
Woodlawn is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 36,079 at the 2000 census. It is home to both the headquarters of the Social Security Administration as well as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

 in Baltimore County
Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...

; travel through West Baltimore, with an intermodal
Intermodal passenger transport
Intermodal passenger transport involves more than one mode of transport of passengers. Some modes of transportation have always been intermodal; for example, most major airports have extensive facilities for automobile parking and have good rail or bus connections to the cities nearby. Urban bus...

 stop at the West Baltimore MARC
MARC Train
MARC , known prior to 1984 as Maryland Rail Commuter Service, is a regional rail system comprising three lines in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. MARC is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration , a Maryland Department of Transportation agency, and is operated under contract...

 station; pass through downtown, where it would intersect the existing Metro Subway
Baltimore Metro Subway
The Baltimore Metro Subway, known locally as the Metro Subway, The Subway, or Baltimore Metro is a rapid transit line serving the greater Baltimore, Maryland, United States area and operated by the Maryland Transit Administration...

 and Light Rail
Baltimore Light Rail
The Maryland Transit Administration Light Rail is a light rail system serving Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and the surrounding suburbs.In downtown Baltimore it uses city streets...

 lines; and passing through East Baltimore, with stops in the newly gentrifying
Gentrification
Gentrification and urban gentrification refer to the changes that result when wealthier people acquire or rent property in low income and working class communities. Urban gentrification is associated with movement. Consequent to gentrification, the average income increases and average family size...

 neighborhoods of Fells Point, Canton, and the area around Patterson Park
Patterson Park
Patterson Park is a public park in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. The park is bordered by East Baltimore Street on the north, Eastern Avenue on the south, South Patterson Park Avenue on the west, and South Linwood Avenue on the east...

. The Red Line was designated by the commission as the starting component for new work on the 6-line system.

Of the commission's proposals, the Red Line was taken up with the most enthusiasm by area officials. Progress was slowed by a debate between state Secretary of Transportation Robert Flanagan
Robert Flanagan
Robert L. Flanagan was the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation from 2003 until 2007, under the administration of Governor Robert Ehrlich. Prior to this position, Flanagan served in the Maryland House of Delegates...

 and the Baltimore city government and Congressional delegation over the mode: Flanagan favored a bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...

 (BRT) solution with separate right-of-way components, like Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

's Silver Line
Silver Line (MBTA)
The Silver Line is the only bus rapid transit line currently operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . It operates in two sections; the first runs from Dudley Square in Roxbury to downtown Boston, Massachusetts and South Station, mostly via Washington Street, with buses...

; the other officials favored a light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

  rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 line or heavy rail, insisting that both modes of rail transit be included in studies.

Heavy rail was dismissed by Flanagan as an alternative, due to an estimated cost of $2.2 billion to $2.6 billion. With ridership of only 45,000 on Baltimore's existing Metro system at the time of his appointment, he did not expect the Red Line to reach the 140,000 to 150,000 ridership level necessary to attract federal funding for a new heavy rail line.

Red Line alternatives

No. Alternative Length
(miles)
Cost (millions)
(2007 prices)
Travel time
end to end
(minutes)
Average
Weekday
Ridership
1 No Build 13.9 n/a 80 n/a
2 TSM 14.3 $281 76 17,600
3A BRT, surface only 13.8 $545 62 31,400
3B BRT, downtown tunnel 14.9 $1,019 56 37,400
3C BRT, downtown tunnel,

Cooks Lane tunnel
14.7 $1,151 53 37,400
3D BRT, maximum tunnel 13.7 $2,404 43 41,500
3E BRT, surface only,

Johnnycake Rd. alignment
14.8 $571 69 29,300
3F BRT, TSM surface,

downtown tunnel
14.8 $755 65 34,300
4A LRT, surface only 13.9 $930 55 34,600
4B LRT, downtown tunnel 14.6 $1,498 43 41,100
4C LRT, downtown tunnel,

Cooks Lane tunnel
14.6 $1,631 41 42,100
4D LRT, maximum tunnel 13.7 $2,463 36 42,300

  • TSM: Transportation System Management
  • BRT: Bus Rapid Transit
    Bus rapid transit
    Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...

  • LRT: Light Rail Transit
    Light Rail Transit
    The name Light Rail Transit is used to refer to several light rail systems, as an official name or otherwise:* Please see List of tram and light-rail transit systems.-See also:* Light Rapid Transit * Light railway* Light rail...



Source:

Modified alternative 4C selected by governor

In August 2009, Governor O'Malley selected a modified version of the Light Rail Alternative 4C, which became known as the "Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)." The modification eliminated two stations and a small parking lot from the original Alternative 4C plans, but included an expansion of parking at the West Baltimore MARC station.

Two features of the original Alternative 4C plan, considered important by the Citizens Advisory Council, remained part of the Locally Preferred Alternative:
  • Much of the proposed route through West Baltimore runs generally along U.S. Route 40
    U.S. Route 40 in Maryland
    U.S. Route 40 in the U.S. state of Maryland runs from western Maryland to Cecil County in the state's northeastern corner. With a total length of over , it is the longest numbered highway in Maryland. Almost half of the road overlaps with Interstate 68 or Interstate 70, while the old alignment...

    , including the depressed freeway section left over from the cancellation of Interstates 70
    Interstate 70 in Maryland
    Interstate 70 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Cove Fort, Utah to Baltimore, Maryland. In Maryland, the Interstate Highway runs from the Pennsylvania state line in Hancock east to the Interstate's eastern terminus near its junction with I-695 at a park and ride in...

     and 170
    Interstate 170 (Maryland)
    Interstate 170 is the former designation for a freeway in Baltimore, Maryland that is now designated as part of US 40...

     within the city limits. This freeway section was built to accommodate a transit line in the median, and the Red Line would most likely use this route to achieve grade separation
    Grade separation
    Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...

     though the area.

  • The current LPA provides for the line to go underground along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and to surface on Boston Street near the Can Company in Canton, bypassing downtown Baltimore's narrow streets and crowded traffic conditions. Another tunnel bypasses Cooks Lane, but the original LPA version reduced the tunnel to a single track
    Single track (rail)
    A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....

     alignment. Adjustments to the LPA were later made to allow a second track in the Cooks Lane tunnel.


The necessary federal funding for construction of the Red Line is not yet secured. Plans currently call for a final environmental impact statement to be issued by 2011, with construction beginning in 2013 and service expected to start by 2016.

With the Federal Transit Administration's approval in June 2011 to start preliminary engineering, the project made its first step beyond the concept stage. However, the FTA estimated daily ridership for the completed system at 57,000 and expected it to cost a total of $2.2 billion with inflation included. Henry Kay, MTA's deputy administrator, estimated the cost of preliminary engineering at $65 million. The state will have to pay preliminary engineering costs, but Kay said that these and other upfront costs would be eligible for federal reimbursement.

Proposed route and stations

The alignment for the Red Line follows an east–west path. Starting from the west, the proposed stations are as follows:
Station Name Parking Connection
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration , is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer...

No
  • Bus: 15, 20, qb40, 44, 57
Security Square Mall
Security Square Mall
Security Square Mall is a large mall in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The mall features over 100 stores and restaurants, as well as a food court, with Burlington Coat Factory, Macy's, Old Navy and Sears serving as anchor stores. One section of the mall, Seoul Plaza, used to...

Yes
  • Bus: 15, qb40, 44, 57, 77, 99
  • Social Security Administration
    Social Security Administration
    The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the United States federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits...

    Yes (authorized employee parking)
  • Bus: 15, 44, 57, 77
  • I-70
    Interstate 70
    Interstate 70 is an Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a Park and Ride near Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first Interstate Highway project in the United States. I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 east of the Rocky...

     Park and Ride
    Yes
  • Bus: 15, qb40
  • << Tunnel portal at city/county line under Cooks Lane and resurface along Edmondson Avenue >>
    Edmondson Village
    Edmondson Village, Baltimore
    Edmondson is a region in the western section of Baltimore, Maryland encompassing the Edmondson Avenue corridor. Neighborhoods of Edmondson include Allendale, Edmondson Village, Rognel Heights, Uplands, and West Mulberry. It is located north of Frederick Avenue, and south of the Gwynns Falls...

    Yes
  • Bus: 20, 23, 30, 38, qb40, 150
  • Allendale No
  • Bus: 23, 38, qb40
  • Rosemont
    Rosemont, Baltimore
    Rosemont is a neighborhood in the western part of Baltimore, Maryland. Located below North Avenue, above Franklintown Road, East of Hilton Parkway, and West of Bloomingdale Avenue it is a working class African American neighborhood. It is immediately adjacent to Walbrook Junction and Leakin Park...

    No
  • Bus: 15, 16, 23, 38, qb40, qb47
  • West Baltimore MARC
    West Baltimore (MARC station)
    West Baltimore Station is a station on the MARC Penn Line located in the western part of Baltimore City along the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. It is located at 400 North Smallwood Street at the intersections of Mulberry and Franklin Streets...

    Yes
  • Bus: 23, qb40, qb47, 150
  • Rail: MARC Penn Line
  • Harlem Park/Poppleton No
  • Bus: 1
  • Lexington Terrace Yes (residential parking)
  • Bus: 15
  • << Tunnel portal along MLK Jr. Blvd. >>
    Howard Street
    Howard Street (Baltimore)
    Howard Street is a major street that runs north-south through the central part of the city of Baltimore, Maryland. The street, which is approximately 2½ miles in length, begins at the north end of I-395 near Oriole Park at Camden Yards and ends near Johns Hopkins University. At this point, this...

    /University Center
    University Center/Baltimore Street (Baltimore Light Rail station)
    University Center/Baltimore Street is a stop on the Baltimore Light Rail system. It is served by all three services that the Baltimore Light Rail operates. There is no parking at this station...

    Yes (pay-to-park)
  • Bus: 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 19, 20, 23, 27, 30, 35, 36, qb40, qb46, qb48, 91 120, 160, 310, 320, 410, 411, 420
  • Rail: Light Rail
    Baltimore Light Rail
    The Maryland Transit Administration Light Rail is a light rail system serving Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and the surrounding suburbs.In downtown Baltimore it uses city streets...

  • Charles Center
    Charles Center (Metro Subway station)
    The Charles Center Metro Subway Station is one of 14 stops along the Baltimore Metro Subway line. It is the area of the city considered to be most central, and until 1995, when the extension to Johns Hopkins Hospital was opened, it was the final stop on the line...

  • Bus: 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 19, 20, 23, 27, 30, 35, 36, qb40, qb46, qb48, 61, 64, 91, 120, 150, 160, 410, 411, 420
  • Rail: Metro Subway
    Baltimore Metro Subway
    The Baltimore Metro Subway, known locally as the Metro Subway, The Subway, or Baltimore Metro is a rapid transit line serving the greater Baltimore, Maryland, United States area and operated by the Maryland Transit Administration...

  • CCC
    Charm City Circulator
    The Charm City Circulator is a privately funded, public transit shuttle bus service giving riders free connection to historic sites, parking, and businesses throughout downtown Baltimore for free. The newest system in Maryland was established in 2008, but did not begin inaugural service until...

    : Purple
  • Government Center/Inner Harbor
    Inner Harbor
    The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and iconic landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Described by the Urban Land Institute in 2009 as “the model for post-industrial waterfront redevelopment around the World.” The Inner Harbor is actually the end of the...

  • Bus: 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 19, 20, 23, 27, 30, 35, 36, qb40, qb46, qb48, 91
  • CCC
    Charm City Circulator
    The Charm City Circulator is a privately funded, public transit shuttle bus service giving riders free connection to historic sites, parking, and businesses throughout downtown Baltimore for free. The newest system in Maryland was established in 2008, but did not begin inaugural service until...

    : Orange, Purple
  • Inner Harbor East
  • Bus: 11
  • CCC
    Charm City Circulator
    The Charm City Circulator is a privately funded, public transit shuttle bus service giving riders free connection to historic sites, parking, and businesses throughout downtown Baltimore for free. The newest system in Maryland was established in 2008, but did not begin inaugural service until...

    : Orange, Green
  • Fells Point No
  • Bus: 10, 13
  • << Tunnel portal along Boston Street >>
    Canton Yes Bus: 11, 13
    Canton Crossing Yes
  • Bus: 7, 11, 13
  • Highlandtown
    Highlandtown, Baltimore
    Highlandtown is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.The area currently known as Highlandtown was established in 1866 when the area known as "Snake Hill" was established as a village outside of the Baltimore city limits. The first settlers of the community were primarily Greek...

    /Greektown
    No
  • Bus: 10, 22
  • << Aerial bridge between Highlandtown station & Bayview MARC
    Marc
    -Name:*Marc *Franz Marc , painter*Marc, pseudonym of cartoonist Mark Boxer-Acronym:*MARC FAUVET Fly Casting Virtuoso*MARC standards, data format used for library cataloging,...

     station
    >>
    East Baltimore/Bayview MARC Yes
  • Bus: 22, 23, qb40
  • Rail: MARC Penn Line
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, formerly known as Francis Scott Key Medical Center, is a hospital and medical office center in East Baltimore.It is located along Eastern Avenue near Bayview Boulevard...

    Yes (facility parking)
  • Bus: 22, 23, qb40
  • << Future Extension to Dundalk
    Dundalk, Maryland
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,306 people, 24,772 households, and 16,968 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,689.5 people per square mile . There were 26,385 housing units at an average density of 1,985.9 per square mile...

    . >>
    Eastern Avenue
    Eastern Avenue
    Eastern Avenue is the name of many streets around the world, including:* Eastern Avenue * Eastern Avenue *Eastern Avenue * Eastern Avenue, London* Eastern Avenue, Cardiff part of the A48 road* Eastern Avenue...

    No
  • Bus: 10, 23, qb40
  • O'Donnell Street No
  • Bus: 10, 20
  • Dundalk Center Place
    Dundalk, Maryland
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,306 people, 24,772 households, and 16,968 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,689.5 people per square mile . There were 26,385 housing units at an average density of 1,985.9 per square mile...

    Yes (residential parking)
  • Bus: 4, 10, 20
  • NOTE: qb40 will either be replaced or eliminated when the Red Line begins service.

  • Red Line system features

    Feature Proposed alignment
    Overall length 14.5 mi (23.3 km)
    Surface length 9.8 mi (15.8 km)
    Tunnel length 3.9 mi (6.3 km)
    Aerial length 0.8 mi (1.3 km)
    Stations 20 total (15 surface, 5 underground)
    Parking 6 stations with parking areas
    Travel time 44 minutes (Woodlawn to Bayview)
    Vehicles 34 light rail vehicles
    Service frequency 8 minutes peak, 10 minutes off peak

    Source:

    Establishment of Council

    The "Citizens' Advisory Council for the Baltimore Corridor Transit Study - Red Line" was established by the Maryland General Assembly in 2006.

    Governor Robert Erlich vetoed the bills which originally created the Citizens' Advisory Council on May 26, 2006, and replaced it with the "Red Line Community Advisory Council." This 15-member Council was appointed entirely by the Governor.

    At a Special Session in June 2006, the Legislature overrode the Governor's veto. The Council established by the Legislature also had 15 members, but only two could be appointed by the Governor. Five of the other Council members are appointed by the Senate President, five by the Speaker of the House, two by the Baltimore City Mayor and one by the Baltimore County Executive. Two co-chairs for the Council could be chosen by the Governor or the Maryland Transit Administrator from up to four nominees selected by the Senate President and Speaker of the House.

    On July 30, 2007, an executive order by Governor Martin O'Malley restored the name originally selected by the Legislature.

    First annual report to General Assembly

    On September 9, 2008, the Red Line Citizens' Advisory Council voted unanimously to adopt its first report to the General Assembly, which included the statement that "Preparation of a SDEIS [Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement] should begin now, as a collaborative effort between the MTA and the public in finding the best ways to invest over a billion dollars in Baltimore's transportation infrastructure in keeping with the vision of the 2002 Plan."

    Council dispute over Alternative 4C

    A recommendation for Alternative 4C (light rail with a downtown tunnel and a Cooks Lane tunnel) was approved by a vote of five to two at the Citizens' Advisory Council meeting on December 11, 2008. Two of the nine members present abstained.

    Red Line Community Compact

    This document, signed by city and state officials, and 72 leaders of community organizations on September 12, 2008, describes how they intend to build and operate the Red Line for the benefit of Baltimore and its communities. The Community Compact emphasizes four main points:
    • Put Baltimore to work on the Red Line: encourage and promote local and minority contract participation.

    • Make the Red Line green: include green space and environmental improvements into the project.

    • Community-centered station design, development and stewardship

    • Reduce impact of construction on communities


    Mayor Sheila Dixon
    Sheila Dixon
    Sheila Ann Dixon served as the forty-eighth Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. When former Mayor Martin O'Malley was sworn in as Governor on January 17, 2007, Dixon, a Democrat, became mayor and served out the remaining year of O'Malley's term. In November 2007, she was elected mayor...

     appointed leaders from city government, non-profit and citizen groups, and the business community to a 40 member steering committee to implement each part of the Community Compact. The Red Line Community Compact Steering Committee held their first meeting on February 19, 2009; the group is scheduled to meet quarterly throughout the life of the project.

    The decision at the meeting on December 11, 2008 was disputed at another Advisory Council meeting on July 9, 2009, where 11 members were present. A six to five vote favored rescinding the previous decision for Alternative 4C. Council Chair Angela Bethea-Spearman ruled that the motion to rescind failed, because the vote was less than a 2/3 majority. She cited "Robert's Rules" as the criteria for requiring a 2/3 majority and denying the rescision.

    Community opposition to Alternative 4C

    Since late 2008, Baltimore City has favored the "4C Alternative" selected by Governor O'Malley in 2009, which was endorsed by Mayor Sheila Dixon. However, the 2008 Citizens Advisory Council annual report commented on the opposition of community groups to surface rail alignments through residential neighborhoods.

    A letter from the Allendale Community Association, read at a meeting of the Citizens Advisory Council on December 11, 2008, expressed the Association's opposition to Alternative 4C and any surface rail construction along Edmondson Avenue.

    The West-East Coalition (WEC) Against Red Line Alternative 4C, established in June 2009, represents community associations, homeowners groups, businesses and religious groups opposed to the Alternative 4C. Its website explains that the organization considers the proposed light rail alignment to be a detriment to communities on both the East and West sides of Baltimore.

    In a letter to Governor Martin O'Malley, Senator Barbara Mikulski
    Barbara Mikulski
    Barbara Ann Mikulski is the senior United States Senator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Mikulski, a former U.S. Representative, is the longest-serving female senator in U.S...

    , Senator Benjamin Cardin, Congressman Elijah Cummings
    Elijah Cummings
    Elijah Eugene Cummings is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1996. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes just over half of Baltimore City, as well as most of Howard County...

    , Congressman John P. Sarbanes, and Mayor Sheila Dixon on July 13, 2009, the WEC described concerns about the effects of double-tracked surface rail, traffic congestion, and safety concerns.

    In 2009, the WEC circulated a petition against the surface Red Line in the Canton neighborhood. It delivered 1,350 signed cards to Governor O'Malley on July 31, 2009.

    Support for Red Line and Political Action Committee

    In the summer of 2011 the Red Line Now Political Action Committee
    Political action committee
    In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue or legislation. Legally, what constitutes a "PAC" for purposes of regulation is a...

    (PAC) was established to voice the support of residents of Baltimore City for the funding and construction of Alternative 4C. Its website states that the organization is staffed on a volunteer basis and plans to support local politicians that support the construction of the Red Line.

    Red Line Now PAC is governed by a nine-member board of directors who are citizen volunteers who live and/or work along the Red Line corridor. The board members represent the Midtown, Edmondson, Canton, Fells Point, Patterson Park, and Greektown communities.

    See also

    • Green Line
      Green Line (Baltimore)
      The Green Line is a proposed mass transit line for the Baltimore, Maryland area in the United States. It is still in the planning stages and its construction is not guaranteed.-Concept:...

       - a proposed rail line in Baltimore from Johns Hopkins Hospital
      Johns Hopkins Hospital
      The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins...

       to Morgan State University
      Morgan State University
      Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute , Morgan College and Morgan State College , is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland...

      .
    • Yellow Line
      Yellow Line (Baltimore)
      The Yellow Line is a mass transit line proposed by the Baltimore Regional Rail Plan in March 2002 for the Baltimore, Maryland area. It would begin at Columbia Town Center in Columbia, Maryland, and end in Hunt Valley, Maryland at Shawan Road....

       - a proposed rail line from Hunt Valley
      Hunt Valley, Maryland
      Hunt Valley is an affluent unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It lies just north of the city of Baltimore, along Highway 145 off Interstate 83. Loch Raven Reservoir...

       to Columbia Town Center
      Town Center, Columbia, Maryland
      Town Center is one of the ten villages in Columbia, Maryland, United States, first occupied in 1974. It is a non-contiguous, diverse area, and the most urban-like, ranging from multi-level high density apartments homes and office buildings, to single family homes....

      .
    • Charles Street Trolley
      Charles Street Trolley
      The Charles Street Trolley is a proposed trolley line running through northern portions of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Kittelson & Associates, a consulting firm hired by trolley advocates, estimates that the line would be likely to carry 2.5 million riders per year .The proposal is backed...

      - a proposed trolley line in northern Baltimore, backed by a non-MTA group.

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