The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration announced the Commuter Bus service’s preservation on all 36 routes. The agency will retain service on all routes at reduced frequencies to connect riders from the suburbs to job centers in the metropolitan Baltimore and Washington region. The new schedules will go into effect on July 1.
The Maryland Transit Administration held five public hearings and a 30-day comment period to gather feedback from the public on the previously proposed changes to the Commuter Bus service. Between February 1 and April 29, the agency received nearly 830 comments from riders and other stakeholders.
“Due to overwhelming feedback from commuters and a strong commitment to funding our transportation systems by the Moore-Miller Administration and the General Assembly, the Commuter Bus system will remain intact,” said Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold. “Our updated schedule balances our riders’ need for reliable public transit with available funding levels.”
The updated service plan includes decreasing the number of Commuter Bus trips across all routes while retaining the current span of service hours and geographic coverage. Schedule adjustments are designed to align with updated commuting patterns and ridership, which is 43 percent of pre-pandemic levels. The agency will continue monitoring ridership and adjusting schedules as demand changes.
