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.

Green Line
Overview
StatusProposed
LocaleBaltimore, Maryland
TerminiJohns Hopkins Hospital
Morgan State University
Stations13
Service
TypeBus rapid transit, light rail, or heavy rail
SystemMaryland Transit Administration
Metro Subway
Services1
Operator(s)Maryland Transit Administration
Technical
Line length4 mi (6.4 km)
Route map

Locally preferred alternative
 Owings Mills
I-695 (Baltimore Beltway)
 Old Court
 Milford Mill
 Reisterstown Plaza
 Rogers Avenue
 West Cold Spring
 Mondawmin
 Penn–North
 Upton–Avenue Market
 State Center / Cultural Center
 Lexington Market
 Charles Center
 Shot Tower
 Johns Hopkins Hospital
 Madison Square
 East North Avenue
 Coldstream
 33rd Street
 Northwood
 Morgan State U
 Hamilton
 Northern Parkway
 Overlea
I-695 (Baltimore Beltway)
 Fullerton
 Perry Hall
 White Marsh
I-95 (JFK Memorial Highway)
 Martin State Airport

Concept

In March 2002, the Baltimore Region Rail System Plan Advisory Committee, an independent commission appointed by Transportation Secretary John D. Porcari, developed suggestions for new lines and expansions of existing lines as part of a long-term regional rail system plan for the Baltimore area. The committee applied a unified branding scheme for the existing lines and the proposed new lines, identifying each line by a color, as the Washington Metro and many other transit agencies do. In the committee's report, the existing Baltimore Metro Subway was renamed the Green Line, and was to be extended northeast of its current terminus at Johns Hopkins Hospital, past Morgan State University and Good Samaritan Hospital in the northeastern part of the city, and ultimately on to White Marsh in Baltimore County.[1]

The proposed extension of the Metro Subway was taken up by city and state officials as one of two proposals, from the advisory committee's long-term plan, that would be actively pursued (the other being the Red Line).[2] Although the report used the name "Green Line" to refer to the entire expanded Metro Subway, the term is currently being used to refer to the extension under consideration. As the existing Metro Subway is currently marked in green on the Baltimore Regional Transit Map,[3] it's possible that the term might someday refer to the entire line.

Extension from Hopkins to Morgan State University

The current Green Line study focuses only on the 4-mile section of the proposed line from Johns Hopkins Hospital to Morgan State University.[4] While an extension of the existing Metro Subway might seem like the most logical mode for this line, the expense of building several miles of underground heavy rail rapid transit might make the project untenable. Therefore, the ongoing scoping process is also considering bus rapid transit and light rail options as a possibility for this corridor.[5]

Proposed Stations

North to south, from Johns Hopkins Hospital Station:

Station Name Parking Connection
Madison Square MARC Penn Line
East North Avenue no
Coldstream
33rd Street
Northwood
Morgan State University
Future Extension to White Marsh.[6]
Hamilton no
Northern Parkway no
Overlea no
Fullerton
Perry Hall
White Marsh White Marsh Park & Ride
Martin State Airport MARC Penn Line

Current status

Selection of a "locally preferred alternative" from the various transit options under consideration was originally scheduled for "Spring 2009 - Winter 2009." However, a selection was not announced during 2009 and the project schedule had still not been updated by the end of Summer 2010.[7] As of October 2010, project planning for the Green Line is on hold for the foreseeable future. No funding was allocated for the line's planning as of fiscal year 2011.[8]

See also

References
  1. Baltimore Region Rail System Plan Archived September 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Advisory Committee Report, March 2002.
  2. Baltimore Regional Rail System Plan: Final Report Archived February 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. MTA Maryland. Retrieved August 26, 2010
  3. Baltimore Regional Transit Map. MTA Maryland. Retrieved August 26, 2010
  4. Baltimore Green Line Study Archived February 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  5. Alignment Alternatives Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Baltimore Green Line. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  6. Baltimore Region Rail System Plan Archived September 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Advisory Committee Report, March 2002.
  7. Project Schedule Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Baltimore Green Line. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  8. MDOT 2011 CTP MDOT FY2011-2016 Consolidated Transportation Program. Retrieved October 6, 2010.


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