TOWSON, MD—Police say a pedestrian was killed in a crash in Baltimore County on Sunday morning. At just before 9:30 a.m. on September 17, officers responded to the intersection of E. Seminary Avenue and Dulaney Valley Road for a motor vehicle crash with pedestrian injury. When authorities arrived, they discovered that 57-year-old Mary Beth Green had been struck by a […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced $25.5 million in grants for 40 bicycle, pedestrian and trail projects across Maryland. The Fiscal Year 2024 grants include $20.8 million in federal funding for 22 projects through the Transportation Alternatives Program and the Recreational Trails Program, and $4.7 million in state funding for 18 projects through the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Kim […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A new pedestrian crosswalk will soon be built in the Nottingham area. Baltimore County will construct a brick raised pedestrian crosswalk at Baker Lane and Holiday Manor Road to reduce speed and improve safety at Gunpowder Elementary School, Councilman David Marks announced on Friday. The crosswalk will be constructed over the next two weeks and will cost $15,000. “Speeding […]
OWINGS MILLS, MD—Police are searching for the driver who fatally struck a pedestrian in Baltimore County on Wednesday night. At just after 11 p.m. on September 6, 2023, officers responded to a reported pedestrian crash that occurred near the intersection of Painters Mill Road and Owings Choice Court in Owings Mills (21117). Detectives have determined that 75-year-old Reginald Haysbert was […]
LOCH RAVEN, MD—Some Baltimore County residents would like to see a former weekend tradition restored. For decades, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works closed the gates along Loch Raven Drive between Providence Road and Morgan Mill Road to traffic from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. This practice stopped during COVID-19 and has yet to return. […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Who said pedestrian crosswalks are only meant for people? A pig that had gotten loose used the brand new raised crosswalk at Chapel Hill Elementary School in Perry Hall on Friday, according to the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and transportation. From DPWT: Even the locals are getting in on the pedestrian safety action! A colossal pig […]
LAUREL, MD—Howard County police are investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian that occurred on Wednesday night in Laurel in which one person was killed. At just before 10:45 p.m., a vehicle was traveling southbound on Washington Boulevard approaching Wilbert Lane when it struck a pedestrian crossing the road. The pedestrian, identified as 44-year-old James Douglas Williams Jr. of Rosedale, […]
CARNEY, MD—Motorists may notice a different traffic pattern in the Carney area on Thursday. On August 3, the State Highway Administration will improve safety for pedestrians traveling along northbound MD 147 at East Joppa Road (21234). Officials say this work will require a temporary traffic pattern directed by the Maryland State Police. The work is expected to last for approximately […]