It's time to make Baltimore's Red Line a reality.The elections are over. Martin O'Malley defeated Bob Ehrlich. Now it's time to get the ball rolling on the Red Line.
O'Malley supported the Red Line, Ehrlich said he would scrap funding for it. So you can probably tell how I voted.
That's not to say Ehrlich hasn't done well with mass transit in the past. His Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative (GBBI) streamlined some of the MTA's meandering bus routes and added two "QuickBus" routes, including the #40 bus, which runs along much of the proposed Red Line route.
But when push came to shove, O'Malley backed the Red Line, which is something the city of Baltimore is desperately in need of. And now that the elections are behind us, it's time for O'Malley to put his money where his mouth is.
The many reports have been turned in, compromises have been made, and videos made, showing where the line will run and what it would look like.
And it all looks good to me.
Now it's time for the city to get to work!
