Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition
On June 25, 2015, when Governor Larry Hogan cancelled the Red Line light rail project, he sent a clear message to Baltimore City and the broader region: if we want a prosperous and equitable city, we will have to stand up and fight for it. The Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition was formed out of the Baltimore Red Line Title VI Initiative, a group of community economic development advocates in West
05/29/2026
A couple of weeks ago, BTEC members
Niesha McCoy and Rev. Laurel Mendes did an interview with the Baltimore Sun about the Red Line Light Rail.
“They’re telling communities like Baltimore City to just accept mediocre,” said Niesha McCoy, a member of the local activist group Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition. McCoy said she lived in West Baltimore for several years, recently moved to Towson, and relies on paratransit to get around.
Laurel Mendes, another member of the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition who attended a Red Line open house this month, said the state’s willingness to possibly abandon the first local rail line serving East and West Baltimore was disappointing, even reminiscent of failures to deliver on the original Red Line over a decade ago.
LINK BELOW: https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/29/baltimore-red-line-rapid-bus/
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