An Anne Arundel state senator wants mass transit rail lines extended to Annapolis for the first time in decades.
“Given the nature of commuting from Annapolis to where people work, there isn?t sufficient access to mass transit,” said bill sponsor Sen. John Astle, D-District 30.
The bill calls for the state Department of Transportation to hire a group to study options to connect the state?s capital to MARC, Baltimore City?s light rail and Washington, D.C.?s Metro.
But the Maryland Transit Administration testified against the bill Tuesday, arguing that approval would put the plan ahead of other projects on the state?s transportation priority list.
Sen. Delores Kelley, D-Baltimore County, disagreed. “To say there is something wrong with lawmakers trying to put forth a study is backward thinking.
