Baltimore looking to trim bike funding

At least it goes to transit.

The regional transportation plan draft currently budgets $2 billion for transit and $6.2 billion for highway projects.

The group's amendment proposes equalizing funding for transit and road projects, calling for:

$3 billion for a regional rapid transit system,
$550 million for a new passenger rail tunnel between Penn Station and West Baltimore,
$488 million for improvements to the MARC Penn Line,
and $200 million for improvements to the MARC Camden Line, all totaling $4.3 billion.
The amendment also proposes scaling back to $3.9 billion for highway projects and $61.8 million for bicycle and pedestrian projects.

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