by Tim Pratt | Feb 25, 2021
With Engineers Week upon us, Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Deputy Secretary R. Earl Lewis Jr. sat down to discuss the importance of engineering in transportation. Deputy Secretary Lewis holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of...
by Tim Pratt | Dec 31, 2020
As Susan Weidenbach walked one recent afternoon around a new 120,000-square-foot maintenance facility for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) in Hyattsville, workers stayed busy putting the finishing touches on the building....
by Tim Pratt | Sep 16, 2020
As Jon Korin rode his bicycle through a quiet neighborhood one recent morning in Anne Arundel County, he talked excitedly about new improvements in the area. A wider bicycle and pedestrian path along Jones Station Road. A new, safer crosswalk at nearby Ritchie...
by Tim Pratt | Aug 13, 2020
Surrounded by farmland in rural Dorchester County, the Bucktown Village Store looks much like it did nearly two centuries ago. A mutt named Chevy lies on the porch. Inside, groceries like soap, tea and baking powder line the shelves. And on a hot summer...
by Tim Pratt | Jul 9, 2020
Maryland Transportation Authority Police 1st Sgt. Greg Sampson still remembers the call. There was a serious crash on Interstate 95. A motorist was injured, and investigators were needed for a crash reconstruction. As administrator of the MDTA Police’s Unmanned...