Maryland Transit Times

Maryland Transit Times host Joanna Campbell and MTA Administrator Paul Comfort bring holiday cheer to the #HolidayBus and at the Holiday Train Garden in the Mondawmin Metro Subway Station. In keeping with tradition at MTA, the Holiday Bus will continue to run throughout Baltimore through December 20. The interactive Holiday Train Garden will be open until New Year's Day on the station's mezzanine level for children of all ages.

Maryland Transit Times host Joanna Campbell chats with Santa at the Holiday Train Garden display in the Mondawmin Metro Subway Station. The interactive display is open until New Year's Day on the station's mezzanine level for children of all ages. Come take part in the fun by pushing the interactive buttons that make objects inside the miniature town come to life.

Ever taken a ride on the MTA Holiday Bus? This fun annual special treat is running on two different routes every day for the next few weeks, and Santa aims to cover every Local Bus route in our system, handing out free rides (yes, as in "FREE!") candy canes and lots of glad tidings. Some days, we'll announce on these pages early in the day exactly which routes Santa will be covering that day, so check back here early and often! Maryland Transit Times podcaster Joanna Campbell spoke with Santa earlier this week.

Megan Isennock, Director of Communications for the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, chats with Maryland Transit Times host Joanna Campbell about the Washington Monument Lighting at Mount Vernon Place. The 45th Annual Downtown Partnership Monument Lighting is a Baltimore city staple and will be held on Thursday, December 1 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Join thousands of your friends and neighbors from all over the Baltimore area for this heartwarming celebration. And of course, keep in mind that the best way to get there is to take MTA Light Rail to Centre Street Station and walk toward the monument.

Maryland Transit Times host Joanna Campbell chats with MTA's Social Media Manager Gerry Hanlon to discuss what goes behind the scenes in creating content for social media. MTA's social media presence reaches tens of thousands of people every day through 10 different platforms. (Visit mta.maryland.gov for the full list.)

MTA Police Captain Kelly Holman discusses the new dedicated bus-only lanes in the downtown area with MTA's Maryland Transit Times reporter Joanna Campbell. Part of the implementation of BaltimoreLink, the dedicated bus-only lanes help MTA provide safe, efficient, reliable transit with world class customer service by enabling MTA buses to move through the downtown area quickly and easily. Captain Holman also talks about how to navigate through the bus-only lanes and avoid getting a ticket.

For MTA's Maryland Transit Times podcast, Joanna Campbell interviews several of Ebonee Baker's coworkers at the Eastern Bus Division, who remember and admire her for her dedication to her children. Ms. Baker was a strong and positive influence on many bus operators, regularly helping to organize various team-building events. We hope this podcast will give you some sense of just how much she'll be missed by her fellow bus operators, now and for a long time to come.

On her latest MTA Transit Times podcast, MTA's Joanna Campbell interviews Dave Varner, Director of Bus Maintenance. Check it out on Soundcloud or iTunes to hear them discuss the new BaltimoreLink look being applied to MTA's bus fleet, and the challenge of wrapping over 750 buses by June 2017, starting with the new buses that are scheduled to come in this year. #WeAreYourMTA #MDOTNews

MTA's Joanna Campbell interviews Charles Burley and Shani Artis from the Office of Customer Information and Community Relations to discuss MTA's 2016 Maryland Charity Campaign (MCC)official “Kick-Off” on Wednesday, October 19, at the lobby of 6 St. Paul. MCC’s goal is to exceed last year’s total of $3.1 million and raise $3.3 million in employee contributions.

MTA's Joanna Campbell interviews MTA Director of the Office of Planning and Programming, Kevin Quinn to discuss the new reverse commute bus line. The new Commuter Bus No. 425 now operates a reverse commuter bus that start inBaltimore City and ends at in Aberdeen Proving Ground via White Marsh, I-95 and Edgewood.

MTA's Joanna Campbell interviews Communication Associate Megan Bosse from the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts to discuss the 11th annual Free Fall Baltimore. This annual event runs from Saturday, October 1 through Monday, October 31. Free Fall Baltimore is a citywide celebration that offers hundreds of free arts & cultural events at participating venues throughout Baltimore City. For more information visit http://www.freefallbaltimore.org #WeAreYourMTA #mdotnews

MTA's Joanna Campbell interviews MTA Administrator and CEO, Paul Comfort during the 2016 Bus and Maintenance Roadeo, along with guest Sandra Jennings and Baltimore Oriole stadium announcer Ryan Wagner. The Oriole Bird makes an appearance too!

MTA's Joanna Campbell interviews officials from the Baltimore Book Festival to discuss this weekends festivities.