Regional leaders in Greater Baltimore are seeking to reform the way our public transportation system is governed and financed.

Of the 50 largest transit agencies in the United States, the Maryland Transit Admininistration (MTA) is the only one that is part of a state department of transportation without a board of directors and where decision-making lies solely with a governor. The lack of local participation in planning and funding decisions has been a contributing factor to the maintenance problems and lack of significant expansion or improvement in the last two decades.

The establishment of a Baltimore Regional Transportation Authority (BRTA) would address many of these issues.