What are the benefits of the Red Line?
Building a fast public transit line bisecting Baltimore east and west holds enormous potential. Above all, the Red Line, stretching from Woodlawn in western Baltimore County through the downtown Central Business District to the Canton-Patterson Park area, to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and perhaps beyond, gives citizens of all ages enhanced mobility. The Red Line ties suburban businesses in western Baltimore County – particularly large employers like the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – to the city’s large pool of job seekers and makes commuting fast and convenient for current workers. The same is true for suburban employees commuting from the west to downtown business offices. The Red Line enhances access to the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) downtown and to the city’s major hospitals, including world-famous Johns Hopkins, the University of Maryland Medical Center, the Veterans Administration Hospital, and
