LocalLink 80 (BaltimoreLink)
| LocalLink 80 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| System | Maryland Transit Administration |
| Garage | Northwest |
| Status | active |
| Began service | 1987 |
| Predecessors | No. 31 Streetcar (1917-1952) No. 19 Streetcar (1952-1956) No. 19 Bus (1956-1987) |
| Route | |
| Locale | Baltimore City |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
LocalLink 80 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.. LocalLink 80 is part of the high frequency network of the local bus system.[1][2]
The route replaced Route 91 in 2017 as part of the BaltimoreLink overhaul of the bus network. The 91 had the second-highest farebox recovery rate of all MTA bus lines.[citation needed]
The bus route is the successor to the 16 Madison Avenue and 31 Garrison Boulevard streetcar lines.
History[edit]
Route 91 started operating in 1987 after being split from the long Route 19.[3] It has followed essentially the same route throughout its lifetime since then, only with the modification of service operating via the Rogers Avenue Metro Subway Station full-time. The line has faced various proposals for consolidation into other lines, but all have been fought.
Origin[edit]
The No. 31 Streetcar started operating in 1917.[4] In 1952, it was absorbed by the No. 19 Streetcar, which in 1956 was converted to a bus.[5] The no. 19 bus continued to operate from the Harford Road corridor to Garrison Boulevard for more than 30 years. The route was extended to Sinai Hospital when it absorbed the short lived Bus Route 90, which had operated from 1959 to 1960 between the Belvedere loop to Sinai.[6]
In 1992, in conjunction with the opening of the Central Light Rail line, MTA proposed to eliminate Route 91 and provide the service on other routes, primarily Route 13. However, this plan was scrapped as a result of public outcry.
In 2005, as part of the Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative, a comprehensive overhaul plan for the region's transit system, MTA proposed once again to discontinue Route 91, and for the service to be absorbed by other routes, primarily by modifying Route 15 to Sinai Hospital. This plan was scrapped as a result of public outcry, especially because no bus service would have been provided on Eutaw Place in Bolton Hill.
In 2006, as part of phase II of GBBI, MTA proposed for Route 91 to remain on its current route at a reduced frequency, and for a new Route M-5 to operate from the Mt. Washington Light Rail Stop to Penn-North Metro Subway Station with overlapping service between Pimlico and Penn-North. Such a plan is yet to be implemented, and GBBI was canceled in 2007.
BaltimoreLink[edit]
In 2015, Governor Larry Hogan announced an initial proposal for an overhaul to the local bus system in Baltimore which constituted a drastic transformation of the network. This proposal included 12 color-coded high frequency routes and lower frequency routes which did not serve all of the same corridors served by the existing bus network or the streetcar network it was modeled after before it. Residents of Northwest Baltimore noted that service along Garrison Boulevard between Walbrook and Rogers Avenue Metro station was proposed to be eliminated, and State Senator Lisa A. Gladden spoke out against the proposal, stating that it would be unfair to leave residents of her district with walking long distances along Garrison or from a stop on a route serving another corridor.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Stieffenhofer, Krae (2019). Transit Priority Initiative (PDF) (Report). Kimley-Horn. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ↑ Sweeney, Danielle (2017-10-24). "This is Not "Transformational": Why High-Frequency Buses Aren't Fixing Baltimore's Transit Problems". Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ↑ "Routes of Baltimore Transit - 1900 to Today". Btco.net. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ↑ "Routes of Baltimore Transit - 1900 to Today". Btco.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2012-06-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Routes of Baltimore Transit - 1900 to Today". Btco.net. Archived from the original on 2002-06-01. Retrieved 2012-06-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Adam Paul. "Obscure Routes and Operations in Baltimore Transit". Btco.net. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ↑ Dresser, Michael (2015-11-13). "Hogan's bus proposals alarming to some riders: Several familiar routes would be eliminated". The Baltimore Sun.
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