Biomaterial Used In Infrastructure Construction

A Manifesto for Place: Transportation and Ecology along the Philadelphia-Baltimore Megaregion

by Riddhi Batra

The Journey From Philadelphia to Baltimore is Skewed Towards Automobiles

Total Annual Trips

land ethics, and megaregional research from CM2 and the University of Pennsylvania. It uses data from the US Census Bureau and National Household Travel Survey.

The Amtrak Northeast Corridor has faced more than $120 million of losses from 2006-2019 due to flooding, landslides, increased heat, and wildfires. Furthermore, incentivized by federal policies and private lobbies, the private automobile remains the cheapest and quickest option for travel between Philadelphia and Baltimore.

Philadelphia To Baltimore Is Skewed Towards Automobiles

The Regional Rail Gap: Newark DE to Perryville, MD

For a person taking Regional Rail, the journey from Philadelphia to Baltimore has 4 parts:

• SEPTA train from Philadelphia to Newark

• DART bus till Elkton

• Cecil County Bus till Perryville

• MARC train to Baltimore

Along this Corridor, 2 transit agencies provide regional service- the Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC), and 3 MPO’s are in-charge of transportation investment planning - the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC), and Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO).

Right-of-Way is owned by Amtrak, CSX, and Norfolk Southern, and leased to regional transit agencies. SEPTA and DelDOT / WILMAPCO have an agreement for SEPTA’s operations of the Wilmington Line in Delaware.

Existing Plans and Opportunities

How Can We Close This Gap?