Tough economy puts damper on Smith’s transportation ‘wish list’

By Nick Madigan

Wish list in hand, Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith Jr. this morning asked state transportation officials for millions of dollars to pay for improvements to roads, bridges and train stations, but a tough economy means he will not get everything he wants.

John D Porcani

In a meeting in Towson, Smith told John D. Porcari, Maryland’s secretary of transportation, that with an expected influx of residents under the Base Realignment and Closure process, “it is imperative that we have the appropriate infrastructure to accommodate the new residents and jobs that we anticipate adding to this area.”…MORE…