Most of the highway construction funds are to be used around Baltimore City rather than it which further encourages suburban sprawl. There has also been a recent movement to move back into cities especially young single adults and empty nesters. They, along with college students are the most likely to use transit. The worst part of it is every highway construction project takes away the likelihood of transit lines being built. Don't believe me? Well here's a list of construction projects in and around Baltimore that will take away funds and ridership for transit lines.
$1 Billion+ I-95 Travel Lanes/I-695 interchange Green and Purple Lines
I-695 southwest side widening Orange and Yellow Lines
I-170 Red Line
Boston Street Widening Red Line
Orleans Street Widening Green Line
Northern Parkway/JFX Interchange Improvements Blue Line and Charles St. Trolley Line
I-795 Expansion into Carroll County Green Line Expansion into Carroll County. Although I-795 would go north to Hampstead and the Green Line would go to Westminster you can't fund them both. The Green Line hasn't been extended to I-795's northern Terminus.
White Marsh Boulevard Extension Green and Purple Lines
MLK Boulevard/JFX Interchange Blue and Green Lines
I-70/I-695 Interchange Improvements Red Line
Pratt Street Two Way Conversion Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Charles St. Trolley Line
BW Parkway/Russell Street Widening and Reconstruction Blue Yellow and Orange Lines
Dolfield Boulevard/I795 Interchange Green Line
Reisterstown Road/Owings Mills Boulevard Interchange Green Line
