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Transportation office credits grant wins and rising ridership as it seeks FY26 operating and capital support
Summary
Anne Arundel County’s transportation staff reported rising fixed‑route ridership and multiple competitive grant awards, including an electric ferry and low‑no bus funding, and described capital projects including the Odenton MARC TOD garage and a transportation operations facility.
Anne Arundel County’s Office of Transportation told the County Council that transit ridership has grown sharply and that the department has won multiple competitive grants that are increasing both grant revenue and local matching requirements in the FY26 plan.
Transportation Administrator Sam Snead and staff said ridership climbed to about 349,000 riders in the past 12 months, up substantially from roughly 100,000 annual riders about three years earlier. The department continued to operate fare‑free local transit and…
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