As the state eyes a MARC train renaissance, it opens Odenton station for developers

Like an asphalt moat, hundreds of parking spaces separate the southbound side of the Odenton MARC commuter rail station from a nearby town center, but Maryland transportation officials want that to change.

As the state considers how to boost the commuter rail service, particularly along the popular Penn Line from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., some experts think the acres of parking surrounding many of its stations hold the key to MARC’s future.

Read more in The Baltimore Banner.