Charm City Circulator service temporarily limited

Two of the Charm City Circulator’s routes will be suspended Thursday, and the other two will have limited service, as Baltimore transitions to a new vendor, which is still testing its buses for safety and has yet to finalize a contract with the city. The Banner route, between Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor, and the Green route, between City Hall, Fells Point and Johns Hopkins Hospital, will be suspended until at least Friday, city Department of Transportation spokesman German Vigil said. The Purple route, between Federal Hill and 33rd Street, and the Orange route, between Hollins Market and Harbor East, will each have limited service Thursday, Vigil said. The interruption is not expected to affect the Harbor Connector. “We’re asking customers to expect delays,” he said. The service interruption, which was confirmed late Wednesday after an inquiry from The Baltimore Sun, followed the city’s $20 million lawsuit of the previous vendor, Transdev Services Inc., alleging that the vendor overbilled the city $20 million for the free bus service. Although contract negotiations had been ongoing, city transportation officials learned of the planned service interruption only in a meeting late Wednesday, Vigil said. The service interruption could last into next week and could leave the system with less than a full fleet for up to three months, Vigil said. But RMA Worldwide Chauffered Transportation, the new vendor, could have 14 of the system’s normal 16 buses on the streets as soon as Friday, he said. vard near Sayward Avenue around 9:30 p.m., when he was hit by a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe traveling northbound, police said. Hassan suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Sinai Hospital, where he died. The Baltimore County Police Crash Investigation Team is continuing to investigate, police said. of the center. Kokolis said Arnold, who had no prior incidents since he was first committed to the jail on July 22, took the bar and held it around Miller’s neck while he pinned her against the wall. Two other corrections employees — John Davis and Adam Feierbend — intervened and were able to subdue Arnold, Kokolis said. Arnold faces a charge of imprisoning a correctional employee and was also charged with three counts of second-degree assault.