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Initially, it was planned that the line would operate from
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and streetcar line between Middle River and downtown
Baltimore in 1897 along much of the same route as today. The streetcar operated until 1942, until the line was converted into a rubber-tire bus service. During these years, Route 23 did not serve the west side of town at all. The western portion of
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In addition, the line's frequency was cut virtually in half at most times. Rush hour service, which had operated every 7–8 minutes, was reduced to one bus every 15 minutes. Midday service, which had operated every 10–12 minutes, was reduced to one bus every 15 minutes. Saturday service was reduced
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MTA was able to address some of these concerns. During the 1990s, additional trips were added on certain heavily used branches. In addition, Oliver Beach service, which operated to the farthest point from downtown, was moved to the express Route 160 for faster service, and selected Route 160 trips
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The overhaul of Route 23, which took effect on
October 23, 2005, was not met pleasantly by riders. Many complained about the reduction in service while Route 40 did not stop near their streets, and did not meet their needs in any way. Also, some complained about routing changes. Most notably,
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The no. 23 designation returned to
Eastern Avenue on January 22, 1950. But westside service on this line did not begin until 1954, when Route 23 absorbed part of the route of the former Route 14, which had operated between
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Catonsville, provides limited-stop service for faster travel. MTA believed that operating such a service would absorb much of Route 23's ridership while improving bus service over the corridor.
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Saratoga Street losses. On February 26, 2006, the no. 23 was once again modified to serve the small businesses on Saratoga Street while retaining part of its new route on the
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operated from Fox Ridge. In 1993, Route 24 was also modified to provide additional midday and weekend service to
Victory Villa, from which riders could transfer to Route 23 to travel downtown.
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Over the years, Route 23 was heavily criticized. Riders complained of overcrowded buses, that the route was slow and unreliable, and that service to certain communities was sparsely provided.
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A Response to the
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from 15 to 30 minutes, and Sunday service from 30 minutes to hourly.
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Baltimore Streetcars By Herbert H. Harwood, Paul W. Wirtz, page 4
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509:today's route was primarily served by the
649:(discontinued during first phase of GBBI)
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1402:Transportation at Johns Hopkins Hospital
965:Baltimore Streetcars: The Postwar Years
878:Baltimore Streetcars: The Postwar Years
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690:to Bayview Boulevard in order to serve
607:(current eastern terminus on all trips)
442:east through downtown Baltimore to the
1356:Maryland Transit Administration Police
481:The bus route is the successor to the
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692:Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
517:that operates between Baltimore and
458:on the east, and the communities of
219:Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
875:Harwood, Herbert H. (2003-09-29).
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504:Route 23 began its service as an
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601:(currently served on all trips)
428:Maryland Transit Administration
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627:Pulaski Industrial Park
393:Every 15 minutes (peak)
18:Route 23 (MTA Maryland)
941:. Arcadia Publishing.
938:Essex and Middle River
799:Schedule February 2011
599:Bayview Medical Center
567:, and is available on
211:Johns Hopkins Hospital
746:North Point Boulevard
454:on the west side and
440:Catonsville, Maryland
736:Back River Neck Road
730:East of Middle River
491:East Fayette Street
401:Every 30-35 minutes
1216:Rapid rail transit
768:In popular culture
711:Security Boulevard
523:Back River Trolley
207:Phoenix Shot Tower
157:Communities served
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1088:Los Angeles Times
801:mta.maryland.gov
460:Edmondson Village
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398:Weekend frequency
391:Every 15 minutes
161:Edmondson Village
100:MTA BaltimoreLink
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189:Middle River
132:Predecessors
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1300:Camden Line
1264:Purple Line
1063:courant.com
530:Bus Route P
1391:Categories
1167:2016-04-09
1119:2016-04-09
1094:2016-04-09
1068:2016-04-09
1044:2016-04-09
999:2016-04-09
912:2016-04-09
845:2016-04-09
821:2016-04-09
786:References
772:Detective
726:corridor.
707:"QuickBus"
1361:CharmCard
1291:Penn Line
758:Route 160
621:Route 160
611:Hawthorne
605:Fox Ridge
593:East side
555:West side
519:Annapolis
476:Eastpoint
464:Allendale
444:Fox Ridge
432:Baltimore
424:bus route
388:Frequency
181:Poppleton
165:Allendale
137:Bus Route
55:June 2017
1034:BTCO.net
994:BTCO.net
907:BTCO.net
840:BTCO.net
816:BTCO.net
779:The Wire
754:Route 24
703:Route 40
631:Route 24
569:Route 40
515:Route 14
468:Rosemont
436:Wal-Mart
406:Operates
177:Rosemont
173:Wildwood
91:Overview
1377:Italics
742:Route 4
641:Route 4
500:History
422:) is a
375:Service
109:Eastern
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147:Locale
119:active
116:Status
106:Garage
96:System
1144:(PDF)
1137:(PDF)
705:(now
575:US-40
542:US 40
448:Essex
383:Daily
380:Level
185:Essex
142:Route
1014:ISBN
970:ISBN
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883:ISBN
860:ISBN
748:and
577:and
565:GBBI
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325:qb47
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317:qb40
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111:Bush
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