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As part of the
BaltimoreLink transit overhaul plan, on June 18, 2017 Route 13 will be served by two different routes. CityLink Gold will take over the section from Walbrook Junction to Canton Crossing, and LocalLink 21 will take the Highlandtown section of Route 13, going to the Woodberry Light Rail
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Even before these plans were finalized, they drew a lot of controversy. Of particular concern were the changes in the route between North Avenue and
Monument Street, and the removal of buses from Washington/Wolfe Streets and Milton Street. This required elderly residents of these communities to walk
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Baltimore's first streetcar line, having started its operation in 1890 along North Avenue. In 1898, the no. 22 streetcar line on Washington Avenue began operation; this ran until 1938 when it was absorbed into the no. 34 streetcar. The no. 33 bus started operating along Milton Street in
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February 5, 2006, MTA implemented new changes to Route 13, partially returning buses to their old route. All trips to Canton and Fells Point now operate via Washington/Wolfe Streets rather than Patterson Park Avenue. A new branch on the line was formed, which operated along North Avenue, then
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looped via Milton Street, Federal Street, and
Patterson Park Avenue. This branch, which operates every 30 minutes on weekdays from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm, and has more limited Saturday service, meets the needs of senior citizens in these areas.
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Security and Lower Canton would be eliminated. Riders would be directed to use other buses to reach Social Security, and there would be no service to Lower Canton.
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operated to the area of Johns
Hopkins Hospital. These were designated Route 13, and provided express service along the corridors of other bus routes on weekdays to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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created six 15-minute plays based on the Route 13 bus. The plays were created by riding the bus and interviewing random passengers.
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770:Frequency
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586:Route 104
571:In 2010,
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392:Ridership
366:Frequency
108:Northwest
55:June 2017
1509:Commuter
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837:Schedule
778:Operates
591:Overview
422:Route 13
384:Operates
154:Rosemont
106:Eastern
88:Overview
804:Route 3
796:Route 8
757:Service
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213:Length
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