LocalLink 22 is a bus route operated by the
Maryland Transit Administration
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in
Baltimore
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. The line currently operates between the
Mondawmin Metro Subway Station
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and
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, serving
Television Hill, the
Woodberry Light Rail Stop,
Hampden,
The Rotunda,
Homewood,
Johns Hopkins University
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,
Waverly,
Belair-Edison, and
Highlandtown.
Part of the route is the successor to the No. 34 streetcar and bus line.
History
In 1907, the no. 34 streetcar started operating, known then as the Highlandtown Short Line. It operated until 1950 when it was converted into a bus route.
Route 22 started operating in 1947 as the successor to Bus Route S, which operated along a similar route starting in 1937.
In 1971, selected trips were extended through Southwest Baltimore along a route similar to today's
Route 16. This service operated to
Brooklyn
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, serving
Rosemont,
Lutheran Hospital, and the corridor of
Hilton Street
This is a list of notable streets in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
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Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland)
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Caton Avenue
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Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland)
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, and
Patapsco Avenue
This is a list of notable streets in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland)
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
Ramsay st
S
U
W
Y
Numbered streets
In Balt ...
.
In 1975, Route 22 was modified to absorb parts of Routes 34 and 57.
In January 2001, the service between Mondawmin and Brooklyn was split into a separate line identified as
Route 16 in order to simplify and improve the reliability of service. The frequency of Route 16 would be increased later during the decade.
In 2006, as part of the
Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative
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, the frequency of service on Route 22 was nearly doubled at most times to provide improved crosstown service, though the route of the line was not changed.
BaltimoreLink
On June 18, 2017, Route 22 became LocalLink 22 and runs along the same route.
In popular culture
In the novel The Reappearance of Sam Webber By Jonathon Scott Fuqua, the narrator describes throughout the book catching the bus (not identified in the book as no. 22) to various points along Route 22.
Part of the route of Route 22 is described in Journeys to the heart of Baltimore By
Michael Olesker
Michael Olesker (born 1945) is a former syndicated columnist for ''The Baltimore Sun'' newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland, and a book author.
Olesker attended the University of Maryland where he was on the staff of the school newspaper, ''The Diamo ...
, in reference to where various ethnic groups board and depart, though the number 22 is not mentioned.
[Journeys to the heart of Baltimore By Michael Olesker, pages 226-27]
References
{{MTA Maryland bus
Maryland Transit Administration bus routes
1947 establishments in Maryland