Talk:Route 68 (Baltimore)

Route 68 is a small, short bus route in Baltimore that was originally planned as a temporary shuttle. Some may ask, then, why such an article belongs, and why it is not a part of a list of bus routes or a part of the page for Route 15 (Baltimore).

Though Route 68 may have easily been forgotten after its orginal purpose was gone, the line, during its few years of existence, had a newsworthy impact.

In 2005, MTA planned to overhaul the bus system and completely modify its parent line, Route 15. Under this plan, Route 15, which currently operates to the western suburbs of Baltimore, would have instead operated to an area of Northwest Baltimore. In order to replace the portion of Route 15 that was to be discontinued under this plan, Route 68 would then have been extended to become a permanent route.

This plan drew a lot of public outrage, and therefore, no part of it has been implemented. But a modified version of it may one day become reality.