service within Baltimore County, where ridership demand is low. During the 1990s, the following changes were made along the line: In 1992, trips to the Lutherville Light Rail Stop were rerouted to Towson via Kenilworth Drive, and trips to Ruxton via Bellona Avenue were reduced. Osler Drive (then called "Towson State") trips were extended to Towson. This was one of the bus route changes that resulted from the opening of the first phase of the Central Light Rail Line. In 1996, trips via Osler Drive were discontinued. They were truncated at Rodgers Forge. Low ridership was cited as the reason. In 1997, all trips to Towson via Kenilworth were extended to Goucher College. All Saturday service was extended via this route, while intervals between trips were reduced to one hour. In 2003, trips to Goucher College were rerouted via Towsontown Boulevard as a result of complaints from residents of Kenilworth Drive. Other trips were routed to Charles Street and the Beltway to serve this area. Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative In 2005, as part of the Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative, a comprehensive overhaul plan for the region's transit system, MTA proposed that Route 11 would be modified. The northern portion of the route would continue to operate, but with a routing change in the Towson area in which all trips follows the identical route through Rodgers Forge, and terminate at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. After reaching downtown, buses would operate to Canton rather than Riverview, and service on the current southern end would be replaced by extending Route 36. This would provide direct service between Charles Village, Penn Station, and Canton. This plan was delayed, and in 2006, a revised version was announced in which the northern end would be at the Towson Courthouse rather than GBMC, and a new peak hour branch would be formed to Roland Park to replace Route 61, which was proposed for elimination. This plan was delayed several times due to various issues. It was finally implemented on February 17, 2008, but Route 61 continues to operate peak hour service to Roland Park. BaltimoreLink With the BaltimoreLink transit system coming into operation on June 18, 2017, Route 11 will be replaced in its entirety by LocalLink 51. External links References Maryland Transit Administration bus routes 1959 establishments in Maryland