Katherine Donahue, a student at Howard Community College, said reducing runs on Route 995 to Columbia would end her college experience because she has Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism, and can't drive.
"If this is cut, it would be devastating to me," she said.
Opposition also came from the League of Women Voters, the Howard County Citizens Association and Transportation Advocates, a private group in the county.
The state is accepting additional written comments through Dec. 26. Comments should be sent to Glenn Litsinger, MTA Office of Consumer Information, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore. E-mail comments would be sent to commuterbus@mtamaryland.com or marc@maryland.com with "Hearing comments" as the subject heading.
proposed cuts
MTA bus routes:
* Eliminate Routes 310, 311 and 320.
* Eliminate five weekday trips on Route 929 to Washington and two more from Columbia to Silver Spring on Saturdays
* Eliminate one round-trip on Route 995 from Clarksville and Ellicott City to Columbia and Washington, including the stop at Oakland Mills Village Center.
MARC train service:
* Eliminate two night trips each way on the Penn line, leaving Baltimore at 8:40 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and leaving Washington at 10:05 p.m. and 11 p.m.
