The ease with which people can get around has a major impact on quality of life. The county is now home to more than 830,000 residents, and as the county has grown, so too has traffic around the region. This episode of The County examines transportation challenges in Baltimore County, and looks at what the county is doing to address them.

The steel industry in Sparrows Point not only created jobs, but also a way of life that built stable communities. Listen to host Dori Henry and County Executive Johnny Olszewski as they meet with local, award-winning photojournalist J. M. Giordano about his new exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, Shuttered: Images from the Fall of Bethlehem Steel, where he captured steel workers' reactions to the mill’s decline for over 15 years.

County Executive Johnny Olszewski had to make some tough choices in crafting his first county budget. In our inaugural episode, listen to a conversation with the County Executive about how he came to those decisions, and how this budget lays the groundwork for a brighter future for Baltimore County.