Comments on: Fells Point Community Begins to Mobilize Against Red Line

By: sobojeff

sobojeff — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:19:09 +0000

A surface line through established, dense urban areas on streets with narrow rights of ways, i.e. fells point would be an absolute disaster. I agree 100% with the resident in canton where he says “We don’t want another Howard Street disaster”. Howard street is dead, killed by the light rail. When will Baltimore decide to not do things half assed? Look at our arena request, 16,000 seat RFP? Why spend all of that money for an inferior product just to have it. I see the same for the red line. Its already going to cost a ton, surface or not, so lets just bit the bullet and do it right, heavy rail underground. Build the most critical parts first and then go from there. I see the most important spur being from Canton to DT. Do it first. That is where all the development is happening and where the dearth of transit is, including buses. MTA frustrates the hell out of me, haven’t they learned form the light rail mistake of putting it in the location with the path of least resistance? Wasn’t there more of a need to connect Towson to DT rather than the metropolis of may’s chapel? Just look at google earth and you can see all the green on either side of the LR run. Path of least resistance gave us a train to get us to baseball games and that is about it.

By: Cantonator

Cantonator — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:10:02 +0000

As a city, we need to find ways to expand mass transit not fight it. I have travelled to major cities all around the world. In the long run, the Red Line and the rest of the mass transit plan is great for the city! The sooner the city moves forward on these project the better. They will improve our quality of life in the city.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:57:59 +0000

Here’s another alternative for the Red Line:

http://baltimoreinnerspace.blogspot.com/2008/03/red-line-solution-at-last-ive-finally.html

By: strube

strube — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:11:57 +0000

I’m quite passionate about the red line as I feel like it would change my way of life for the better. The red line will have 2 stops in the fells point, one around broadway and one around chester or patterson park depending on which alignment is chosen (boston or eastern).

This town has always has a strong adversion to transit and NIMBYism’s have hurt the MTA more then anything over history.

BTW, I live in Fells Point and I think this will change the area for the better by alieviating parking over the long run and by bringing more of the city into our area to boost businesses.

By: Getontrac

Getontrac — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:06:01 +0000

The Transit Riders Action Council of Metropolitan Baltimore (TRAC), a transit riders advocacy group, has very similar views and positions on this and its impact on SE Baltimore. For those who are not aware, check out http://www.getontrac.org for other unstudied alternatives employing Metro (heavy rail). There are also serious issues of process that the state has not followed for this project, namely not studying all reasonable alternatives. Pleae feel free to contact us.

Nate