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Comment on Baltimore’s Thriving Underground Music Scene by Blog Post #1 « gerilynlackey

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Comment on Baltimore to get ski-lift-style gondola for Inner Harbor? by Weekly Roundup « The Gondola Project

Weekly Roundup « The Gondola Project — Sat, 07 May 2011 11:29:24 +0000

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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:10:54 +0000

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Comment on Details Emerge for Charles Village/Remington Development by Has Baltimore Gotten Worse Over The Past 5 Years? - Maryland (MD) - City-Data Forum

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:22:10 +0000

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Comment on Design Selected for New University of Baltimore Law School by jpasqualem

jpasqualem — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:46:25 +0000

Driving by today, it looks like construction of the law building is now underway.

Comment on Should Baltimore Reconsider Parking Standards? by urbane5

urbane5 — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:52:59 +0000

In response to balk.

The question posed in the article is simply if developers should be required to provide ample parking, or limited in the hopes people would be more likely to use public transportation.

I commute with the light rail. It is VERY unreliable, frequently broken, sometimes doesn’t show up etc. I live downtown, a big fan of living urban, inhabiting the not so ‘posh’ neighborhoods, even though my main job is out in the county. I could easily drive, but consider the environment and the need to support public transit for the contact you have with a variety of people.

The light rail and subway only have one line, and don’t come very often.

I have to wait a minimum of 20 minutes for the train. Often they force people to exit the train they are on and wait for the next one, have only one car at rush hour, ‘cancel’ a scheduled train ‘in the field’ not on the webpage. Most people are annoyed and if they have the option, give up. I hardly think there is any reason to discourage someone willing to live in the city from using public transit to commute. You would never have to wait 20 minutes for a train in NYC during rush hour.

In terms of the neighborhood fear/racist theme. Also being from New York, Baltimore does have larger issues with this. HOWEVER, public transit should reach all neighborhoods especially downtown. By only giving access to only certain neighborhoods, they are not only discouraging public transit use to people you suggest would be afraid to use it anyway, they are also denying those who live in the neighborhoods currently accessed by public transit easy access to a greater variety of living situations.

My point is, people shouldn’t have to move to certain neighborhoods just because they want to use transportation. That assertion in itself is discriminatory. Public transportation needs to be available to all, with an extensive network, and easy to use, to be effective.

So yes, we need both. I think changing the parking regulations could come first, at least get people thinking about how they are going to get in an alternate matter. Increased demand potential makes public transit investment more viable. I hope to see something come of this!

PS- I don’t know where balk got the info that NYC has the worst bus system in the nation, anyone who has ever lived/been there and been to another city knows that that is far from the truth. There are many places with less reliable bus systems…I just don’t know where balk got that *fact*.

Comment on Public Hearing on Senator Theatre this Tuesday Jan 5th by jpasqualem

jpasqualem — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:35:01 +0000

The BDC is recommending that Cusack (The Charles) be given the lease, so the Senator can continue to operate as a movie theater.

Comment on Baltimore’s Best Sledding Hills by Brown

Brown — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:26:25 +0000

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