Arson.

Just stopping in to mention that I see a lot of mobility scooter traffic in the bike lanes on Maryland Ave, since i they might not jump out as an accessibility resource

Pricey but worth it

China House on Eastern Avenue near Patterson Park.

Broadcastify also works and has an app, if that’s your jam.

Join police department. Probably can listen from home and get paid with benefits lol

Follow up question is there an easy way to listen only to certain districts?

Def looks like shorty’s set up

Uniden sds100

Oh what, you don't want cold, overpriced food and feeding your driver some of your meal, if you get it at all?

I'm sorry to say, you are going to have a pretty hard time in Baltimore. You probably want to consider someplace directly adjacent to the university. Something that hasn't been mentioned here yet is how things get in bad weather. Be prepared for a lot of standing water when it rains (poor drainage, large deep puddles, etc.). Snow removal and salting isn't that great either. The closer you are to campus, the better; even 3 or 4 blocks after a snow may be impassable. Also, there are tons of potholes, poorly patched roads and uneven sidewalks. There are a few buildings directly in the JHU-HW neighborhood that would probably be your best choice.

Because of the age of many of the buildings, you will find that many commercial establishments will be inconvenient; e.g. one or two steps to enter or just inside, narrow entries, etc.

Hampden is about 1-1.5 miles away. That's a great neighborhood for bars/restaurants if that's within your range. Charles Village also has quite a few cool spots.

You will almost certainly find that locals in those neighborhoods do not have an issue with individuals with disabilities and are very open minded/welcoming.

The public transportation in Baltimore is seriously lacking compared to other cities, so even without the accessibility issue, relying on that will be tough. I grew up outside DC and the metro is very convenient and accessible. Also, the museums are free and ADA compliant. DC is an hour away from Baltimore, but it might make a more convenient base for you, if that’s at all feasible

On the other hand, if you were to live in Hampden or Wyman Park, you’d be close to a lot of restaurants and shops and near the Homewood campus and might not really need to use public transportation that often. I see JHU shuttle bus stops everywhere around here. I lived in an apartment building near JHU called Hopkins House and it was a pretty nice experience. It’s a building from the 60s with elevators and each apartment has a balcony.

Charles Village is even closer to JHU but I lived in the southern part of CV for a year and the crime was more than I could take (and I’ve lived in a bunch of other cities). It may have improved since then.

Also have a look at the Rotunda—it’s a recently redeveloped shopping center not too far from JHU and seems like it’s very accessible. There’s an organic grocery store, some restaurants, a new movie theater is opening. I would think there’d be JHU shuttles there very often.

So to summarize: getting around Baltimore without a car is tough for everyone, but if you choose a neighborhood that you like, you may not need or want to go anywhere else all that often.

Bella Roma on Falls Road

Why do we have to let you in? Go in behind me, instead of trying to cut me off. (Hence the speed up to close the gap)

I'm not disabled but I use an electric unicycle to get around the city so I tend to pay a lot of attention to where their are steps.

For the most part sidewalks have ramps so you can get on and off them. There are occasional ones where they don't though. This mostly happens in residential neighborhoods where someone has built a driveway that cuts through a sidewalk. I would say the larger issue is how shitty our sidewalks are. Many have large bumps in them due to cracks and root growth. They also have a stupid habit of putting street signs in the middle of sidewalks which can make them hard or impossible to use, some are made so narrow by this that they are hard to just walk on.

Luckily if you're in Charles Village proper most of the sidewalks are pretty good. We've actually got some of the widest sidewalks in the city, especially for a more residential neighborhood. The bad sidewalks can mostly be avoided once you know where they are. Even our park can be accessed by ramp.

I've never taken a city bus but the circulators all seem to be wheelchair accessible.

The bad news is the houses are mostly row homes with steps. So you'll want to live in one of the apartment buildings. I have no idea how accessible they are, but I'm sure the newer buildings have to meet ADA standards. So with that in mind you might want to look at Remington Row as it's new construction.

I'm a caregiver for three different women, two of whom rely on public transportation in the area. Feel free to DM me and I may be able to connect you with them. They all use power chairs, so they'll have a similar experience.

Homeslyce mt vernon

> It’s more and more common on the beltway: you put on your blinker and the person next to you speeds up to close the gap.

That's why I don't signal if there's drivers being aggressive around me, if I can help it. Obviously if there's no safe gap then I have to resort to asking(a request that's often denied, especially in traffic that's already behaving aggressively), but otherwise I'm gonna find that safe gap and take it, thankya. It's legal in MD as long as your merge is safe(large enough gap, no speed differential, etc). 🤷‍♀️

I saw a similar set-up at St. Lo Drive and Harford Road over the last few weekends. There was a table nearby selling food. Looks like a number of someones found a variation of a food truck.

Completely agree, this happens all the time. The moment the blinker comes on, the person behind speeds up. They do it to merging traffic all the time, tailgating in the right lane, etc.

Here, this was a work zone and both drivers were reckless. People died because of it.

Public transit is not great but as mentioned JHU has a pretty good shuttle system which should at least take you to everything in a certain radius. For housing you will find a lot of rowhomes and in CV I've noticed they often have stairs to walk up to the entrance. I've however seen plenty of accessible apartment buildings, but they'll probably be more expensive than the less accessible options.

I would definitely reach out to JHU's Housing Office because they will probably know the best accessible housing options in the area and can give you an idea of what's available. There are also some Facebook groups of people who are looking for roommates or sublets, just search up JHU Housing and you can browse through what people are posting- they often will also post about what places/landlords to avoid lol.

Baltimore has its ups and downs but I genuinely enjoyed my time living there. It has a rich history and culture and if you have any interest in art and anything quirky you'll have a great time. The food scene is also amazing! I hope you're able to find all the information you need and if you end up in Baltimore, I hope you really love it!

This city and the ADA exist in two different dimensions. Stick to the county perimeters if you need to drive the scooter to accomplish everything survival dependent, like getting food. There are horrible stretches of the city they call "Food Deserts". We used to have a neat old tradition where a group called "Arabbers" would cart fresh vegetables and other goods by a horse drawn cart. We could use that back in some areas, it was the only way many disabled city residents could get decent food. Now those alleys are filled with ramen noodle packs and it really makes me wonder how many people in the city are living off cheap and salty ramen.

I am in a wheelchair and even in the counties, people around here will yell at you to hurry up in the grocery line. So, a 300 year old city with severely lacking public transit and large areas of food deserts isn't a great choice for someone completely wheelchair bound. Public transit pretty much acts like disabled people don't exist, there are some very basic state services to help transport disabled around but it's always a major problem to deal with. You're better off calling a transport company with a wheelchair van. Going downtown for anything like hospital or official business is a complete nightmare in a wheelchair.

It's been getting worse the past 5 years, not better. Be very careful about selecting where you're going to live. Make sure to research the hell out of every aspect, especially be careful of the real estate related scams. Like random people renting you someone else's house while they are out of town, or buying a nice little rowhome only to find out some 86 year old widow in new jersey owns the "ground rent" rights and it's a headache entirely central to Baltimore.

Make sure you understand this outdated bullshit concept and the fact that no matter how hard you check, someone may secretly own the rights to a property that has been fully legally and correctly sold to you and you own nothing until it's sorted. There have been some nasty situations evolve from this bullshit, and it's pretty much unique to this city. https://www.peoples-law.org/understanding-ground-rent-maryland

The only reason these things happen is because people are dumb or desperate enough to do it. And then when they realize they been had, are too embarrassed to do anything about it, which encourages these piece of shit owner types to be even more brazen.

Don't worry they'll cross the wrong MFer one day who will be well connected enough to solve their problems.

Also is it just me or is the whole industry going to shit fast around here...

Thank you!! Share the road people, lives are at stake. Maryland is the worst with people speeding up when someone puts on their blinker. You are operating deadly machinery, act like it.

While you and everyone else on Reddit lives in a dreamworld, the rest of us have accepted it for what it is and figured out a way to make it work. But enjoy your echo chamber, there’s some benefit to venting…