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ohamza t1_jee4q25 wrote

I didn't downvote your initial comments, but sure I'll take credit. That station is served by multiple bus lines, including the free circulator and the a light rail a block away. It's accessible as is without a personal automobile that the rest of us have to accommodate. I personally use a scooter to get to Penn.

Anyway like I said, the surface lots in the city can be better utilized as folks on here know.

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Complete-Ad9574 t1_jedwo6i wrote

Not to be too negative, but you do realize that the company which you are to work for is the cause for the decay in the area where it stands? Does it not seem curious that Hopkins Medical system occupies more land than many small cities? Yet the area immediately around the complex is in decay. This is because the Medical center's actions and in-actions do not encourage developers from investing in the same immediate area. Why, because in a year or two the Medical center, will consume that same land, in their ever increasing campus footprint. For 70+ years they have clear-cut huge swaths of East Baltimore, removing, for ever, thousands of taxable properties. Its like a black hole.

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Complete-Ad9574 t1_jedvrdn wrote

It can only be a good thing if the lower blocks of Howard are able to grab the coattails of this Centre street rebirth. Sadly the wild meandering of the light rail discourages all traffic flow. I am not against transit over cars, but this stretch of road is terrible for both. We have seen that it has discouraged renovation for decades. Additionally the side streets are used by commuters to exit the city, and these streets are also hampered by decayed roadbeds and crazy traffic patterns. If parking could be had near but not on Howard, it might be a reasonable answer to rebirth.

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Ok-Entrepreneur4365 t1_jedu4os wrote

>What's your solution, then?

Rehabilitate anyone involved in narcotics criminal charge that can be defined as "victimless"

Throw the fucking book at anyone whose charges involve anything else.

>Because after 50+ years of the war on drugs, we have more addicts and more drug gang activity than ever before.

The national reduction of crime in the 90's has been attributed to many things, including the "stop and frisk" policies as well as keeping violent repeat offenders actually locked up.

We have more addicts because now progressive policies advocate for "safe use" spaces.

And we have more drug gang activity because of corrupt pieces of shit like Marilyn Mosby not doing their jobs to prosecute obvious offenders.

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