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obsoleeeet t1_ixd4qr0 wrote
TerranceBaggz t1_ixd4o6n wrote
Reply to “Controversy emerges over changes to Baltimore’s Central Avenue streetscape as it nears completion” (Baltimore Sun) by moderndukes
Journalists really need to do better. They write this garbage and any time a bike lane is built it’s a controversy. Yet if a road is widened, not a peep. They need to educate theirselves on urban planning and stop playing things neutral. When you interview an idiot that says wrong things, lies or omits facts like many of these quotes, it’s the journalist’s job to correct them in the article. Hot garbage like this is actually harmful to the city and country as a whole.
TerranceBaggz t1_ixd3ybd wrote
Reply to comment by MotoSlashSix in “Controversy emerges over changes to Baltimore’s Central Avenue streetscape as it nears completion” (Baltimore Sun) by moderndukes
More than half of our population doesn’t own cars. So no 578k people don’t have to deal with auto traffic. That’s the point, focusing on cars and putting them first over everything else is choosing to focus on the wealthiest citizen and more so county residents over city residents. You have to pick one. Building Stroads to get county folk to their downtown jobs as quickly as possible drastically decreases quality of life for the people who live in the neighborhoods that those roads go through (historically, these neighborhoods have been overwhelmingly poor and/or black.)
wee_bey t1_ixd3tc2 wrote
Reply to comment by ForwardMuffin in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
My Catholic school was fairly liberal as well. We had kids of all faiths (Jewish, Muslim, flavors of protestant) and you could generally opt out of most of the religious stuff with a valid reason. You had to take religion classes but they weren't really even Catholic - it was stuff like a critical reading of the bible, philosophy, comparative religions etc.
TerranceBaggz t1_ixd3gu4 wrote
Reply to comment by jjenni08 in “Controversy emerges over changes to Baltimore’s Central Avenue streetscape as it nears completion” (Baltimore Sun) by moderndukes
Do you think DOT has any control over homicides? Do you know what the #1 factor in social mobility is? It’s transit. If you want to lift people out of poverty and as a result lower crime, you provide transit for the poorest in society. I’ve got news for you, poor people cannot afford cars. It’s why over half of our population doesn’t own a car in Baltimore. You really need to look at urban planning books or at least channels on YouTube and learn why cars are so harmful to cities. Carbrain is a disease, but it’s a curable one.
wee_bey t1_ixd34c6 wrote
Reply to comment by TheSchneid in North Baltimore restaurant storefronts destroyed on York Road by Maxcactus
Mario's has better pizza, but Pizza Mart is good for typical greasy sub-shop food.
Crlady t1_ixd31sv wrote
Reply to comment by coys21 in Best sit-down Chinese food in Baltimore or counties by BaltimoreBourboner
Is the new one across from the fairgrounds?
TerranceBaggz t1_ixd31q5 wrote
Reply to comment by Timmah_1984 in “Controversy emerges over changes to Baltimore’s Central Avenue streetscape as it nears completion” (Baltimore Sun) by moderndukes
There was proper communication. The business owners (of which they only interviewed people in opposition) are just trying to make theirselves look like the victim. The writer of this article and editor wrote the story they wanted to write.
uprootsockman t1_ixd2l2a wrote
Reply to comment by _Alvin_Row_ in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
Maybe don't comment at all then?
iscott55 t1_ixd1rsp wrote
Reply to comment by TheSchneid in North Baltimore restaurant storefronts destroyed on York Road by Maxcactus
I like the dirty bird from pizza trust a little up the road from there
ForwardMuffin t1_ixd1jdp wrote
Reply to comment by PuzzleheadedRepeat41 in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
My Catholic high school was pretty liberal. We also had some Jewish people in our class.
TerranceBaggz t1_ixd1a5i wrote
Reply to comment by todareistobmore in “Controversy emerges over changes to Baltimore’s Central Avenue streetscape as it nears completion” (Baltimore Sun) by moderndukes
The design is not dumb, bike lanes are good especially when they double as traffic calming in dense areas. Making it a transit corridor as well would be even better, but I’d delete the auto lanes for transit, not the bike lane.
SilverProduce0 t1_ixd17q5 wrote
Reply to comment by bmore in “Controversy emerges over changes to Baltimore’s Central Avenue streetscape as it nears completion” (Baltimore Sun) by moderndukes
I wish the reporter would have shared that in the article.
SilverProduce0 t1_ixd148j wrote
Reply to comment by cdbloosh in hi friends! looking to get out of the house more and meet new people by sleeponthefloorx
Interesting, I’ve never tried disc golf but this sounds fun
YoYoMoMa t1_ixd0te9 wrote
Reply to comment by Oldladyweirdo in Best sit-down Chinese food in Baltimore or counties by BaltimoreBourboner
>Read the post my man
YoYoMoMa t1_ixd0swi wrote
Reply to comment by DfcukinLite in Best sit-down Chinese food in Baltimore or counties by BaltimoreBourboner
Read the post my man
YoYoMoMa t1_ixczxpe wrote
Reply to comment by DfcukinLite in Karaoke for a party? by Legal-Law9214
>Bside speakeasy in the Hotel revival. Rooms come with bottle service.
Anyone know how much this costs?
FriedScrapple t1_ixczirw wrote
Reply to comment by coys21 in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
Taking my downvotes and learning!
FriedScrapple t1_ixczb1x wrote
Reply to comment by anne_hollydaye in Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
Wow. My daughter went to one for a few years and she was a huge pain in their ass, and I’m amazed that they didn’t kick her out many times over. We paid full price, though…
rfg217phs t1_ixcyu97 wrote
Reply to Catholic High student allegedly expelled for requesting school ring not be blessed by muck-raker-410
And people wonder why enrollment is down and schools are closing. Curley recently shifted their policy on raffle tickets to instead of if you sell an average of 75 bucks per student extra days off to if you don’t sell that yourself you have to pay the difference. They’re just blatantly admitting they’re marketing schemes wrapped up as a fiefdom of a school.
JustTheWehrst t1_ixcys20 wrote
Reply to comment by Impossible-Isopod-71 in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus
Why bother having a good work ethic when the only jobs available to the average person without a degree are slaving away at Uber or grubhub and entry level service jobs that pay $12 an hour where every customer treats you like you're subhuman, maybe if people had decent pay and better working conditions that wouldn't be the case
YoYoMoMa t1_ixcypju wrote
Reply to comment by maidrey in hi friends! looking to get out of the house more and meet new people by sleeponthefloorx
>Play board games at No Land Beyond.
How do you do this as a single walk in?
Consumergal t1_ixcy00c wrote
Reply to Baltimore Fox sightings by TVprtyTonight
Red fox spotted on our security cameras in Brewers Hill overnight…near Domain apartments.
YoYoMoMa t1_ixcxjz2 wrote
Reply to comment by YouAreADadJoke in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus
What is the point? You think they are born this way, or is something in our culture making them that way? And if so, what is your plan to do something about it?
todareistobmore t1_ixd5is6 wrote
Reply to comment by TerranceBaggz in “Controversy emerges over changes to Baltimore’s Central Avenue streetscape as it nears completion” (Baltimore Sun) by moderndukes
The bike lane isn't the problem, it's putting two lanes of parking there. TBH I don't know the background of the places like Boston St. where there's street parking but only during non-peak hours, but I think it's a lot easier to imagine that being the next iteration of this design than a transit corridor. Just feel like this had the opportunity to be a really forward-looking design in a bunch of different ways and this is disappointing. But then honestly between my office moving out of Fells and the Broadway Market renovation, I hardly ever bike to Fells these days anyway.