Baltimore will never reach it's full potential without radically increased investment in mass transit and other non car ways of getting around like a comprehensive protected bike lane network. The city has incredible bones and character and should be the envy of the Northeast.
@jahorne Nah, put that radical investment in schools.
@jahorne I feel the same way. Sometimes Baltimore is the forgotten city in the Northeast Corridor because of the least amount of mass transit
@jahorne Baltimore is very clearly a victim of structural racism by Maryland and the county. It is wild how open they are about it. The city gets screwed on funding.
@jahorne I grew up in Baltimore in a car-free family and it was wonderful. Bus, trolley, bike, taxi - we could go anywhere with ease. I left in 1970, and did not learn to drive until after college. I still dislike driving.
@jahorne It drives me bananas that my hometown is the most car-brained of the old colonial cities. Baltimore could be the best city in the US if it goes back to its pre-car roots.
@jahorne @bikemorebmore You are so right—it’s *so clear* that the potential is here. (It’s a big part of why I moved here. So much is possible. I wish there was more support.)
@jahorne A single, frequently running Metro line looping around the harbor (fort McHenry to light st, then up to Pratt, then east to Canton, then through the McHenry tunnel back, with connections to Marc at Camden and Penn) would instantly turn Baltimore into an A+ tier city
@jahorne @bikemorebmore How do we get people to understand this?!
@jahorne Not to nitpick but Baltimore is not in the northeast
@jahorne Love Baltimore and it deserves public transportation system similar to NY/NJ.