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guest0112 t1_j9x5wlj wrote

Our expensive water bills. On one hand our water is really fucking expensive (hey $40/month in fees that used to be lower AND quarterly). Expensive water is like expensive gasoline, it hits poorer people the harder (on a % to income level). That said, more expensive water (and gas) should reduce consumption and help the planet.

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benignlystained t1_j9x8ab8 wrote

Parking. It’s either street or a bougie, secure, overly expensive garage (I caved and paid for the latter).

I didn’t expect this to be divisive (if that’s the right word?). I just really like driving around the city and going on spontaneous drives so I’d like a secure parking area, one block from my apartment :’)

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PigtownFoo t1_j9xh6fl wrote

Love: the affordability. Hate: the littering.

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anne_hollydaye t1_j9yagkr wrote

Love not having to get on the highway to get to the office, hate the roads.

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JustANonner t1_j9yh9dq wrote

Love the people, hate the drivers which coincidentally are the same people I love.

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BJJBean t1_j9ylxhi wrote

Replying to guest0112 (#1,986,435)

Only problem with this thinking is that consumption has nothing to do with the cost of our water bills. The vast majority of the bill is taxes/fees/etc.

You could use no water all month and your bill would still be the same compared to your normal usage due to this. In no way does our high water cost disincentive water usage because the majority of the cost has nothing to do with the usage but rather the fees to upkeep the large, wildly mismanaged/neglected, water system we have in the city.

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AttisofAssyria t1_j9z1vqt wrote

I love that it is a small city (geographically and population wise), but that it is diverse with people from all over the world and has more than its fair share of cultural things (so many small theaters!).

I hate the city government that is an incredible mix of utterly corrupt, incompetent, and lazy from the very top to the very bottom and, as a result, I'm watching the city crumble around me (infrastructure, law and order, etc. )

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harcosparky t1_j9z31nq wrote

I work in Baltimore and life just outside the city line.

I love leaving the city at the end of the day and going home.

I hate going to the city to go to work there.

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harcosparky t1_j9z3p9a wrote

Replying to JHBaltimore (#1,998,202)

Maybe you missed all those reports in the past of people being assaulted for no reason on public transit. I know they were working on the problem, but I am sure it is still on everyones minds at times.

Then there are the random bystanders getting shot just walking down some street, or standing on the corner. (maybe waiting for a bus)

I admit to being a bit jaded ..... I am the rare Uber/Lyft drivers with two bullet holes in the back of his car. Cost me $1,000 to get that repaired correctly.

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JHBaltimore t1_j9z3vnq wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,998,322)

But you don’t need it to get around Baltimore. Park it by a circulator stop and put your bike on the rack in front of the bus! Those things zip down the bus lane on Pratt street while all the cars are stuck in traffic. Then you just get off and don’t have to worry about parking!

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Xanny t1_j9z7rys wrote

Replying to guest0112 (#1,986,435)

90% of my water bill is fixed fees, so I am definitely not actively trying to conserve water, my usage doesn't mean anything for my bill.

That being said, fixed fees are a regressive tax. The city needs to abolish them and just raise costs per gallon to offset them.

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PrinceObsidian t1_j9zbf6s wrote

I love how I live in the most dangerous US city and I haven't been stabbed, shot, or robbed. Especially at night. Maybe I just live in safe neighborhoods. Besides the noise cherry hill has treated me kindly

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ThisAmericanSatire t1_j9zfylo wrote

Love: Being able to walk places and not need to drive. The eccentric vibe. The rowhomes.

Hate: County people descended from white-flight boomers who parrot anti-Baltimore drivel every chance they get.

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wave-garden t1_ja01hhc wrote

Replying to malakamanforyou (#1,993,564)

Water treatment on the front and back end is expensive. Volume does matter, even if there’s a not a shortage of fresh water. Baltimore is in a good place wrt water quality, but that doesn’t happen or continue without sustained effort. It’s taken a concerted effort to improve Chesapeake watershed quality. You can look at cities like Seattle where inadequate infrastructure has caused some big ecological disasters over the past decade. The answer imo is to have a great governor (looking at you, Wes Moore) who can help improve things so less of the budget for public works falls on working class taxpayers rather than wealthy businesses. The city government alone can’t fix things.

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malakamanforyou t1_ja0750d wrote

Replying to wave-garden (#2,004,246)

The city government is the cause for the high water bills. They are mismanaged, inept, and negligent. Baltimore county uses the same infrastructure that Baltimore city uses and their water bill is 20% or less than ours. The city imposes a storm water management fee and yet can’t even process the sewage that is pumped directly into the sewage processing facilities. And if you were to open your eyes and read the reports of why, you will see it’s the management, or lack there of, that causes it. The best possible way to lower our water bills is to take it away from city control

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wave-garden t1_ja0d4q7 wrote

Replying to malakamanforyou (#2,005,294)

City infrastructure is very old, and much of it needs to be replaced. Because the city has an insufficient tax base, it can’t afford most of this work and needs to keep applying bandaid fixes because it can’t afford to deal with the root cause. It’s an unhelpful comparison to equate Baltimore city and county because of the many other differences, such as higher population density, lower median income, greater difficulty in establishing work areas due to traffic volumes, extent of paved/built area, occupational hazards like lead and asbestos being far more common in the city, etc. Sure, mismanagement plays a role, but it’s unhelpful to attribute everything to that.

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Emerald_Pancakes t1_ja0kroj wrote

Replying to AttisofAssyria (#2,000,718)

You all are jaded.

I've been walking/riding/using transit in the city for years, at all times of day and night, and I've never had an issue.

I've had more friendly and helpful interactions in the city than I have had in the "safer" parts of the city and the county.

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Emerald_Pancakes t1_ja0lfu6 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,998,969)

I agree with them.

I've ridden my bike and walked the streets in Baltimore for years, from Fells to Mt. Washington and around, day and nights without issues.

Where are you working that has got you so afraid?

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okdiluted t1_ja0ufp1 wrote

i love the people, the architecture, that i don't need a car here and love what bike infrastructure we do have! hate the dearth of public transit & bike lanes, cars in the bike lane, and people who act like they're gonna get kniferobbed to death if they go outside

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paddlebawler t1_ja1cqa9 wrote

I love the fact that my grandfather helped pour concrete on most of the major buildings in this city, and that my family called it home for decades.

I love that it feels like home ot me, and whenever i go to the city, i immediately feel in touch with my roots: this is where my father played this is where my mother grew up this is where my friends and i went to drink and hang out and laugh

i hate that it's become such a violent and dangerous place to be

i hate that my kids think it's a place where you can't go because you'll get shot (I continually tell them that it's not ture and not to beleive the hype)

I hate that no one in power seems to give a shit about geting the city back on its feet

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harcosparky t1_ja2ziro wrote

Replying to Emerald_Pancakes (#2,007,728)

I drive for a living somewhat. Uber/Lyft etc.

The city is not what it was say 6 years back when I started. I find myself making pickups and dropoffs with my head on a swivel.

I used to enjoy it a lot, but now have to be more cautious than ever.

I used to go to work to 'get out of the house' ......

Now it seems like I can't wait to get back home.

I have actually cut my driving hours back quite a bit.

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harcosparky t1_ja5rkqe wrote

Replying to Emerald_Pancakes (#2,035,965)

yeah and if you follow the news ....

the trouble is spreading, but at least it looks like they are trying to take action in Towson to nip it in the bud.

I am pretty much driving in a new area a county or two away. If a ride takes me into the city, I take it but go offline on the way so I won't get calls where I don't want them.

I am fortunate and do not really have to do this as I am retired military.

The problem is I enjoy driving too much.

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