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tinjinkin OP t1_iuv8vvs wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Relocation to Baltimore Area by tinjinkin

Thank you for such a detailed reply! Is the MARC too unreliable for a daily commute or did you mean something else? That is a good point I might check out the suburbs first and get to know the city from there. Thank you again!

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sit_down_man t1_iuvsi5i wrote

I’d disregard that above comment just a bit. The sentiment is sorta fine, but the idea that someone moving to Baltimore would be unable to move directly to the city without having lived in the suburbs for a year first is honestly pretty silly.

Pretty much any of the neighborhoods commonly listed in these “moving to Baltimore” posts would be fine, and you can just see which are closer to the MARC or even Light Rail to get you to BWI business district.

Popular neighborhoods are: fed hill, locust point, pigtown, Hollins market, Bolton hill, reservoir hill, midtown-Belvedere, mount Vernon, station north, fell’s point, canton, highlandtown, Paterson place, Charles village, Remington, hampden, Roland park, Ednor gardens-lakeside, waverly, etc.

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bmorehalfazn t1_iuvijzq wrote

The Marc is plenty reliable for a daily commute and many do it. I did it for 4 years to DC and my fiancée for 2 years until Covid necessitated a change to remote work.

I think by “a bad substitute for a 15 minute drive” they mean that if you’re that close, then the Marc seems to make less sense on account of being held captive by schedules, getting to the station, and everything in between.

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YorickTheCat t1_iuvt28i wrote

I second this. MARC is the way if you're going any distance. I loved my train commute.

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jessiewicz t1_iuvqoq4 wrote

OP you can go with more neighborhoods than what this person listed. I would avoid midtown Edmondson though.

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