You can dial 311 or use the Baltimore 311 app.

It does not get crowded and there’s zero hassle. Worth a visit.

On principle, I’d generally agree with parking should not be free. However, convenient and safe alternatives to driving are a requirement if the goal is reducing the number of cars in the city.

Infrequent busses and painted bike lanes aren’t good enough.

What a joke. With such crap frequency and reliability it’s absolutely no wonder why nobody takes MTA seriously.

Yup. All four of them are female.

Haha! I wish! They’re judging me for interrupting nap time by making fart noises and taking photos.

Thought I’d share that these cuties are all healthy and ideal fosters.

They’ve gotten their first vaccination and are going through a round of dewormer treatment. They’re eating a ton, are super playful, and pretty receptive to pets. We’ve still got a long way to go on getting them more comfortable with being held, but progress is definitely being made there.

Litter box training is also in progress too - though there’s definitely room for improvement. I think we’re seeing consistent pees in the box but a couple of them need to work on getting their poo in the box instead of next to it. Baby steps!

I’d expect them to be available for adoption through Passport Animal Rescue sometime mid to late February.

I suppose there are worse ways to go.

8 years. What a joke

Thanks!

More car lanes are not the answer.

I haven't read the supporting documents for this map, but my assumption is either a park and ride (bleh) or a new TOD zone (yay!) around I95 & MD 24.

Any idea where I can find said survey?

With the exemption of three stops, the blue line is literally our existing light rail.

I know those people exist, and I know they’re loud and have money, but I think they’re outnumbered.

Pretty plz /u/bmorecitydot

I’m not good at being a pessimist so I have to disagree. I can’t help but notice that there are more voices and support for positive change. It’s always going to be difficult, and we likely will have to compromise, but I really think Baltimore and the region can have nice things.

Car dependency sucks

Outside of sporting events, there’s probably few HoCo residents who would ride a yellow line all the way into Baltimore City.

However, I believe there is tremendous opportunity in the stops west of Linthicum. Getting residents rail access to BWI and MARC seem like no brainers, especially if the stops can become TOD zones with increased density.

Having a connection to Baltimore shouldn’t be a deal breaker, but if residents make it a problem, a compromise could be that the HoCo to BWI connection will be its own line that requires a train change to get to Baltimore.

Wouldn’t that be wonderful?!

If I had my way, a light rail extension would serious effort to reduce the amount of cars traveling on RT 2 and downtown Annapolis via a road diet and drastically improved train frequency.

There be TOD at the stops, with a ton of support for last mile cycling & other micro-mobility modes. Would be nice if it were easy to bring bikes on trains too. Finally, Annapolis needs an e-bike sharing system.

Makes sense. I’ll have to track it down and read the proposal.

I understand HOCO was originally designed for the car and has a rich history of closet racists, classist, NIMBYS, and car brains who would oppose change.

However, I disagree with the implication that current residents won’t ride GOOD transit if they had it. Continuing to design communities around private vehicle travel is a short-sighted mistake, and I would imagine HOCO and state planners know it.

The density & 15-minute living currently available at the Town Center is precisely where transit oriented development should be. Regardless of how snooty you might think HOCO residents are, they’re still humans who have jobs, relationships, etc. around the region. If they have access fast, reliable, and frequent transit connections to reasonable and valuable destinations (not a fucking park and ride), then they’ll use it.

>The purple line in this proposal was never going to happen, it uses Amtraks northeast corridor tracks.

The purple line is labeled as MARC, and partially exists as the current Penn line, which they already share with Amtrak. I don’t think it would be completely unreasonable to expand service.

Yeehaw!