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DemocracySmellsLike t1_iwnm8bt wrote
Reply to Thanks to everyone that introduced me to using the MARC train for my DC work commute! by cherrychampagnetoast
Yes! MARC is amazing, it gives me my time back where I can unwind and kick it rather than sitting in traffic. We’re lucky for the frequency of the Penn line too- super useful for getting around.
DemocracySmellsLike t1_iwji74y wrote
Reply to comment by gaiusjuliusweezer in Baltimore is a contender for a Strong Towns Community Action Lab by bikesandbroccoli
Agreed, I see so much to love with this city and so much value and potential in equal measure. She’s got great bones.
DemocracySmellsLike t1_iwj1fua wrote
Wow, this seems like a huge opportunity! I know a lot of discussion in here focuses on the potential the city has wrt Public Transportation and walkability, etc. super excited to see this
DemocracySmellsLike t1_iuhc7d3 wrote
Not going to recommend a specific area, but plenty of people use MARC to commute from Penn Station to Odenton, and there’s a free ~8 min shuttle from there. If you sign up for the MTBP you’ll save like $3k a year and it could open up more spots in the city you could be interested in.
DemocracySmellsLike t1_iwsasew wrote
Reply to comment by bipbipletucha in Thanks to everyone that introduced me to using the MARC train for my DC work commute! by cherrychampagnetoast
I didn’t know that about the heavy use of that freight corridor, but my MARC fever dream is that Maryland buys CSX right of way and turns the Camden Line into what the Penn line is right now: a high frequency, speedy arterial in the Bal/Was corridor with connections to other transit modes. Similar to what Virginia is doing with VRE