Pedestrian safety. Most of Hampden is residential with a high foot traffic commercial street. And one lane roads. Cars should not be moving through area at speed or with priority.

Plus think of the driver POV on a right-on-red. The driver is most likely heavily focused on where oncoming traffic is coming: primarily to the left or possibly ahead (if oncoming traffic has a left turn). Depending on angles, the pedestrian could enter the cross walk in the driver's blind spot if their head is turned to the left.

With Guilford being a historic district, those renovations can get real expensive. I grew up in Homeland, which had a very aggressive neighborhood association/HOA. A wide amount of improvement work would have to get association approval and/or align with 'historic character' rules. And since it wasn't their money, the Association had no problem telling folks to do the most expensive option, 'because of neighborhood character'.

The fight I remember in DC was also over a bike lane installation. Though DC also has Sunday double parking privileges for the churches. Think of came out that Black Churches were filing a number of challenges across the city over street redesigns.

I think something similar happened in Atlanta, though it was a Black church in a poor black neighborhood. Their argument was 'This money would be better spent in targeted social services than removing street parking the neighborhood wants', which I think it's completely fair

I think a lot of it has to do with the congregations moving out of those neighborhoods, but wanting to be at the same church. It feels like this hits the headlines more with Black churches. But that's probably because the equivalent White Churches/Congregations did their flight far enough back in time that they could buy suburban land for a new church building.

DC has seen massive fights regrading Sunday parking. It's basically older black residents and families vs the new neighborhood residents (re: gentrification).

I do wonder if there's a term for etymological black hole that is historical UK. There's so much slang that follows a similar backwards timeline: modern term, transition point, historical term, transition point in England, 'people in X (industry, region, social class, etc etc) just starting saying this in blank-year, first written example 100 years later with five different spellings'

What I enjoy about this picture is the confirmation. Got in argument on here about how much of downtown was surface lots for a stretch. I've always been curious about the city feeling during transition phase from working docks/harbor to office/tourism. Was it at hopefully as the politicians sold it to be?

I think this is some copy pasta as well. Definitely seen some variation of this in EVERY union post that goes big.

So my progression for running clothes:

65+: tank top, running shorts, regular running socks

50-60ish: short sleeve shirt, shorts, regular socks 50ish: short sleeve shirt, shorts, regular socks, BUFF

The following ranges start having options I'll swap around based on other variables such as: wind, humidity, duration of run, how long I might not be moving

40-50: short sleeve or light long sleeve (usually gets rolled up at some point), shorts with compression underwear, buff, ear muffs or second buff on ears, and light running gloves

35-40: long sleeve, light weight running wind breaker shorts, midweight 3/4 leggings (think basketball or HIIT categories), buff, ear muffs or running beanie, gloves, wool running socks

Sub-35: thermal long sleeve, possibly sorry sleeve with 3/4 zip top, wind breaker, buff, beanie, gloves, wool socks, thermal leggings, shorts

Key thing is finding what works for you. I've done stairs workouts in a mixture of thermals in 35 degrees. Then some dude visiting from Montana was shirtless in running shorts. So definitely experiment.

Something to keep in mind is you're dressing for the whole run. It can be easy to over dress when you first walk out the door and on that first mile. It might be good to plan runs that go by your house/vehicle/drop spot while figuring out what layers work best for you.

But definitely look into a buff/neck gaiter. Covering the neck can make a difference. Plus they are versatile for neck to head coverings.

Oh, I did. And I've been on that Visit Baltimore brewery list page (where do you think I got my initial brewery count estimation?). And from a marketing stand point, I totally understand putting an internationally recognized brand on your promo materials.

However that is a systemic issue and source of complaints about Maryland and Baltimore governments. That Gov't entities will work hard and promote for non-homegrown companies over growing local. Yes Guinness is just outside the city, but Heavy Seas is Maryland born and just down the street. Or why not Union Brewery, which is probably the largest brewery inside city limits.

I'm happy Guinness is in Maryland. But all you need to do is rewind to when the Guinness tap room license exemption became public. The fall out from that really shows how antagonistic the govt is to local grown business. Especially if a lobby is (illogically) fearful of profit impact (distributors).

With 6-12 breweries inside city limits, they go with a national brewery outside the city.

Yes, I know it's a tourist attraction and they probably pay Visit Baltimore for advertising. Still such a sad wiff.

It saddened me when I learned that there was originally supposed a second north-south subway line in Baltimore. Transit funding drying up and Anne Arundel County racists (shocked Pikachu) helped to kill that line though.

You are correct, interstates didn't tear neighborhoods in half. The city interstates just outright deleted neighborhoods. Even in this rendering you can see Fed Hill and Little Italy are erased. And if this picture shows the bridge for originally planned i-95 route, then Fells Point and Canton are also fully deleted. The designing engineer might not be racist or look down upon working class, but the local politicians creating the parameters for the engineer definitely were.

Also this particular i-95 possibility was impactful enough to launch the political career of Senator Mikulski. She made her first big play as community organizer fighting this particular design. Though she saved those neighborhoods, much of i-95s route east of Baltimore deleted other neighborhood's.

I honestly don't understand mid-century USA's fascination with putting highways on water front property.

I mean, I get it. Often those were unsightly docks, warehouses, and filled with unsafe people. Also it was easy to rip out city cores since white folks were fleeing to the 'burbs.

But still... Waterfront

Honestly, I don't think it violates any US law. The US Govt likes the myth of 'self regulated industries'.

Congress or the relevant Agency will threaten or do an investigation when things get two steps past obviously bad. Said industry will swear up and down they will improve amongst themselves. Policies will be formulated and announced. Elected officials will pat themselves on the back for causing 'change'.

After X amount of time or Y change in the industry, things will reach another critical point. Second time around either we repeat the investigation/promises or legislation actually occurs at the federal level.

Check with the Impound lots.

I would also suggest walking the streets or parking lots near where your car was parked. There's been times where they'll relocate vehicles nearby. Especially on mass removal events like race day.

Totally forgot about that one. And a chunk of that was for putting in grand stands I think.

Another thing to include with grocery stores, banks, and the dozen other intentional desertifications.

I will say one strange thing about Baltimore is the various groups that seem to hate trees. Some hate is illogical/uneducated, blind capitalism, or bizarre pettiness.

For illogical/uneducated, I would come across folks who were convinced that trees attracted rats. So they would actively complain about or damage trees. Yes, that sapling is attracting rats, not the alley blocked by garbage. Heck, there was that one homeowner in Pigtown that attempted to damage a tree on the sidewalk in front of his rowhome cause it dropped leaves and sap on his car. Same guy who wrote the racist/hate graffiti on his building wall facing a community garden.

Then you got BGE illegally destroying forest in Gwynns Falls/Linkin Park, with the city trying to shut down the case. BGE and DPW ripped out the trees on St Paul Street across from the Court House. They cut down the trees in anticipation of utility work that was canceled.

Or Pugh secretly cutting down a pine tree in Patterson Park for the City Hall Xmas tree. Even though every previous tree was from outside the city (I think outside the state usually). Just to what, save a couple dollars?

Multiple people described it to me as "Where business or product rep would take you for an expensed meal on the corporate account".

My thoughts as well. The fees definitely need to be adjusted. But requiring a call by the owner is v an egregious burden to rectify trespassing.