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guest0112 t1_j5dd9mn wrote

Underground (Detroit style) is pretty faaaaantastic. Other “thick” pizzas… Matthew’s and barflys?

People like to shit on chains and the inner harbor but UNO’s does a decent job cant deny it

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Iivefreebehappy t1_j5d0ng5 wrote

Towson has many, if not all, the things you're looking for. If you want to be closer to 95 in order to go to Philly or Hanover, maybe Whitemarsh, Nottingham, Perry Hall, etc.

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MP_APHIA t1_j5cwpz9 wrote

This place has taken a real nose dive over the years. This place isn't in the same league as the other places that are recommended in this post. I would avoid it unless you're just looking for something that's marginally good and you happen to be in the neighborhood.

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pathofwrath t1_j5cg3e6 wrote

There are several neighborhoods in Baltimore City that could work based on what you've shared already.

We're in Hamilton-Lauraville and love it. This is the third place in the city we've lived since moving to Maryland from California in 2017. The neighborhood has a mix of side-by-sides and standalone homes. I-95 is close, if that matters.

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pathofwrath t1_j5cffyw wrote

There is an manpower shortage transit industry-wide. It's impacting pretty much every transit agency in the US. During the height of the pandemic, most transit agencies did major service reductions to compensate for lower ridership and the growing transit manpower issue. Those agencies are now going through the process of restoring service as possible.

Meanwhile, MDOT MTA didn't do similar levels of service reductions. One of the reasons for that was that transit ridership in this area did not tank nearly as much as it did in other places. The drawback to this is that MDOT MTA wasn't immune to the industry manpower shortage and we're seeing that play out now with daily cut trips.

Over the last year, MDOT MTA has performed some planned service reductions to help with the daily cut trip issue. That effort is ongoing. The result is less scheduled service, but also less cut trips. For awhile, daily cuts were in the mid-teens, percentage wise; currently, it's averaging in the single digits.

One of the few things the Governor can do is budget for signing and retention bonuses for transit workers. People can make similar (or more) money in other jobs without having to deal with things like problematic riders (operator assaults are a thing) so why would someone opt to drive a bus instead?

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