it would definitely need community groups to regularly do trash pickups.

Was it good or bad?

that’s wild, i’ve never had that experience there!

Who is we?

I agree that it isn't an equal "both sides" argument, but it's hard to gain momentum for anything when the people on your side all disagree about what is wanted/needed and I've found very few people have a connection to reality. there are a lot of considerations that need to be made with regard to construction cost of different modes, capacity requirements, M&O cost, the attractiveness of different modes, etc. etc., and I can't even find transit planners who will just follow the numbers. transit planners hate to outsource to private companies and transit unions will resist automation.

basically, I don't see a path for getting people on the same page.

MTA hosted a little conference thing a few years back where transit-minded folks could present. perhaps if they still do that I can present on how to get everyone on the same page and elicit some discussion on the topic.

Bet they'd appreciate a raise, bonus or a little extra PTO rather than having their recognition take the form of content generation in the form of a social media campaign on platform I doubt they ever use.

But hey, I'm sure the BM-DOT internet karma is important to them too.

It would be nice if the before and after photos were taken from the same bridge

> “if these negotiations are successful, BGE will make a historic commitment of more than $100 million in capital improvements”

ok, but are they actually going to do it, or are they going to skip out with no consequence, like verizon did?

And except going over budget and way beyond the schedule, it went well.

Comment periods then. Literally anything to get this stuff built faster.

I like it. All we need is a competent government, millions and millions of investment, political will, residents and public officials who actually care about the city, corporate buy-in, neighborhood support, and about 20 years.

I wouldn't ride a bike down that alley. I live off Hakesley and there's enough debris and general trash/nails to pop a car tire

as long as constituencies respond to such things, we're boned.

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Boop beep, How about them O’s?

I want it to be a log flume like at the waterpark

Take that back...I dunno anymore

There has also been a house a block or two from this house on Northern Parkway that's been on the market for at least two years.

Sloppily placed Jersey barrier, incoming overgrown weeds, & a neglected sidewalk coming right up!

Seattle just tunneled the 99

Yeah if you've got an identical house that certainly trumps industry practices. But you pretty clearly don't have that situation. The neighbor has a sunroom, an updated kitchen, and less above ground square footage. Having less square footage while having an additional sunroom eating up that square footage likely means less bedrooms. We aren't comparing apples to apples where we can attribute the hit in sale value soley to northern parkway. Thats why we have to rely on industry practices.

NIMBY, bit freight project too.

I've been a lawyer for 20 years and regardless of what the pleadings say, there is absolute privilege against defamation in court proceedings.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/absolute_privilege#:~:text=Absolute%20privilege%2C%20in%20defamation%20cases,and%20is%20a%20complete%20defense.

That’s a part of every major infrastructure project. Soil boring tests, resonant impacts, etc will be required, just as they are for every other project of a similar scope. Also, these tunnel boring machines may be “scary” but they are used in cities around the world every day. Baltimore is no different than Philly, a city that has recently completed a similar project.

Little known fact: That was the working title of Billy Joel's 1993 album 'River of Dreams'.