I just wouldn't go so far as to call myself "anti-progressive." I'm not their enemy even if they don't realize it. Most of us are on the same side, even if they are more concerned with what conservatives call "virtue signaling" than working on the problem. At least their hearts are in the right place.

[deleted]

I should also add that the term "progressive" has a lot of baggage that modern progressives seem pretty unaware of.

A hundred years ago, progressives were indeed advocating for public health (which largely accounts for our doubled lifespan in that time), and more equal income distribution. But they were also generally eugenicists.

Better said than what I wrote above, and I agree wholeheartedly.

To me, while I share a lot of values with progressives, they seem to be most interested in gestures and who is gesturing. They also don't seem to have tons of interest in local governance and its prosaic details (fire department, police, trash clean up, etc.) or the role of local government vis-a-vis state and federal government. They are more interested in signaling on national issues. There's also an underlying tide of evangelicalism that I don't subscribe to.

I'm a liberal because I believe there's a huge role for government to help people get out of poverty and protect rights, including the rights of minorities. But, in most cases, that is role of higher levels of government, not the government of a poor shrinking city.

Just to chime in, I wouldn't define myself as such but I find the progressive wing of the Democrats to be absolutely impractical and absurdly ideological. As a supporter of universal healthcare, police reform and taxing the wealthy to fund social programs, I always thought I was progressive but apparently not enough for the "real" progressives.

I guess to be a real progressive in this era, you have to shout "ACAB" all the time and constantly call for the abolition of capitalism.

Sounds like he's a good politician if people love him.

I don’t particularly like Zeke or think he is very effective, but he’s a good politician. People in my neighborhood/district love him.

not trying to debate, what does liberal anti-progressive mean?

Here sure does love pictures of himself.

Between Zeke and Mosby, as a liberal anti-progressive, I'll write in Clark W. Griswold.

Charles Village works as well but there is a little bit of sketchy around it. It is a lot like Chicago. My daughter goes to school there and loved the town as it reminded her of here.

/r/walkablecities /r/fuckcars

I believe that section of the cycle tracks had steel plates on it during the monument lighting ceremony, so it should be getting close to 90 days, if it's not already past. I'll add a report if it's still terrible the next time I'm there, but could there be an easier system for the DOT to track how long it takes for each section of utility construction?

zissimos

https://old.reddit.com/r/baltimore/comments/10v91nn/fenton_catonsville_woman_charged_by_feds_with/

> It's been 0 days since Nazis tried to attack Baltimore

Um what? Did I miss something?

The law (and probably best practice) is for pedestrians to walk/jog against traffic. The law also says to use the sidewalk where available, but given that many sidewalks don't offer a straight path (having to constantly dodge stoops and trees) or are downright dangerous to ankles, we will have to continue sharing the bike lanes and roads until the city decides to become more pedestrian friendly.

I’m so looking forward to BGE taking over the conduits… /s

I personally don’t mind joggers in the bike lanes, as long as they are actually aware of their surroundings and yield to faster-moving bikers (thus I can understand the annoyance). I think that’s more of an education issue than it is an enforcement one.

Is your staff authorized to give tickets to tractors trailers parked illegally? Or to tractor trailers who travel through residential neighborhoods where they aren’t supposed to?

Will do! I admit that is selfishly motivated bc I run the bike race in Mt Vernon Place and that’s part of our course 😬

awesome, great work

We won't catch you because you don't park in bike lanes. 😌

Please report any that you see!

BGE is required to restore the road completely (including repainting, reinstalling flex posts, everything) within 90 days of their work being completed.