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LLDN t1_j8twrb5 wrote

Reply to comment by BilgeWalker in Will Baltimore Ever Be As Great As Cleveland? by BilgeWalker

Totally agree - as someone who also lived in Ohio City for a while, it's going to get you pretty close to that vibe. I'd also compare that area and by Hopkins similar to the East Side and by CWRU, but JHU and CWRU are medical-heavy universities so you have the neighborhoods there that are older money (think shaker heights) but also museums and institutions.
I'd also say unlike Cleveland, Baltimore has a more bustling downtown or at least neighborhoods more centrally located to downtown. Canton could capture a bit of the flats, but less train accessible.

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Complete-Ad9574 t1_j8trch4 wrote

Reply to comment by Nottacod in Former Baltimore County official indicted for theft, embezzlement of campaign funds by _Alvin_Row_

Please do some history research Baltirmore COUNTY was a shake down center, esp when former vice President of the USA (Spiro Agnew) was Balt County exec. When Agnew was chosen to be VP, under Nixon, he set up shop in DC shaking down all contractors who wanted to do business with the fed government. He was about to be arrested, but it happened at the same time as when Nixon resigned, and the FBI feared Agnew would avoid arrest if he became SCOTUS.

The people of Balt County NEVER mention the long list of corrupt politicians they have let into office. Too busy pointing the finger at the City.

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dizzy_centrifuge t1_j8tqhzv wrote

Reply to How walkable is the Mt Vernon Area? by juicycasket

It's pretty walkable. Charles St (the street Hopkins is on) runs right through it so you can comfortably walk ~3miles north and be on Homewood if Peabody is where they'll be going then that's central Mt. Vernon. Baltimore is a geographically small city and considering ~70% of it is places you nor your kid should ever go, you can easily walk to everywhere there's stuff to do from Mt. Vernon

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TerranceBaggz t1_j8tlymp wrote

Reply to How walkable is the Mt Vernon Area? by juicycasket

Yeah you picked probably the best area for walkability. Also, the light rail, Amtrak, subway, bike lanes all accessible from Mt Vernon. You can even take the light rail from BWI into Mt Vernon if you’re flying in. No need to rent a car or even catch an Uber for that.

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TerranceBaggz t1_j8tk94p wrote

Reply to Will Baltimore Ever Be As Great As Cleveland? by BilgeWalker

There are single family areas in Baltimore, but most of them wouldn’t dare allow duplexes and apartments. I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of single family zoning. Single family homes pay far less in property taxes per sqft than apartments, duplexes, row homes and towers. Single family zoning also prevents walkable neighborhoods. You can easily find a walkable neighborhood with bars, restaurants, stores, libraries, medical, etc within walking distance, but they’re not going to include single family homes by and large. Baltimore is going to be row home neighborhoods when walkable. There are neighborhoods like that that also have access to trains/public transit and bike lanes. The neighborhoods near Penn Station are probably the best for this mix.

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