How far back does that go? Or is it only active permits

Bus if you're doing something naughty. Frequent trips. Seems sus 🤨 🤔

I’m not too familiar with the inspection process as far as photos or in person, but you might want to make sure a permit was actually pulled. City lookup site:

http://cels.baltimorehousing.org/Search_TM_MAP.aspx

How reliable do you find the different modes? I generally thought the train sucked less because it didn’t have highway congestion but I know there were two times I took Amtrak that had two hour delays. And I’ve only taken it like ten times!

The bus sucks. Take the train. If you have to take the bus, use Megabus.

Definitely backing up those saying book early if possible. I got a one way for $35 and the return for $100. The bus isn't horrible as I used to take it a bunch but take headphones/ear buds to drown out the noise from other people lol

The Northeast in general has relatively aggressive driving, I wouldn’t say it’s just Baltimore-Washington. Pretty much every stereotype of Jersey drivers or Massholes can be assigned to us all.

That being said, the fact that Baltimore-Washington has so many non-native drivers (both to the region and country) means you see a lot of varying ideas of what the “right” way to drive is. That’s obviously bound to cause issues.

how many city vehicles? which city vehicles? are the city vehicles patrolling a set pattern? putting them on city vehicles is great for finding abandoned stolen vehicles, but you need a defined pattern in order to catch someone like shown above.

but I agree that is only one piece of the puzzle, you also have to get the police to take action.

If your permit gets approved you should get a small (like 4"x6") signed and dated form from the inspector that you can post on your electrical box. I've only gotten these from inspectors who physically visited the property so I think your suspicions that the work isn't actually permitted are valid.

That being said, it's not the end of the world if the work wasn't permitted and it was done competently and isn't a very visible change (like a fence or deck). Code enforcement is fairly lax here.

Of you book Amtrak a few weeks in advance it’s a good bit cheaper.

If you like to drive, drive to N central Jersey, park at the Metro Park station, and take a quick cheap train the rest of the way. Parking rates are cheap there and the drive is about 2.5 hours.

I was on a Megabus that stopped at one of the NJ rest stops and then left passengers behind when it left.

If you're in Baltimore City, you can look up any permits issued for your address here. https://cels.baltimorehousing.org/Search_TM_MAP.aspx

Gotta disagree with this. I take Amtrak BWI-NYP every other week and it's night and day as far as convenience. The flight is much faster than the train, so time-wise it's probably a wash, but the train is very comfortable; big comfy seats, power at every seat, a dining car. You also don't have to show up 1+ hours early to get through security. Also, if you're staying in Manhattan the cost of an Uber or the amount of time it take to take public transit from JFK to Manhattan and back adds another level of burden.

That's cool.

I take the bus up constantly. The train is way more comfortable and nicer. But the bus price is unbeatable. I tend to go twice a month

Perfect, I'll plan a trip there. Thank you!

I bought a lovely dried flower wreath from Two Boots farm in December -if you strike out with the other options listed here maybe you could call them? They are regulars at the JFX market (when it's operating) but are based out in Hampstead.

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Man I’d love to rehab the vacant next to our house

1. BWI and JFK aren’t at city center, so there’s still commute time that would need to be added.
2. Amtrak is cheaper when booked in advance.
3. Amtrak doesn’t usually have delays in the Northeast due to owning the rail.

We'll take a look

Just saw a post about a physician who bought a home in Baltimore, rehabbed it, had it sitting vacant for a few weeks, went to get it ready to show for lease and found a family living in it. Now she has to file a full eviction for these squatters who are insistent they’re rightfully renting it. Police wouldn’t kick the squatters out.

Thank you! All these can be requested on the 311 app.

Mission Fit may be a helpful resource depending on your audience and the exact location. It's not exactly west, but offers free fitness classes and gym access for youth. They also have affordably priced drop in classes for those outside of the age range they serve.

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