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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: on December 20, 2004, 09:07:00 am
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The jogging.
You can't swing a cat in the district without hitting a jogger.
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I once saw a man running in downtown Baltimore. But it wasn't jogging.
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And it shows in their populations...
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The main difference is that while people from both cities bitch about having to go to see a show in the other city, only Baltimore folks actually make the trip down to DC. DCbies very rarely hike it up to charm city. But that's cause almost all of the good shows come here.
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That trip between Baltimore and Washington poses a nearly insurmountable psychological barrier. It's not that far, but that stretch of I-95 is *so boring* that it's almost impossible to do. The B-W Parkway is slightly less painful, but there you get inexplicable random backups that can turn a 45-minute trip into a 2-hour trip with no warning.
Imagine how cool it would be if there was real high-speed rail, like in civilized countries, and you could make the trek up there in 15 min?
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Just thikn of all those fatcats that would be involved with building that rail.
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well, in that case, the fat cats would be working to make everyone's lives better, rather than a handful of sports fans.
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well, in that case, the fat cats would be working to make everyone's lives better, rather than a handful of sports fans. /QUOTE]
1. I think there would be more than a handful of sports fans at a baseball game in DC, and
2. Why would everyone's lives be better if there were a high-speed train that goes from just DC to Baltimore? DC to NYC, okay. But, would that many people need to get to Baltimore that quickly? Would that need really require to build a billion-dollar railway system?
Its an hour-long drive! An for that theory that the I-95 drive is boring that its impossible to deal with...when is driving anywhere on the highway exciting?
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Originally posted by LonnieBeale:
when is driving anywhere on the highway exciting?
On the beltway..? The beltway is actually a little too exciting sometimes.
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well, perhaps a high speed railway system isnt the necessity. but a better MARC trains system would be nice!
The MARC train doesnt even RUN on the weekends!!! and i doubt it runs past 10pm on weekdays. the railway system is in place, but due to limited hours and the fact that Penn Station and Camden stations in Baltimore are not really located within walking distance to anything fun in Baltimre (except the stadiums) that its just not used.
In Boston, you can catch the train to Providence whenever you want almost, and its highly accessible and easy to use. and in turn, commutes between the two, benefit both cities.
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well, there is an amtrak train that leaves baltimore for d.c. around 1 am and another at 6 am. . .but then, who rides amtrak. and it's cheaper to just rent a car anyway.
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yeah, I'm thinking a high-speed and subsidized extension of Metro, with double tracks for express trains, where for like 5 bucks you could be travel from Metro Center to Baltimore in 30 minutes. One could do something similar with an express Metro line to Richmond.
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those are some tall orders!!! baltimore can't even salt/sand thier roads when it snows!!!!
the roads were a total DISASTER last night. completely unacceptable.
and as i was stuck on the highway last night, i thought "all this to save a buck, probably"
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metro can't even get an extension to dulles built. . you think they can pull off a high-speed rail project?
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For one thing, Metro probably wouldn't pay for it because the Metro Board is made up of folks from DC, Maryland and Virginia. I'm sure the VA folks won't particularly care about putting money towards a project that will mostly affect Maryland.
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
And it shows in their populations...
But you can't tell me that all of this jogging is normal..?
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a high speed connection between dc and baltimore wouldn't solve much seeing as there is little public transport beyond getting in and out of downtown. i.e. not so easy to get to fells point or the ottobar from downtown.
teleporting is the only solution :D
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
For one thing, Metro probably wouldn't pay for it because the Metro Board is made up of folks from DC, Maryland and Virginia. I'm sure the VA folks won't particularly care about putting money towards a project that will mostly affect Maryland.
Unless you dupe them into thinking it's for a baseball team....
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so there were plans to built a high speed maglev train between dc and baltimore or pittsburgh and the airport as a test.....if it had been built in dc/baltimore, the trip would have only taken 15-20 minutes (probably would cost an arm and leg though)...however the head of the board overseeing the project was none other than arlan spector from PA...so yeah, you guessed it, pittsburgh/pittsburgh airport got the project.
i used to live in the dc area...now i live in baltimore (in the city)...i love it much more than dc.
they are supposed to be extending the light rail from camden yards out to patterson park...that would make it much easier to get to fells point and canton
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Hey sonick, were you trying to get to the Ottobar last night? There were probably ten people there for the show because of the bad roads...and more rockstars than fans. The bartenders were free-pouring - and the two bands played their hearts out - which was pretty respectful to the five of us NOT on their guestlist.
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Originally posted by Suki:
more rockstars than fans. The bartenders were free-pouring - and the two bands played their hearts out - which was pretty respectful to the five of us NOT on their guestlist.
heh... that sounds like a perfect night!!!
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Originally posted by Frieda Slaves:
Originally posted by Sir HC:
And it shows in their populations...
But you can't tell me that all of this jogging is normal..? [/b]
I live in suburbia and so would say no. I guess that in DC it is concentrated to the Mall and some of the paths. Go into some of the neighborhoods (or just hoods) and you don't see the jogging.
My Baltimore friends who ran would go up to the NCR trail or run in a gym.
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I've done the journey from downtown B'more to the Ottobar; you steal a ride on the tram thing for 10 blocks then hop off before it turns right, then you walk 15 blocks straight to the Ottobar. I was lucky enough to catch a ride back to DC from a friend.
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Originally posted by Captain Jack:
the tram thing
its called the Light Rail. for anyone else interested in "stealing a ride" from it :)