Baltimore In The 70s Before Inner Harbor Was Redeveloped (Pictures)

[pwduvall]

Originally Posted by MrRational

A double edged sword.

Right. If I were the Mayor, I would have cut property taxes 2%. That would have required a 1% reduction in the overall budget. That 1% cut would have been quite doable and responsible.

[BMoreJuice]

Originally Posted by pwduvall

All of those people moving into the new "luxury" apartment buildings have been a big part of the 58% increase in City income tax receipts since 2011. Anti-gentrification zealots may be offended by having to live in the same jurisdiction as the higher income newcomers; but those newcomers are the reason that the city didn't make any cuts (that I know of) in existing services in its 2018 budget.

Exactly. I understand the negatives of gentrifications but the city needs a realistic tax base.

[Yeadon718]

Originally Posted by steppinthrax

What does Baltimore's Metro consist up???

You have one ****ing Subway track that runs from Owings Mills to Johns Hopkins hospital? That is your only subway. Then you have a half assed light rail that runs from Hunt Valley to Cromwell. The entire East section of Baltimore (both county and city) gets no service. The entire Southwest Section of Baltimore gets no service.

Now look at DC's Metro. You've got the Red Line, Green, Line, Orange Line, Blue Line, Silver Line. Most areas of DC are connected. With that kind of infrastructure you have more maintenance and upkeep. The metro is so heavily used, when it shut down for a day OPM made a 2hr delay into work.

Lol

[KodeBlue]

Why does the Baltimore forum have so many trolls?