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I need to take my laptop down to City Hall and make them binge read this, and all other websites, blogs, documentaries, surverys, or anything else I can get my hands on to show how the world views Baltimore, and why they veiw it that way.
Maybe then they'll attempt to change their way of thinking.
Most of the other cities are doing long-jumps, and Baltimore is playing hopscotch.
There's at least one person inside of City Hall reading this thread.
It's amazing to me just how many people are asleep when it comes to Baltimore.
Google Port Covington.
Forget the west coast comparisons...it's only a matter of time before Under Armour takes the sports apparel throne from Nike.
Port Covington is going to be epic, but isn't it like 40 years from full build out?
The amount of phases is in the double digits according to the developers from Sagamore. They told me they didn't want to suck up all the demand by delivering too much supply. It's going to be a very long time for this development to finish. DC proper will have close to 1,000,000 people by the time they finish.
Yes, Baltimore can achieve the type of vibrancy of the other cities except NYC depending where in NYC we're talking about.
Any city could achieve the vibrancy of other cities if it builds enough density and adds enough people. The question is will that city do that? Do you believe Baltimore is going to start growing that fast? If so, when do you think that will happen and how many people do you think the city will need to add? Also, do you think Baltimore is going to start building apartment buildings in all those row house neighborhoods?
Any city could achieve the vibrancy of other cities if it builds enough density and adds enough people. The question is will that city do that? Do you believe Baltimore is going to start growing that fast? If so, when do you think that will happen and how many people do you think the city will need to add? Also, do you think Baltimore is going to start building apartment buildings in all those row house neighborhoods?
It's just as much about the types of people a place adds as it is how many. However, in Baltimore's vibrant neighborhoods you'd be hard pressed to top them if you're not NYC (in the cities we're comparing). Also, the majority of your post has nothing to do with my comment. I'm talking about vibrany, and you're talking about Rowhouses.
Matching NYC vibrancy is almost impossible in any city. Matching Philly, Boston, and DC is possible because Baltimore has the built environment to handle it. It has good bones, unlike most cities.
Any city could achieve the vibrancy of other cities if it builds enough density and adds enough people. The question is will that city do that? Do you believe Baltimore is going to start growing that fast? If so, when do you think that will happen and how many people do you think the city will need to add? Also, do you think Baltimore is going to start building apartment buildings in all those row house neighborhoods?
Did Baltimore steal your lunch money? Is there some other reason that you need to trash Baltimore all the time about every subject?
Clearly Baltimore needs to find its own way. Also, to me anyway, it doesn't need to compete with DC in every way. If Baltimore does something well every now and then, there is no reason for DC folks to get worked up about it. Since DC is the nation's capital, and there is only one, DC and its suburban residents should feel secure about their exalted position and stop worrying so much about Baltimore. If need be, you folks can just look down on us with quiet disgust. Just be quiet.
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