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As a professional urban designer and partner of the Planning and Design Firm Space Between Design Studio, I am a trained urbanist who specializes in creating walkable urban developments and analyzing existing places to find the barriers preventing livable, walkable urbanism. I can be reached at patrick [at] spacebtw.com
According to a new study based on gas prices and parking rates, transit riders in Baltimore can expect to save an average of $8,635 a year by riding MTA. That's almost $720 a month.
"Traffic jams is another issue here we are forgetting. You don't get traffic jams on MTA," Barasa said.
Actually, this (along with the hassle of registration, insurance, and the like) is the primary reason I have not yet bought another car. When I got out of the CoolRolla after driving on I's-75,35,45,30 or 20, I was pissed off. I don't like being in a bad mood. Because when I'm in a bad mood, I ball my fists and things get messy.
"The American love affair with the car...it's an awful lot like Stockholm Syndrome." ~ Me. In the Sixties the philosopher Ivan Illich showed that the amount of energy invested into cars and road infrastructure would be sufficient to cover the distance by foot - and in a considerably more beautiful and peaceful environment.
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