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Last time I was in Baltimore was probably 15 years ago, but from the terrible street/traffic design to my general feelings of personal safety it was, holistical
by c22 5y ago
Last time I was in Baltimore was probably 15 years ago, but from the terrible street/traffic design to my general feelings of personal safety it was, holistically, the worst city I have ever visited.
- throwaway6734 5y agowhat about the street design? >general feelings of personal safety ymmv depending on your level of comfort around lower income black people
- c22 5y agoIt's been a while so my memories may be incomplete, but I recall coming on instances where traffic would use the same lanes of a stretch of road in both directions controlled by a light (so running a red light would result in a head on collision) which made me feel uncomfortable. I remember other Kafkaesque scenarios also, like encountering a 5 way intersection with 4 one-way roads going into it and a single two way potential exit which was under construction and lead to a truly bizarre detour back out a one-way street. Just in general I got the sense that whoever was in charge of street design was asleep at the wheel. I have no discomfort around black people and have been lower income for most of my life. Most of my safety concerns were around aggressive traffic and sketchy-looking public infrastructure.