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Let’s talk about our second guiding principle for transportation investment: Design for safety, not speed. t4america.org/platform 1/10 
When it comes to priorities for designing our streets, transportation agencies—from the feds on down—have largely decided that speed is just more important than safety. 2/10
High-speed roads can be safe! They’re called interstates or limited-access highways. Remove all conflicts, like driveways and cross streets, bikes and people, and build wide, straight lanes. @StrongTowns 3/10
I live in Baltimore, work in the county, and don't have a car. People ask "How on earth do you do that commute without a car??" I normally just say that its a run->train->commute for simplicity.
But the story is so much more than that. Let me take you on my daily commute.
But the story is so much more than that. Let me take you on my daily commute.
I jog from Upper Fells to the Camden Station Marc. Its a nice jog through Perkins, Little Italy, the Inner Harbor, and down Pratt Street. I hop on the train and enjoy about 18 minutes of internet time.
I get to Dorsey in Hanover, where I am usually the only one disembarking.
I get to Dorsey in Hanover, where I am usually the only one disembarking.
Dorsey is a Transit Oriented Development. A couple weeks ago, the Sun had an article about how Maryland is trying to really take advantage of areas around transit to develop.
Technically, what I am about to describe is my commute through a TOD.
baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/…
Technically, what I am about to describe is my commute through a TOD.
baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/…
