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Hocam
10-20-07, 03:28 PM
I've been car free throughout college, would like to continue and am graduating this year. I've been thinking about where to go and Baltimore seems like a nice enough city, but I really haven't been there enough to feel confident in my judgment. Looking at a map, it seems easy to ride out to the countryside for nice riding which generally takes 15+ miles of urban decay and sprawl where I live now.

So, does anyone live car free in Baltimore? Any advice on where to look?

makeinu
10-20-07, 06:45 PM
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gwd
10-20-07, 08:04 PM
I've been car free throughout college, would like to continue and am graduating this year. I've been thinking about where to go and Baltimore seems like a nice enough city, but I really haven't been there enough to feel confident in my judgment. Looking at a map, it seems easy to ride out to the countryside for nice riding which generally takes 15+ miles of urban decay and sprawl where I live now.

So, does anyone live car free in Baltimore? Any advice on where to look?
I've spent days at a time car-free but biking around both Philly and Baltimore, Philly is much better.
There was a thread on this forum discussing why Baltimore isn't as bike friendly as other cities with Baltimorans weighing in on the subject. If I were moving to Baltimore, I'd go car free, I just wouldn't expect it to be as fun as Philly. We used to bike out north of the city for country riding like to Monkton and Loch Raven resevoir but that was a decade ago those areas might be surburban hell now.

Hocam
10-21-07, 03:26 PM
I'm graduating with an engineering degree, so I'm mainly looking at possible areas before the job search.

I wouldn't mind public transit once and a while, but like using my bike and the accessibility west philly offers. Thanks for the replies guys, I'll have to look more into it.
makeinu
10-22-07, 05:54 AM
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rhm
10-22-07, 07:28 AM
Baltimore and Philadelphia are both well served by Amtrak, but I suggest you also compare the regional train networks --MARC for Maryland, SEPTA for Philly. I don't know how or where the two meet. SEPTA meets up with NJ Transit at Trenton. With these train systems and a folding bike, you can get just about anywhere.
makeinu
10-22-07, 07:54 AM
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