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Wanted to make users aware that I've added subreddit rules to provide guidelines to help provide guidelines for acceptable posts. Rules are based upon relevant and applicable posting and commenting rules from r/baltimore. Rules will apply to posts going forward.

The reason for this is that the subreddit up until this point had no stated rules. There is a lot of productive discussion, information, and advocacy occurring within this subreddit. The intent here is to provide a place for civil discussion.

It will remain allowed to discuss (both positive or negative) leaders, advocates, and figures relevant to bikes in Baltimore. Examples of valid discussion include politicians, leaders of organizations with bike relevant stances (both pro and anti), media organizations. Drawing a crisp and clear line is always tricky but please use your best judgement and for moderation purposes there will be a sincere effort to assume good intentions.

I think Ryan Dorsey is usually on the ball and I like him a lot, he is great on trasit/housing/environment, but his opponent has a lot of money from outside the city and is more or less alligned with sinclare.

What do you think his chances are of being reelected?

Moving to a more from Boston. Got very used to biking everywhere and wondering if I can recreate this there too! My wife wants to move to canton and I’m wondering how bikeable is that to Hopkins and U Maryland?

Lol

There's another city council hearing Thu 3/7 at 4pm. Please consider attending to support bike infrastructure. Or if you're like me and have to be at work during the hearing, consider sending in written testimony (email testimony@baltimorecity.gov). Thanks for considering.

Like the title says. I’m new to biking, and have been using the bike lanes where available and generally planning routes. This has lead me to the politics surrounding this issue.

Is the resistance to this just pure NIMBYism, or is there a socioeconomic tribalism thing going on? It seems like there’s just tons of car drivers who are just opposed to anything to do with improving infrastructure for bikers and pedestrians.

I’m also a vehicle commuter and have no issue with “mild” inconveniences, if you could call it that as I have lived in bicycle friendly cities and seen what benefit it can provide. I’d like some background on this topic so I can effectively engage.

So since the BCV group was taken over, traffic and engagement on the page is down, the only issue that generates buzz and engagement for the page are Bike Lane topics. This is actually because a host of bikers will emerge to defend the infrastructure, driving traffic. The best thing that can ultimately be done is leaving the group permanently as the less users, the less important it will be in city politics

Who has the best pro-bike policies?

On my way commute home from the Hopkins main hospital campus I was biking west in the protected bike lane on Monument Street when I encountered a car fully inside the bike lane driving at me. They swerved and hit a bunch of the bendy post things to avoid striking me. I ride with a dash camera so I have plate and driver details on video. I'm usually happy letting bygones be bygones, but this feels like something I should report.

Does anyone have experience reporting this kind of thing? I assume I would call the police department since I can't find any online submission options for something like this.

Thanks!