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The Case for a Light Rail Station at Wyman Park Drive

We all know that the Light Rail misses a lot of potential places and neighborhoods as it makes it way north along the Jones Falls Valley; Ruxton and Towson are good examples. How they managed to design it without making a better connection to Penn Station or why they didn't plan a better Lexington Market Metro interchange is beyond my comprehension. However there is a lot of potential for infill stations to serve some of the city neighborhoods that the line now skips. There is an approximately 2 mile stretch of track between the North Avenue and Woodberry stations. Woodberry serves as a great connection to its immediately neighborhood and places like Woodberry Kitchen, Meadow Mill, Artifact Coffee, and Union Craft Brewing. While only a little more than a half mile to the Avenue, this station sits at the bottom of the Jones Falls Valley, so it does not have the best accessibility. However, adding a new station at Wyman Park Drive has some potential to open up Remington and the s

Skyline from Section 332

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Camden Yards Section 332 on Wednesday, May 29th A great day for skyline viewing. The Hilton Hotel blocking the Bromo Seltzer Tower, the B&O Warehouse looking great even after 114 years, the Baltimore Trust Building and the William Donald Schaefer Building making an appearance in the right corner. The old BGE Building straight away to center field.