Posts tagged Ryan Dorsey
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Does Baltimore’s security deposit alternatives bill offer ‘freedom’ or carve away renter protections?
A bill on Baltimore’s mayor’s desk requires some landlords to offer security deposit alternatives. But one of those alternatives, “security deposit insurance,” is drawing criticism from tenant advocates Keep reading…
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Baltimore residents could soon get at least 25 more miles of road for exercise and recreation
A new bill passed by the Baltimore’s City Council Monday, and headed to the Mayor’s desk for his signature, could close at least 25 miles of road, spread out across all 14 City Council districts, for exercise. Keep reading…
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MDOT head Pete Rahn was hostile to transit. Will his replacement be better?
Maryland State Secretary of Transportation Pete Rahn suddenly resigned on Monday, leaving behind a legacy on transit includes cancelling Baltimore’s Red Line and axing Montgomery County’s Corridor Cities Transitway. Rahn is heading back to his native New Mexico, where he’s been commuting from since Governor Larry Hogan tapped him to lead MDOT in 2015. Keep reading…
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Baltimore swapped a car lane for bike lanes on Harford Road. Will the city do it again?
This past May, Baltimore swapped a car lane for bike lanes on one of the busiest and most dangerous stretches of one of its busiest and most dangerous roads. Some local officials hope the Hamilton Business District Streetscape Project serves as a model transforming other busy Baltimore streets. Others say the freeway has been turned into a “parking lot.” Keep reading…