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The Charles Street Trolley Is A Bad Idea

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August 17, 12:11 PM

by Adam Meister, Baltimore Politics Examiner

The Charles Street Development Corporation has been promoting a Charles Street trolley for the past few years. You can view the official idea here. The city (AKA the tax payer) is already contributing $620,000 toward a two-year study of the proposed trolley.

I do not think we need a trolley for this corridor. There is already plenty of bus service in this area. I was told that the project will end up costing $156 million! That money is better spent on other public transportation projects that are actually needed like a a heavy rail red line.

Have you ever driven up Charles Street in the middle of the day? It is a crowded mess and there are always trucks double parked unloading products in to businesses. A trolley would create a nightmare traffic scenario. The city already has plans to create a free downtown circulator shuttle that will overlap part of the southern section of the proposed trolley's route. I am pretty sure that most people would rather have a free service over one you have to pay to ride.

For more info: The Charles Street Development Corporation.

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