Listen: Moving stories about getting around Baltimore

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Listen: Moving stories about getting around Baltimore

by Stephen Miller • February 23, 2011 1:21 pm

Everybody has a story. Earlier this month, some Baltimoreans got a chance to tell their tales.

Photo by Willamor Media on Flickr.

The Maryland Humanities Council and the Stoop Storytelling Series teamed up for Moving Stories: Getting Around Baltimore, in which Charm City residents volunteered to speak about their experiences getting around the city.

WYPR-FM recorded two of these stories and was kind enough to share them with us. First is Gayle Hefner, an attorney who tells of getting around Baltimore's buses, sidewalks and crosswalks in a wheelchair.

The last storyteller was Jessica Keller, Director of Service Development at MTA. She talks about how she adjusted to the new commute that came along with her new job.

Washington-area residents also have stories to tell. What is the most memorable transportation tale you have about getting around our region?

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Tags: Baltimore, buses, disabilities, Maryland, pedestrian safety

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Stephen Miller lived in the District from 2008 to 2011 and is now a student at Pratt Institute's city and regional planning masters program.

Comments

I lived in Baltimore for 10 years. Its hard to draw comparisons with DC, given that the DC traffic is at a completely different level compared to Baltimore.

by SJE on Feb 23, 2011 2:50 pm • link • report

I can't see anything in this picture, the wires get in the way.

by Michael Perkins on Feb 23, 2011 3:13 pm • link • report

Getting back to Silver Spring from Logan Circle this past Halloween, it was after the Metro closed and it was impossible to catch a cab. I walked back to 16th street and had resigned myself to walking all the way back to Silver Spring, when at 3:45 am a Metrobus came rolling up the street.

by Dave Murphy on Feb 23, 2011 4:50 pm • link • report