What dirt bike task force?

I understand that it does sound like something someone would throw around just to point the finger, but it's true.

City schools always use public transportation

The article says specific projects for the funding have not yet been announced.

Yeah why in the fuck are the numbers 800up/20!down. So crazy the disparity

Just because the person riding it paid for it doesn’t mean the bike isn’t stolen. And sure, I’ll make an assumption on the who. I’ll assume the people who brazenly break the law by riding non street legal bikes through the heart of downtown in large groups right in front of police officers are more likely to be ok with stealing or receiving stolen property.

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Of course I see the stunting and generally disrespectful/unsafe BS and know that is part of the allure. This type of approach would obviously require partnerships/strategizing between private business and city government, incentives (vocational training, free/safe bike storage) and a big picture approach with an emphasis on holding events to draw on crowds from out of town. To even have a shot at this space serving as a replacement/safer option for illegal riding would probably require incorporating access to a local track/course for free. I am also fully aware there is a zero percent chance of this happening. Just some general pipe dreaming.

Nah, it’s just easier to call you racist. Thanks though!

I feel your pain. I used to host a server on a gigabit fiber connection, but had to move it to my house. The upload speed is painful, but I am holding out for the upgrade.

Try googling? Yes when the dirt bike task force confiscates bikes anywhere from 25-50% are stolen bikes. Not that you couldn’t have looked that up yourself.

Yeah riding the bus to work in DC I see kids on it all the time going to school. Plenty of cities are doing without.

This article says a lot about the volume of jobs, but little about those job’s salaries or barriers preventing people from accessing the roles (training/education/transportation). All in a pretty useless article

Yeah, that's a good point. I own my own equipment so would be interested to see when the faster download speeds become available. I'm signed up to try T-mobile. If it sucks I'll go back to comcast. I'm past my contract with them so it was easy and didn't cost anything to cancel. I'm sure there will be fees or whatever to reconnect but yeah. Just felt like trying something different I guess. Thanks for the info though

Yeah exactly. There's natural beauty there though. That part is amazing and very much should be conserved and protected. I hope they will.

FWIW, Comcast upload speeds are in the midst of being upgraded. If you pay for their rental gateway, you could get upwards of 200 Mbps depending on your connection tier. "Eventually" this will come to user-owned modems.

As much as I dislike Comcast, I personally wouldn't go from a wired copper line to a 5G connection if I was concerned about connection speeds and reliability. Business practices aside, Xfinity has been reliable for me.

edit: I love that I got downvoted for saying this. TMobile is just another huge corporation -- one that brings in 100 billion dollars a year and doesn't give a shit about you. No better and no worse than Comcast. I am grateful that 5G ISPs have come to the city to introduce some competition, but they are not an option for me because of my connection needs. Do whatever is right for your situation, but don't pretend like you're switching to a not-for-profit municipal ISP.

Why would anyone anywhere care about ur opinion?

>a safe place for the culture to thrive

you assume they ride dirtbikes through random routes of the city because they have nowhere else to ride. that is false. if that were true, they would never joyride through the harbor, but they're out there all the time in the summer.

their hobby isn't riding dirtbikes. their hobby is stunt-riding to be seen. the more dirtbike culture is supported, the more will ride on busy streets. the only advantage of a bike park is that it removed the excuse of "there is nowhere else to ride" so that police can get them to stop riding dangerously through busy places.

but really, why should the city spend so much money on a bunch of assholes when there are people starving? a few weeks ago I had to give a guy my coat because he was wearing a long-sleeve t-shirt and shivering like crazy while it was 35 degrees outside. if we had that much flexibility with the highway-to-nowhere funds, we could set up low income housing or community gardens so that people in the neighborhood can feel a greater attachment to the area and want to fix up more houses. dirtbikers should be at the bottom of the list of people the city bends over backwards to help.

Oh yeah, parts are very economically depressed.

Also, I avoid Ocean City like the plague. It's pretty trashy compared to other beaches nearby (especially in Delaware).

I can understand having had a bad experience though. It happens!

> A large majority of the dirt bikes you see being illegally driven around the city are stolen.

So is there any actual stats on this or is it just one of those assumptions that's made because of 'who' is ridding the bikes?

I know it well actually. I don't actually hate it. It's just a hard place to grow out of that mold you get put in by people there. It's a small town. Everyone knows everyone. I keep as far away as possible from anyone from that time and place...

Also lived in BUFFALO NY and went to Roswell Park

Get a home inspector before you buy anything.

Big failure points are the roof and around windows and doors. The brick can also be a problem but that's more rare and usually more obvious. Most rowhomes are over 100 year old at this point and the structure is generally fine as long as the brick isnt bowing out and you don't see visible mortar or brick crumbling.

If it's renovated in the last decade or so just check window frames, door frames, and the roof (if possible). Otherwise things should he fine.

If it hasn't been renovated since pre 90s, give or take, then you need to start worrying about things like wiring, power and hvac.

Just like skaters and skateparks. They built that park by the science center, but I’d rather hit up the street spots so I see what you’re getting at. As for number 1, this is the real problem. A friend of mine tried to sell his dirt bike, dude tried to steal it but wasn’t anticipating my friend to have a big turboed car. Called the cops and chased him to a dead end. They ended up finding a dude with a trailer that had a couple more bikes in the back already

I, too, have anxiety 😀

That and access to the jobs.