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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They need to set up a ferry for locals. Something like within X miles of the bridge and only provide it for locals.

I cant imagine living in Sparrows Point and commuting to Glen Burnie for work and then your 20 min commute turns into 1.5 hours. Or vice versa.[b] The surrounding areas are mostly working class and cannot afford this- in time or in funds.[/b] [/quote]

Yes.  This was very much a blue collar bridge.

My husband and I lived and worked in Baltimore for 15 years and never once crossed it.  We went to graduate and medical school in the city and then worked as a nurse and doctor at Hopkins.  We lived in some very rough neighborhoods along the way (rent for $150 a month! in grad school for me) but this part of the city is not someplace that the professional class of Baltimore travels to. The bridge served the shipping community, others in blue collar jobs and the communities in the local neighborhoods (predominantly immigrants and the white working class).

It's an incredibly worrisome loss because it will impact the livelihood of many people who do not have other options for employment and who live on very thin margins. [/quote]

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