For the people not from here, Baltimore has a very distinct segregation pattern that shows up on every single demographic map you could make. Race, income, vehicle ownership, life expectancy, school achievement...all of it. You see the white L and the black butterfly. And now also, the Strava heatmap. Which, duh...of course, but this article I think touches on a bunch of interesting points about why and how and what next.
Post by irishbride2 on Feb 20, 2019 14:15:14 GMT -5
I try to explain to people who have never lived there why the Freddie Gray trial was such a big deal. Its impossible to understand truly how segregated it really is.
It is interesting to read this! I see a lot of runners (and some walking clubs) in my general area (Lake Montebello/Herring Run/Morgan) but not a ton elsewhere outside of the waterfront. It’s great to see that there are some groups in the city trying to promote running, you really can’t find a sport that is cheaper to do than running around your own neighborhood.
Post by downtoearth on Feb 20, 2019 15:15:38 GMT -5
Really enlightening article. Funding for a 15-student running program was dropped even with Under Armor's support? Damn. That is pretty terrible - so is the fact that schools had a heat crisis last year.
Really enlightening article. Funding for a 15-student running program was dropped even with Under Armor's support? Damn. That is pretty terrible - so is the fact that schools had a heat crisis last year.
The heat crisis is not even a new issue. I taught there ten years ago and we had many days where we could see our breath in our classrooms while we taught.
In the summer, it would be boiling (no AC, third-floor classroom where the windows didn't open) and it had to hit 90 by 11 am to cancel. So it could still hit over 90 after that and we would bake. In the winter, we would have to bundle up and bring extra coats for kids that didn't have them.
Really enlightening article. Funding for a 15-student running program was dropped even with Under Armor's support? Damn. That is pretty terrible - so is the fact that schools had a heat crisis last year.
The runs listed there don’t seem to show the ones people are taking straight up the middle of the city that are shown on the map in the article which form the vertical part of the L. These are all at the horizontal part near the harbor except Montebello which is not part of the L. Maybe people aren’t creating runs for the site that just have you running up and down St Paul or Charles?
And we’ve had a heat/cooling crisis for decades. I remember it back in the ‘80s when I was an elementary school student there.
Really enlightening article. Funding for a 15-student running program was dropped even with Under Armor's support? Damn. That is pretty terrible - so is the fact that schools had a heat crisis last year.
Really enlightening article. Funding for a 15-student running program was dropped even with Under Armor's support? Damn. That is pretty terrible - so is the fact that schools had a heat crisis last year.
The runs listed there don’t seem to show the ones people are taking straight up the middle of the city that are shown on the map in the article which form the vertical part of the L. These are all at the horizontal part near the harbor except Montebello which is not part of the L. Maybe people aren’t creating runs for the site that just have you running up and down St Paul or Charles?
And we’ve had a heat/cooling crisis for decades. I remember it back in the ‘80s when I was an elementary school student there.
I think my company blocks that particular picture for some reason. I can't see it or load it in the article. I'll have to look on my phone. Thanks.
thank you so much for sharing, this, wawa. While not surprising it is pretty fascinating.
My sister lives right in West Philly and when I run there it is amazing to see the segregation as I make my way from the bottom of Baltimore up to Cobbs Creek, etc. I would hardly ever see runners until I got back closer to 50th street.