The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is an almost perfect microcosm of what needs to be fixed in the physical planning of Baltimore. The photograph above is the closest intersection to the Zoo's main entrance, Liberty Heights Avenue and Auchentoroly Terrace. Where is the zoo? The sign tells you to turn right from Liberty Heights, then proceed several blocks on Auchentoroly and turn left again at Gwynns Falls Parkway, then turn left again onto a road which meanders through Druid Hill Park, over a few speed humps and finally comes upon the Zoo's makeshift parking lots nearly a half-mile later.
If you're a pedestrian, this route is particularly absurd, but there is scarcely a clue to tell you to do otherwise.
