How would you spend $641M?

It's a new day, but the question is the same. The city is getting lots of relief money  from the federal government. What would you fund to improve the city?

Here's one idea sent over by software engineer Dan Jorquera:

I would suggest spending money on removing light pollution. My dream is walking through the city and being able to see the stars in the night sky. Right now we get to see one or two if we're lucky. Imagine being able to see more of the Milky Way galaxy, having a thousand stars lighting up the sidewalks of the cityscape instead of artificial lights that haven't even been proven to reduce crime. Ordinances for light pollution would help, but simply removing unnecessary light fixtures while adding in better LED lights that point downward instead of in all directions could help us in Baltimore see more of the night sky. It's not cheap but I think it's worthwhile, for citizens and for wildlife that can be affected by the artificial lights.

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