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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Transportation)
A Resolution Entitled
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
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Transit-Oriented Development - Penn Station
For the purpose of supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for Penn Station, the area surrounding and including Baltimore Penn Station; and providing for a special effective date.
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Recitals
Whereas, Title 7, Subtitle 1 of the State Transportation Article requires that, in addition to other criteria, that a Transit-Oriented Development (“TOD”) be designated as a TOD by the Maryland Secretary of Transportation and the relevant local government;
Whereas, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, in his letter to the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation dated April 27, 2022, attached hereto as “Exhibit A”, identified the City’s transportation priorities for inclusion in the Consolidated Transportation Program and, in part, proposed a TOD designation for Penn Station, the area surrounding and including Baltimore Penn Station, as depicted in “Exhibit B”, and as more particularly described in “Exhibit C” (the “Project”)”;
Whereas, the Project will be a mix of private and public parking facilities, commercial and residential structures, and uses, improvements, and facilities customarily appurtenant to such facilities and uses;
Whereas, the Project is part of a deliberate development plan and strategy involv...
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