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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
title
Transit-Oriented Development - North Avenue
For the purpose of supporting a State
Transit-Oriented Development designation for North Avenue, the area surrounding and including the Light Rail Link Station; and providing for a special effective date.
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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 the identification of new TOD opportunities adjacent to MARC and Metro Stations in the City of Baltimore;
Whereas, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have since identified a new TOD opportunity and now support a TOD designation for North Avenue, the area surrounding and including the North Avenue Light Rail Link 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...
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