* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmember Bullock
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 - West Baltimore
For the purpose of supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for the area surrounding and including the West Baltimore MARC 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 Link Stations within the City of Baltimore.
Whereas, the Mayor and City Council have since identified a new opportunity and now support a TOD designation for West Baltimore, the area surrounding and including the West Baltimore MARC Station, as depicted in Exhibit B, “West Baltimore Transit-Oriented Development - Boundaries”, dated April 6, 2024, and as more particularly described in Exhibit C, “West Baltimore Transit-Oriented Development - Blocks and Lots”, dated April 6, 2024 (the “Project”).
Whereas, the Project will be a mix of private and public parking facilities, commercial and residential structures, uses, improvements, and facilities customarily appurtenant to such facilities and uses;
Whereas, the Project is part of a deliberate development plan and strategy involving property that is either adjacent to or located within one-half mile of the passenger boarding and alighting location of the West Baltimore MARC Station;
Whereas, the Project is planned to maximize the use of transit, walking, and bicycling by residents, employees, and other users of the Project;
Whereas, this Resolution of the Mayor and City Council represents the City’s support of a State TOD designation pursuant to the State Transportation Article; and
Whereas, this Resolution of the Mayor and City Council could potentially bring the Project prioritization for funds, resources, financing assistance, tax credits, the location of State offices, and support from State agencies.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That West Baltimore and, the area surrounding and including the West Baltimore MARC Station, as depicted in Exhibit B, “West Baltimore Transit-Oriented Development - Boundaries”, dated April 6, 2024, and as more particularly described in Exhibit C, “West Baltimore Transit-Oriented Development - Blocks and Lots”, dated April 6, 2024, is hereby designated a Transit-Oriented Development, in accordance with the State Transportation Article.
Section 3. And be it further resolved, That this Resolution takes effect on the date it is enacted.
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
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Exhibit A
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Exhibit A
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Exhibit B
West BaltimoreTransit-Oriented Development - Boundaries
April 6, 2024
The boundaries of the proposed West Baltimore Transit-Oriented Development, as situated in the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, are depicted in red on the map below.
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Exhibit B
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Exhibit C
West BaltimoreTransit-Oriented Development - Blocks and Lots
April 6, 2024
The proposed West Baltimore Transit-Oriented Development will include certain parts of those blocks and lots situated in the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland listed below.
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