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Architect, planner, urban designer, activist, husband and father of six. President ArchPlan Inc. Chairman of the Board D Center Baltimore Vice Chair of the Board NeighborSapce Baltimore County President Westerlee Community Inc. Board of Directors Thousand Friends of Maryland

Thursday, August 4, 2011

ArchPlan TOD Projects part of National Conference Workshop

The 2011 national transportation/land use conference "Railvolution" will take place in Washington DC. I worked with conference planners on the goal to make Baltimore the destination of one or several "mobile workshops".
A tour of Station North was proposed that would highlight the Arts and Entertainment District and its new investments and developments that are in part fueled by the proximity to Penn Station and its access to DC. The program was  accepted and is now part of the official program as described below. The mobile workshop will include the ArchPlan designed projects of the Station North Townhomes (Somerset Development) and Printers Square (Osprey Development).

Printers Square Courtyard
Station North townhomes on Calvert Street

Printers Square as seen from Mt Royal Ave


Baltimore: Commuter Rail and the Creative ClassTuesday, October 18, 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Baltimore’s TOD story is a truly urban tale of successes, challenges, creativity, partnerships and opportunism. Ride the MARC Penn Line commuter rail which carries approximately 21,000 passengers per day to and from Baltimore. Arrive in Baltimore and explore the Station North Arts and Entertainment District including tours of adaptive re-use projects and mixed-use TOD around the transit station. Experience the area’s history at the extensive Baltimore Streetcar Museum, which includes examples of almost every major type of streetcar that ran in Baltimore until the 1960′s, and hear from neighborhood groups and developers about recent efforts to stabilize the neighborhood and reclaim status as the cultural heart of the City through community festivals, artists housing, historic re-use and rehab, mixed-use TOD, new development, and targeted public investment.  Cost $60.

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