Success stories about effective transit-oriented development (TOD), transit adjacent development and joint development of transit assets are frequently based on the ability to create, over time, different but linked development opportunities at multiple stations within a system.

Opportunities exist along the Baltimore Metrorail system, the Baltimore Central Light Rail Line and the Maryland Rail Commuter Lines throughout the Baltimore and Washington regions. Two top priority sites in this strategy build on existing transit assets, local jurisdiction support for redevelopment, and identified market potential. Imagine what is possible on the existing Metrorail system - the planned Owings Mills Town Center project at the current Metrorail northwest terminus and possible commercial/retail uses at the State Center Metrorail Station that are compatible with the commercial/residential mixed use joint development of Symphony Center at the nearby Cultural Center Light Rail Station.

TOD SUCCESS STORIES

• Symphony Center - The MTA entered into a long-term lease agreement to develop this underutilized 6-acre site located at the Cultural Center Light Rail Station in June 2000. This Public-Private Joint Development effort resulted in the first successful TOD in the Baltimore region fulfilling the optimum of the TOD vision of mixed-use development, with the final component of a high-rise residential building completed in February 2005. This transit development anchors the West Side Re-vitalization efforts and offers a significant link to the opportunities at the State Center Complex / Metro Station one block to the East.
• Owings Mills Town Center - This 46-acre site offers a unique development opportunity and in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by MDOT/MTA in February 2000, and a long-term lease agreement for a TOD development was signed in 2005. With a proposed program of 230,000 SF Retail, 1 Million SF Office Space, 75,000 SF Restaurants, 500 residential units, a 250 Room Hotel and 100,000 SF for a community College and Library, this site will be the signature TOD of the Baltimore Region.
  


To view the development plan for the Metro Centre at Owings Mills, click here.

TOD OPPORTUNITIES UNDER CONSIDERATION

• State Center - In response to a 2006 Request for Qualifications, the State of Maryland selected a master development team for the main State government complex in the heart of Baltimore. The Project entails Transit Oriented Development (TOD) of an underutilized 25-acre State-owned site that includes 5 buildings and 1,300 parking spaces. The master development team will assemble resources that can design, entitle, finance, construct and market mixed-use, mixed-income urban TOD that supports surrounding neighborhood needs.



• Reisterstown Plaza Metro Station - The Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) is working on a TP3 process for this 15-acre site in Northwest Baltimore. Several mixed use concepts that benefit transit use are under consideration. The property is near the Reisterstown Plaza Shopping Mall and Plaza. It is also adjacent to a District Court facility and the Seton Business Park. The Metro serves over 2,000 people daily, and it is a major transfer point for a number of MTA bus lines. MTA seeks a high quality transit oriented development for the property. It presents the opportunity to complement the "Town Center" functions at Owings Mills with community center functions appropriate to the community here. A broad mix of commercial, residential, and office uses are under consideration.



• Savage MARC Station - In response to a 2006 Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI), the Maryland Department of Transportation selected a master developer, Petrie-Ross Ventures, to negotiate exclusively for the rights to develop this 12+/- acre Transit Oriented Development (TOD)site.

For a list of other possible TOD locations, visit the TOD Opportunities page.

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