Successes
Symphony Center - 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.
BWI Parking Garage - Completed in 2004, the new garage serves to accommodate increased rail and air traffic which also has MARC train and Lightrail access, helps facilitate easier travel. Newark International airport in New Jersey and Baltimore-Washington International airport in Maryland are two of very few airports that have rail service access, and
“Most Walkable Urban Place” Ranking - Greater Baltimore's established transportation infrastructure and efforts toward continued transit-oriented development have gained Baltimore City the position of 15th Most Walkable Urban Place.
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Most Walkable Urban Places
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1. Washington
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2. Boston
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3. San Francisco
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4. Denver
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5. Portland, Ore.
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6. Seattle
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7. Chicago
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8. Miami
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9. Pittsburgh
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10. New York
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11. San Diego
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12. Los Angeles
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13. Philadelphia
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14. Atlanta
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15. Baltimore
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Details: Baltimore
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16. St. Louis
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Rank
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15
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17. Minneapolis
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Metropolitan Area
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Baltimore – Towson (NE)
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18. Detroit
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Downtown
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Inner Harbor
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19. Columbus, Ohio
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Downtown Adjacent
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Fells Point
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20. Las Vegas
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Place Total
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2
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21. Houston
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Estimated Pop 2006
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2,658,405
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22. San Antonio
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# of People per Place
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1,329,203
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23. Kansas City, Mo.
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Rail Transit Served
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1
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24. Orlando, Fla.
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Rail Transit Service
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50%
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25. Dallas
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26. Phoenix
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27. Sacramento, Calif.
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28. Cincinnati
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29. Cleveland
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30. Tampa, Fla.
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