Transit-Oriented Development Advances in Baltimore

Maryland Governor Wes Moore released a regional transit-oriented development (TOD) strategy and call for partners to grow the state’s economy and lower housing prices. The TOD strategy expands efforts to improve regional mobility through investments in transit across the Baltimore region.

During a press conference with state transportation officials, Moore remarked on the opportunities that the investment brings, including “opportunity to live near transit, opportunity to strengthen communities near transit, and opportunity to create work, wages, and wealth near transit.”

The TOD project will transform nine acres of state-owned land currently being used for parking. The goal is to turn the land into an asset that increases transit ridership, increases housing supply, maximizes the return on state transportation infrastructure investment, and supports local community needs.

“Transit-oriented development puts transit at the heart of our communities and creates vibrant, walkable spaces where people can live, work, and connect,” said Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold. “By aligning development with our transit investments, we are expanding access and growing economic opportunity.”

The project’s potential impact includes over 5,000 new housing units and almost $1.4 billion in state and local tax revenue from developing state-owned land.