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Connections/Destinations Diagram State Center and McCulloh Homes Land Area 12 State Center Transit Oriented Development Strategy Site Context Context Connections and Destinations State Center is strategically located within close proximity to downtown Baltimore and the Inner Harbor. In addition to the existing State Center Office complex, a few of the numerous local destinations include: • Maryland General Hospital • Lyric Opera House • Meyerhoff Symphony Hall • University of Baltimore • Maryland Institute College of Art • St. Mary’s Seminary Complex • Arena Players Theater Convenient connections to other areas within the city and region is possible via the Metro Green Line (with a possible future extension) and the Light Rail Line to places such as the BWI Corridor (for employment and air travel), Johns Hopkins, and Penn Station (where Amtrak and MARC connect the area to Washington, D.C. and points such as New York, N.Y.). Additional future transit connections may be realized through development of the proposed Street Car Project, Red Line Transit Project and/or a proposed Yellow Line. Existing Uses The State Center Complex is the largest concentration of State government offices in Maryland and is comprised of approximately 24 acres of land around the State Center/Cultural Center Metro station, and across the street from the Cultural Center LRT station. The site is surrounded by several major streets: Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.; Howard Street; Hoffman Street; and McCulloh Street. These streets serve as thoroughfares to and from I-83, I-95, US 40 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (I-295). The State Center Complex has three mid- to high-rise state office buildings housing approximately 3,500 employees. The offices were constructed approximately 30-50 years ago and in their current configuration will soon surpass their productive lifespan. Two large surface parking lots for the public and state employees occupy 5 of the 24 acres. The nearby Penn Station is within a ten-minute walk of the site and serves as a major multi-modal transportation hub in Baltimore, with access to the LRT, Amtrak, MARC commuter rail, as well as several local and express bus routes.
McCulloh Homes Bolton Hill Site Context McCulloh Homes, a public housing project serving low-income residents, is located on approximately 31 acres adjacent to the State Center Complex. It is bordered by Pennsylvania Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. McCulloh Homes consists of several blocks of low-rise apartments as well as two residential towers that house approximately 800 residents. These apartments range in age from 40 – 60 years old and are also beginning to require significant and increasing amounts of maintenance. The four adjacent neighborhoods (Bolton Hill, Seton Hill, Mt. Vernon, and Upton-Marble Hill) maintain historical significance for a variety of reasons including: notable past residents, historic uses, and architecture. The primary land use in these neighborhoods is residential, with some commercial uses. Penn Station State Center Transit Oriented Development Strategy 13
Page 1 and 2: State Center Transit Oriented Devel
Page 3 and 4: Table Of Contents Executive Summary
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Page 7 and 8: Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
Page 9 and 10: Methodology Overall Process The ove
Page 11 and 12: Methodology • Initial Concept Dev
Page 13 and 14: Methodology Day 4 Rough Cut Alterna
Page 15: State Center Complex Site Context S
Page 19 and 20: View of Plaza D’Art View of South
Page 21 and 22: State Center Parking Lots Cultural
Page 23 and 24: Area Map 1896 Site Context State Ce
Page 25 and 26: Plaza D’Art PRESTON STREET EUTAW
Page 27 and 28: Open space link through an urban ne
Page 29 and 30: Transit can help activate places. D
Page 31 and 32: Live/work townhouses along rail tra
Page 33 and 34: Charrette street sections Charrette
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Page 37 and 38: Streets should accommodate all user
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Page 41 and 42: Example of a vibrant core Developme
Page 43 and 44: Modern townhouses One-over-one town
Page 45 and 46: Feasibility Analysis and Economic B
Page 49 and 50: Table 4: State Center TOD Strategy
Page 53 and 54: Implementation Strategy Challenges
Page 55 and 56: An active urban park Landscaping an
Page 57: Parks are an important part of the

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