PB PlaceMaking - Maryland Department of Transportation

34 State Center Transit Oriented Development Strategy
Development Concept
Left: Illustration of Preston street spine linking Pennsylvania Ave to Penn Station.
Above: Example of pedestrian linkage
Public gathering places will comprise several key destinations in the
District:
• The ‘Plaza D’Art’ at the center of the Cultural Core will be
an important junction where the District’s functions come
together. The Plaza will encourage people to gather both day
and night, activated by a hotel, restaurants and artist venues.
• A strengthening of connections between the Meyerhoff
Symphony, Lyric Opera and other venues.
• At the intersection of Howard Street and Martin Luther King
Jr. Boulevard, a spacious public plaza provides a gateway to
the District from the East and includes eye-catching art and an
information/orientation center with box office.
• A three-acre park with play fields, dog run, skate park, and
arboretum serves as the centerpiece of the reborn McCulloh
Homes community.
• The dignity and grace of the existing Eutaw Place park medians
extend through the District, by way of careful streetscape
design, creating a pedestrian link to the Washington
Monument.