The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) is soliciting proposals from qualified firm(s) to create a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Implementation Plan for the West Baltimore Red Line Station. The station is planned to become a critical regional hub with the addition of the planned Red Line Station to the existing MARC station and local bus lines. BMC is seeking land-use planning support, informed by and coordinated with multiple ongoing investments, which will attract more density, community-serving land uses, and vibrant public spaces to the station area, and ultimately increase ridership, access to jobs, and multimodal connectivity. The selected firm will create a Plan that recognizes community priorities, supports affordable housing, identifies pedestrian and bike connections, and recruits private investment. The Project will coordinate with the redesign of the West Baltimore MARC Station included in Amtrak’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel project, as well as the West Baltimore United project supported by Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant funds, and the MARC Penn Line TOD Framework Plan. The project should also coordinate with the broader TOD programs being led by MDOT’s Office of Real Estate and Economic Development. A link to a one page description of the grant is provided on the BMC RFP webpage.
