The state’s DOT is funding projects that prepare sites around transit stations for future mixed-use development and housing.
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced $1.25 million in grants for developing areas around several subway stations and one MARC station between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., reports Daniel Zawodny in The Baltimore Banner.
The funding will support projects including preconstruction for parking around the Odenton MARC station and street redesigns around two Baltimore stations, all aimed at accommodating more housing and other development near the transit stations. “And in Montgomery County, another $250,000 will go toward preliminary design and community engagement for a series of big changes near the 13.9-acre North Bethesda Metro Station, which is along the Red Line in the northern Washington, D.C., suburb.”
Maryland officials hope promoting TOD will help more Maryland residents reduce driving and carbon emissions. And while many train stations were originally designed as park-and-rides for people driving in, changes in work patterns have reduced the need for sprawling parking lots, offering an opportunity for denser, mixed-use development near stations.
FULL STORY: Maryland announces $1.25 million in grants for development around rail stations
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