Nicole Blasetti Graduate Thesis

Competitions:D+T Workshop: SO-ILSpring 2011Syracuse University, with Florian Idenburg & Jing LiuCollaboration with 1st- & 2nd-Year Graduate Students

D+T Workshop: Climatic PlasticitySpring 2010Syracuse University, with MOS StudioCollaboration with 1st- & 2nd-Year Graduate Students

D+T Workshop: Stripped BareFall 2009Syracuse University, with by Sean LallyCollaboration with 1st- & 2nd-Year Graduate Students

HUB Competition / Third Place FinalistFall 2010Architecture for Humanity & AIA Charlestonwww.afhcharleston-competition.comCollaboration with:Irini Zhupa. Thomas Poore, & Nathan Aleskovsky

Classroom In Uganda June 2009Open Architecure ChallengeCollaboration with:Perkins+Will Architecture Studio of Washington, DC

Syracuse University Syracuse, NY

Master of ArchitectureMay 2012 ( expected )Fall 2009 Spring 2012 Cumulative GPA: 3.75

Awards/Honors:

Robert W. Cutler Endowed Scholarship Summer 2011

Thesis:

Re-Surfacing the Manufactured Landscape:Recontextualizing Post-Industrial Residue of BaltimoreFall 2011 - Spring 2012 ( expected )

Research:Independent Design Studio Summer 2011on Roofscapes of Downtown Manhattan( studying real estate potential and housing prototypes )

Research Intern Spring 2011to Victor Tzen, on step wells of India

Teaching Assistant Fall 2010to Sinead Mac Namara, on Structures II

Research Assistant Spring 2010to Julia Czerniak, on landscape architecture

Publications:D+T Publication, Graphic Design Summer 2010 Collaboration with Mark Linder

Graduate Session Interview Spring 2010 Collaboration with:Taylor Hardee, Dayna Swaggerty, & Ryan Novi

After Autopia: Visions for Light Rail in the Motor CityFall 2011Collaboration with Graduate Urban Design Studio

Catholic University Of AmericaWashington, DC

Bachelor of Science in ArchitectureMay 2006Fall 2002 Spring 2006Cumulative GPA: 3.55

Awards/Honors:

Tau Sigma DeltaHonor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts

Honorable MentionFall 2005Graduate Foreign Studies Competition

Undergraduate Foreign Studies Spring 2006Study-Abroad Semester based in Rome, Italy

Perkins+WillWashington, DC

Arch II (staff architect)w/ focus in Core & Shell Architecture May 2006 August 2009

Projects & Responsibilities:Private Mixed Use DevelopmentAbu Dhabi, UAEResearch & Production for Schematic Design and Design DevelopmentGraphic design of marketing packages

Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of Assembly BuildingRichmond, VAResearch & Production for Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction DocumentGraphic design of marketing packages

Private Database FacilitySaudi Arabia, UAEResearch and Production for Design Development and Construction Document

Capital Commerce Center NorthWashington, DCGraphic design of marketing packages for Concept Design & Schematic Design

Charles River LaboratoriesReno, NV & Hollister, CAConstruction administration

Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationArlington, VAConstruction administration

Affiliations:AIA Associatesince 2006

LEED Accredited Professionalsince 2008

Active member of G.A.S.( Graduate Architecture Students, Syracuse )since 2010

Computer Applications

Academic Experience Professional Experience

Assoc. AIA, LEED AP | Graduate Architecture Student | Syracuse University 247 W Fayette Street, Apt 404 | Syracuse, NY 13202 | 215-901-9218 | [email protected]

Nicole C. Blasetti

Collaboration

[ Revit | AutoCAD | Rhino & V-Ray | Grasshopper | Adobe CS5 Suite | SketchUp | Ecotect ]

intensity without density

graduate thesis MArch I

Competitions:D+T Workshop: SO-ILSpring 2011Syracuse University, with Florian Idenburg & Jing LiuCollaboration with 1st- & 2nd-Year Graduate Students

D+T Workshop: Climatic PlasticitySpring 2010Syracuse University, with MOS StudioCollaboration with 1st- & 2nd-Year Graduate Students

D+T Workshop: Stripped BareFall 2009Syracuse University, with by Sean LallyCollaboration with 1st- & 2nd-Year Graduate Students

HUB Competition / Third Place FinalistFall 2010Architecture for Humanity & AIA Charlestonwww.afhcharleston-competition.comCollaboration with:Irini Zhupa. Thomas Poore, & Nathan Aleskovsky

Classroom In Uganda June 2009Open Architecure ChallengeCollaboration with:Perkins+Will Architecture Studio of Washington, DC

Syracuse University Syracuse, NY

Master of ArchitectureMay 2012 ( expected )Fall 2009 Spring 2012 Cumulative GPA: 3.75

Awards/Honors:

Robert W. Cutler Endowed Scholarship Summer 2011

Thesis:

Re-Surfacing the Manufactured Landscape:Recontextualizing Post-Industrial Residue of BaltimoreFall 2011 - Spring 2012 ( expected )

Research:Independent Design Studio Summer 2011on Roofscapes of Downtown Manhattan( studying real estate potential and housing prototypes )

Research Intern Spring 2011to Victor Tzen, on step wells of India

Teaching Assistant Fall 2010to Sinead Mac Namara, on Structures II

Research Assistant Spring 2010to Julia Czerniak, on landscape architecture

Publications:D+T Publication, Graphic Design Summer 2010 Collaboration with Mark Linder

Graduate Session Interview Spring 2010 Collaboration with:Taylor Hardee, Dayna Swaggerty, & Ryan Novi

After Autopia: Visions for Light Rail in the Motor CityFall 2011Collaboration with Graduate Urban Design Studio

Catholic University Of AmericaWashington, DC

Bachelor of Science in ArchitectureMay 2006Fall 2002 Spring 2006Cumulative GPA: 3.55

Awards/Honors:

Tau Sigma DeltaHonor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts

Honorable MentionFall 2005Graduate Foreign Studies Competition

Undergraduate Foreign Studies Spring 2006Study-Abroad Semester based in Rome, Italy

Perkins+WillWashington, DC

Arch II (staff architect)w/ focus in Core & Shell Architecture May 2006 August 2009

Projects & Responsibilities:Private Mixed Use DevelopmentAbu Dhabi, UAEResearch & Production for Schematic Design and Design DevelopmentGraphic design of marketing packages

Commonwealth of Virginia, Office of Assembly BuildingRichmond, VAResearch & Production for Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction DocumentGraphic design of marketing packages

Private Database FacilitySaudi Arabia, UAEResearch and Production for Design Development and Construction Document

Capital Commerce Center NorthWashington, DCGraphic design of marketing packages for Concept Design & Schematic Design

Charles River LaboratoriesReno, NV & Hollister, CAConstruction administration

Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationArlington, VAConstruction administration

Affiliations:AIA Associatesince 2006

LEED Accredited Professionalsince 2008

Active member of G.A.S.( Graduate Architecture Students, Syracuse )since 2010

Computer Applications

Academic Experience Professional Experience

Assoc. AIA, LEED AP | Graduate Architecture Student | Syracuse University 247 W Fayette Street, Apt 404 | Syracuse, NY 13202 | 215-901-9218 | [email protected]

Nicole C. Blasetti

Collaboration

[ Revit | AutoCAD | Rhino & V-Ray | Grasshopper | Adobe CS5 Suite | SketchUp | Ecotect ]


primary advisor:Julia Czerniak

in collaboration with:the Culture Now project

graduate thesis, MArch I

Introduction pg 1.1

Discussion on Baltimore pg 2.1

Site Selection and Analysis pg 3.1

Deconstructing the Site pg 4.1 Design Proposal pg 5.1 Strategic Enclosure of the Manufactured Landscape pg 6.1 Intensity without Density pg 7.1 Bibliography pg 8.1

Table of Contents

As urbanism relies more and more upon flows the intangible communication of information the physical context

associated with a place becomes less and less relevant to the network. The center of a metropolitan area is

a temporal concept, manifesting itself in discrete momentary and ever changing locations. The specificity of ones

location is therefore appreciated by its ability to communicate with other destinations within the network. This

enables increased horizontal occupation on the periphery of the formerly urban center. As Baltimore exists today, a

collective movement towards the periphery has effectively dismantled the center.

Introduction 1.1


Introduction 1.2

What is to become of the dismantled city center? If a networked urbanism appreciates the constraints of time over the presence of place, does that necessitate moments of placelessness within the city

network? Can Baltimore restore the intensity of the formerly urban city without the population density of the formerly

urban density?

Baltimore today is pervaded with pockets of placelessness, the evidence of the citys deindustrialization or the

leftover places which remain after an industrial process has been deployed upon a given site. They are the ignored,

undervalued, unfortunate economic residues of the manufactured landscape. Dross, however, is inevitable. It is

the symptom of an incompatibility between adjacent programs: the space resists public occupation, and the public

likewise resists interaction with the space. There is truly no avoiding the creation of dross, however the physical

presence of dross within an urban condition may be recontextualized to engage a positive public response.

I contend that the inevitable residue of the deindustrialized city is a latent opportunity to unify Baltimores fractured city center. By recontextualizing the margins of the abandoned manufactured landscape, empty space will operate as a platform for unscripted social activity, engaging the public to interact with the periphery and promoting interconnectivity with outlying communities. The field of residual space, when contained within a reactive public infrastructure, is the setting for intense public intervention.

The strategic organization of the ground plane is not so concerned with the formal composition or branding of a site,

rather it is concerned with the varying types of public activity for which the site must adapt, including programming

for the unknown. The indeterminate programming of designed space allows the public users to collectively claim the

territory for their private and ever changing interests.

Introduction 1.3

what is to become of the dismantled city center?

Introduction 1.4

Introduction

The rise and fall of multiple industries have left an eerie footprint on the city: hollowed-out factory buildings, vast

asphalt fields of parking, and shadowy underbellies of highway overpasses mark the vague threshold between

disparate communities. The emptiness of the interstitial space severs communities, obstructing pedestrian accessibility

despite an otherwise automobile-oriented network of transportation.

My thesis considers an existing site on the East side of Baltimore, in which multiple municipal services converge,

resulting in vast field of empty, non-programmed space. I identify site-specific urban conditions that are susceptible

to the growing periphery of emptiness. Through a classification and categorization process, the properties of each

condition are examined in an effort to establish a series of counter measures aimed to restore public presence. An

exploration of instruments of communication, accessibility, and community assembly are integral in the design of an

urban infrastructure that reintroduces active public occupation in the manufactured landscape. This proposal is shaped

by the capacity for a place to support fluctuating and diverse programmatic convergence.

Hillen Train Station [ active 1876 - 1954 ]

1.5

Introduction

Hillen Train Station [ active 1876 - 1954 ]

1.6

Site - 26-Acre Parking Lot [ Former Passenger Rail Yard ] Problem - Insufficient Circulation for Pedestrian Accessibility

Within the field of residual space a reactive public infrastructure is the setting for intense public intervention.

Introduction

Concept - Programmatic Decking to Improve Accessibility Design Proposal - Strategic Enclosure of Residual Space

1.7

The industrial expansion which occurred in Baltimore during the World War and immediately thereafter was not due to the development of any one industry, but to growth in varied lines, and involved the investment of capital from many outside sources. This practical recognition of Baltimore's advantages, and the character of the expansion should contribute to future industrial stability, while the shipping requirements of the industrial plants serve to strengthen the commercial tradition. Baltimore is not a boom city. It is a major port and industrial center, the product of more than two hundred years of stabilized growth in which the calm progressiveness of its citizens and geographic environment have played leading parts.

-Pearle Blood, 1937

Baltimore was never a one-industry city. Rather, it found prosperity in its capacity to host multiple industries

through strategic occupation of a unique geography. The irregular profile of the Chesapeake Bay proved to be a

great advantage to early settlers. The excessive jogging and twisting along the waters edge results in a maximized

waterfront within a small area. Thus maritime activity could be distributed according to traffic ferries, municipal

piers, cargo receipt, ship building, marine terminals having railroad access, dry docks, etc.

Baltimores proximity from the ocean provided yet another great advantage. Other port cities, such as Philadelphia

and New York, were far closer to the ocean, making them likely ports for imported goods. However, being a

greater distance from the ocean makes Baltimore nearer inland and far closer to domestic manufacturing cities.

Baltimore became a preferred port for exported goods due to its close proximity to major industrial cities such as

Detroit, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Indianapolis.

Once the emerging port city was made accessible to the Western agricultural regions following construction of the

B&O Railroad in the mid 19th century, Baltimores manufacturing industry quickly advanced. Early industries

included oil refineries, fertilizer plants, copper smelting, steel rolling mills, canning factories, electric cable plants, and

automobile assembly plants. The popular exporting of tobacco was eventually replaced by the exporting of flour due

to growing demand overseas. The citys thriving commercial economy led to a boost in textile mills, breweries,

tanneries, brickyards, iron goods, and agricultural processing, and by the late 19th century over one third of the citys

industrial labor was involved in the production of ready-made clothing.

As industry grew, so did the city. Concentric rings of development occurred around Baltimores central business

district. Company towns, owned and managed by the many textile mills, were established along the Jones Falls

water way. Meatpackers and breweries settled along East Baltimore, while the Southern suburbs became home to

Shrinking City vs Plastic City

Discussion on Baltimore 2.1

2.2

ceramic, glass, and brick factories. Canton was a common site for chemical works, car works, gas works, sugar

refineries, and oil refineries. The citys prosperity was largely founded on this multiplicity of industry.1

The Fordist factory was a familiar labor model in Baltimore by the 1950s, however, production quickly halted

following World War II. The textile industry proceeded to favor Southern plants, and by the mid 20th century the

textile mills were bankrupt. The canneries of Southeast Baltimore, consolidated into the American Canning Company

at the turn of the century, eventually relocated production overseas. Ultimately Baltimores most prevalent industrial

plants transferred ownership to national or transnational corporations, resulting in overseas manufacturing and

devastating job loss to the citys residents.2

In the Post-Fordist era, there was a pivotal shift in the organization of labor. As the manufacturing industry was

gradually succeeded by the service industry, the work force would no longer operate under an individual governing

authority. Rather, an organizational network of authorities ensured a well-operated system. The movement from a

state of centrality to a distributed network can be observed in the post-industrial development of the city, in which

emphasis is placed on communication of information rather than the specifics of an individual location.

In her book What Should We Do With Our Brain?, theorist Catherine Malabou parallels the post-Fordist perception

of labor to a common perception of the functioning of the human brain. Domination and the crisis of centrality, in a

merely seeming paradox, are perfectly matched with each other. The restructuring of capitalism was accomplished

at the price of substituting control by self-organization for planning decided and overseen by a formal centralized

authority within the company For this new organization, the network is the master term3

Malabou suggests that a networked system of organization cannot be constrained to a central location, that the

periphery of that network must be supple, adaptable to change.4 Centrality is similarly the crisis of the networked

city. A decentralized urbanism ought to adapt to shifting environments, and likewise mold its environment to

evolving cultural values. In the following excerpt from her book, I deliberately substitute the city in place of the

brain as the subject of her thesis:

1 Blood, Pearle. Factors in the Economic Development of Baltimore, Maryland, Economic Geography. Vol. 13, No. 2, Apr 1937. 187-208. 2Nandi, Arijit. Deindustrialization, Socioeconomic Deprivation, and Injection Drug use Cessation in Baltimore. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses; 2009. 3 Malabou, Catherine. What Should We Do with Our Brain? New York: Fordham University Press, 2008. 41

4Ibid:33

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4Ibid:33

The industrial expansion which occurred in Baltimore during the World War and immediately thereafter was not due to the development of any one industry, but to growth in varied lines, and involved the investment of capital from many outside sources. This practical recognition of Baltimore's advantages, and the character of the expansion should contribute to future industrial stability, while the shipping requirements of the industrial plants serve to strengthen the commercial tradition. Baltimore is not a boom city. It is a major port and industrial center, the product of more than two hundred years of stabilized growth in which the calm progressiveness of its citizens and geographic environment have played leading parts.

-Pearle Blood, 1937

Baltimore was never a one-industry city. Rather, it found prosperity in its capacity to host multiple industries

through strategic occupation of a unique geography. The irregular profile of the Chesapeake Bay proved to be a

great advantage to early settlers. The excessive jogging and twisting along the waters edge results in a maximized

waterfront within a small area. Thus maritime activity could be distributed according to traffic ferries, municipal

piers, cargo receipt, ship building, marine terminals having railroad access, dry docks, etc.

Baltimores proximity from the ocean provided yet another great advantage. Other port cities, such as Philadelphia

and New York, were far closer to the ocean, making them likely ports for imported goods. However, being a

greater distance from the ocean makes Baltimore nearer inland and far closer to domestic manufacturing cities.

Baltimore became a preferred port for exported goods due to its close proximity to major industrial cities such as

Detroit, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Indianapolis.

Once the emerging port city was made accessible to the Western agricultural regions following construction of the

B&O Railroad in the mid 19th century, Baltimores manufacturing industry quickly advanced. Early industries

included oil refineries, fertilizer plants, copper smelting, steel rolling mills, canning factories, electric cable plants, and

automobile assembly plants. The popular exporting of tobacco was eventually replaced by the exporting of flour due

to growing demand overseas. The citys thriving commercial economy led to a boost in textile mills, breweries,

tanneries, brickyards, iron goods, and agricultural processing, and by the late 19th century over one third of the citys

industrial labor was involved in the production of ready-made clothing.

As industry grew, so did the city. Concentric rings of development occurred around Baltimores central business

district. Company towns, owned and managed by the many textile mills, were established along the Jones Falls

water way. Meatpackers and breweries settled along East Baltimore, while the Southern suburbs became home to

The interaction of the [city] with its surroundings instead acts as a commanding authority, whose unknown form

and location disrupt the traditional geography of government. The functional plasticity of the [city] deconstructs its

function as the central organ and generates the image of a fluid process, somehow present everywhere and

nowhere, which places the outside and the inside in contact by developing an internal principle of cooperation,

assistance, and repair, and an external principle of adaptation and evolution.5

In this manipulation of Malibous text, I am reifying a common perception of the contemporary metropolis. As

urbanism relies more and more upon flows the intangible communication of information the physical context

associated with a place becomes less and less relevant to the network. The center therefore is temporal,

manifesting itself in discrete momentary and ever changing locations.

In his writing on Drosscape, Alan Berger discusses the inevitable decentralization of the networked city. As

communication replaces transportation as the primary mode of connection between people and the future costs of

communication move significantly lower, the exodus from older parts of the city (where operating costs and personal

expenses are higher and services lower) to newer outlying areas (where lands is inexpensive and services greater)

will likely increase.6 The specificity of ones location is therefore appreciated by its ability to communicate with

other destinations within the network. This enables increased horizontal occupation on the periphery of the former

urban center. This describes the familiar symptom of Baltimore as it exists today, wherein a collective movement

towards the periphery has effectively dismantled the center.

5Ibid:356Berger,Alan.Drosscape:WastingLandinUrbanAmerica.NewYork:PrincetonArchitecturalPress,2006.64

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2.3

The Mechanical Corollary to understand the particular mechanics of technology and communications that generated a landscape (or landscape element) having great cultural significance.

Post-Fordist Capitalism to value control by self-organizational network over control by formal centralized authority.

Delocalization no longer having a center but rather discrete assemblies forming mobile and momentary centers.

Individualization the deregulation and privatization of modernizing tasks and duties. the responsibility for social advancement shifting decisively towards the self-assertion of the individual.

Empty Spaces the leftover places which remain after an industrial process has been deployed upon a given site. the result of a friction between the manufactured infrastructure and the surrounding context.

Dross Space the ignored, undervalued, unfortunate economic residues of the manufactured landscape.

Plasticity the capacity for adaptability.

Organizational Suppleness to adapt to shifting environments, and likewise to mold our environments to our evolving cultural values.

Peripheral Sites ambiguous areas that are caught between enclaves of urban development. interstitial landscapes that are characterized by their placelessness.

Urban Ground Plane a surface that is activated by the transient occupation of the public. a field that hosts both fixed and changing public processes in the city.

Architectural Alterity the otherness that occurs when the function of design is both central yet undetermined.

Discussion on BaltimoreList of Terms

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g to

the

univ

ersi

tys

Mar

ylan

d In

dust

rial P

artn

ersh

ips

Prog

ram

, and

the

stat

e ha

s pa

rtner

ed w

ith M

TECH

Ven

ture

s to

cre

ate

a se

ed c

apita

l fun

d.

This

rep

ort p

rese

nts

the

envi

ronm

enta

l ind

icato

rs c

onta

ined

in E

PA''s

nat

iona

l lev

el r

epor

t and

then

pro

vide

s in

form

atio

n ab

out t

hese

indi

cato

rs s

pecific

to R

egio

n 3.

The

Natio

nal F

ish

and

Wild

life

Foun

datio

n (N

FWF)

issu

ed a

req

uest

for

pre-

prop

osal

s fo

r la

rge-

scal

e re

stor

atio

n pr

ojec

ts th

at u

se in

nova

tive,

sus

tain

able

and

cos

t-ef

fect

ive

appr

oach

es to

acc

eler

ate

the

redu

ctio

n of

nut

rient

s an

d se

dim

ents

in ta

rget

ed C

hesa

peak

e Ba

y su

b-w

ater

shed

s. F

undi

ng fo

r th

ese

proj

ects

com

es fr

om th

e EP

A Ch

esa-

peak

e Ba

y Pr

ogra

m O

ffice

.

Ches

apea

ke B

ay P

rogr

am p

artn

ers

are

focu

sed

on r

educ

ing

pollu

tion

from

the

four

prim

ary

sour

ces:

agr

icul

ture

, w

aste

wat

er, u

rban

and

sub

urba

n ru

noff,

and

air

pollu

tion.

Th

is a

sses

smen

t rep

orts

on

ecos

yste

m c

ondi

tions

and

th

e ef

ficie

ncy

of r

esto

ratio

n ac

tions

.

This

pro

gram

is a

pol

lutio

n d

iet

to r

esto

re a

nd p

rote

ct th

e Ba

y.

Air

Qual

ity; M

itiga

tion

of A

ir Po

lluta

nts

Asso

ciate

d w

ith T

rans

porta

tion;

Cam

paig

n to

Exp

and

Tree

Can

opy

Cove

rage

This

onl

ine

reso

urce

allo

ws

user

s to

sel

ect a

n in

dica

tor

perti

nent

to M

aryl

and'

's la

nd u

se a

nd s

mar

t gro

wth

in

itiat

ives

. The

pur

pose

of t

his

reso

urce

is to

mon

itor

8 ca

tego

ries

of M

aryl

and'

's g

row

th.

Diss

olve

d ox

ygen

is e

ssen

tial t

o th

e su

rviv

al o

f all

thes

e or

gani

sms;

goo

d w

ater

cla

rity

is n

eede

d fo

r aq

uatic

gr

asse

s, w

hich

are

hab

itat a

nd n

urse

ry a

reas

for

aqua

tic o

rgan

ism

s; a

nd lo

w c

hlor

ophy

ll a

leve

ls in

dica

te a

bal

ance

d ec

osys

tem

, whi

ch b

ene

ts b

oth

hum

ans

and

aqua

tic s

pecie

s al

ike.

hes

e th

ree

indi

cato

rs a

re in

corp

orat

ed in

to a

W

ater

Qua

lity

Inde

x.

This

rep

ort p

rovi

des

an e

mis

sion

s in

vent

ory

and

fore

cast

for

the

stat

e of

Mar

ylan

d.

This

is a

gro

win

g ne

twor

k of

com

mun

ities

, ind

ivid

uals

, and

inte

rnat

iona

l gro

ups

inte

rest

ed in

furth

erin

g th

e fie

ld o

f de

velo

ping

com

mun

ity in

dica

tors

sys

tem

s fo

r us

e in

mea

sure

pro

gres

s to

war

d lo

ng te

rm r

esul

ts fo

r ch

ange

. Cu

rren

tly th

ere

are

over

400

mem

ber

citie

s.

By im

prov

ing

Balti

mor

e's

abili

ty to

offe

r he

alth

y ai

r an

d w

ater

, var

ied

trans

porta

tion,

opt

ions

, job

opp

ortu

nitie

s w

ith

good

gro

wth

pot

entia

l, an

d cle

an, s

afe

recr

eatio

nal s

pace

s, s

usta

inab

le p

lann

ing

can

help

Bal

timor

e at

tract

and

ret

ain

mor

e re

side

nts,

bus

ines

ses,

and

inve

stm

ent.

Baltim

ore C

ity

Depa

rtmen

t of T

ransp

ortati

on

Baltim

ore C

ity

Depa

rtmen

t of H

ealth

and M

ental

Hyg

iene

Baltim

ore C

ity

Plann

ing D

epart

ment

Envir

onme

ntal P

rotectio

n Age

ncy

Chesap

eake

Bay

Prog

ram

Depa

rtmen

t of th

e Env

ironm

ent

(Mary

land)

Baltim

ore N

eighb

orhoo

d Ind

icator

s

Allian

ceNa

tiona

l Cen

ter fo

r Sma

rt Gr

owth

Researc

h and

Edu

cation

Integ

ration

and A

pplica

tion N

etwork

Mary

land C

ommi

ssion

on C

limate

Chan

ge Comm

unity

Indic

ators

Cons

ortium

Baltim

ore O

ffice o

f

Susta

inabil

ity

plan

ning

pro

gram

plan

ning

issu

es

national program

region 3 scope

maryland state

baltimore city

chesapeake bay

local neighborhood

planning government agencies

of baltimore


ECONOMIC STIMULUS


CLIMATE CHANGE

LAND USE

SOIL CONTAMINANTS


AIR QUALITY


2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Biki

ng in

Bal

timor

e

Pave

men

t Pre

serv

atio

n Pr

ogra

m

Mar

ylan

d's

Child

ren

and

the

Envi

ronm

ent

Reis

ters

tow

n Ro

ad Im

prov

emen

t Pro

ject

Tran

sfor

m B

altim

ore:

The

Zon

ing

Code

Rew

rite

North

Ave

nue

Impr

ovem

ent P

roje

ct

Wes

t Bal

timor

e Pe

dest

rian/

Bicy

cle L

oop

Conc

ept P

lan

Reis

ters

tow

n Ro

ad P

roje

ct

CERC

LA

Rest

orat

ion

Fund

ing

Bay

Baro

met

er: A

Hea

lth a

nd R

esto

ratio

n As

sess

men

t of t

he C

hesa

peak

e Ba

y

Inno

vativ

e Te

chno

logy

Fun

d

Indi

cato

rs P

rese

ntin

g Da

ta fo

r EP

A Re

gion

3

Mar

ylan

d's

Ches

apea

ke B

ay W

ater

shed

Impl

emen

tatio

n Pl

an

City

wid

e Vi

tal S

igns

: Urb

an E

nviro

nmen

t/Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Mar

ylan

d Sm

art G

row

th In

dica

tors

Ches

apea

ke B

ay R

epor

t Car

d 20

10

Clim

ate

Actio

n Pl

an: I

nter

im R

epor

t to

the

Gove

rnor

and

Mar

ylan

d As

sem

bly

Balti

mor

e Ci

ty D

ata

Colla

bora

tive

Balti

mor

e Su

stai

nabi

lity

Plan

Crea

te s

truct

ure

to im

plem

ent t

he B

ike

Plan

goa

ls a

nd o

bjec

tives

. In

stitu

te n

ew p

olicie

s an

d pr

oced

ures

in th

e De

partm

ents

of T

rans

porta

tion

and

Plan

ning

to s

uppo

rt Bi

ke M

aste

r Pl

an g

oals

. Up

date

stre

et a

nd tr

ail r

epai

r an

d m

aint

enan

ce p

ract

ices

to e

nsur

e bi

cyclis

ts s

afet

y an

d co

mfo

rt.

The

ongo

ing

initi

ativ

e is

des

igne

d to

impl

emen

t rou

tine

mai

nten

ance

on

road

s th

at a

re in

fairl

y go

od c

ondi

tion

by

prev

entin

g th

em fr

om b

eing

in fu

rther

dis

repa

ir. B

y im

plem

entin

g a

plan

ned

stra

tegy

of c

ost e

ffect

ive

treat

men

ts,

the

city'

s ro

adw

ay in

frast

ruct

ure

will

be

pres

erve

d in

ord

er to

avo

id m

ore

exte

nsiv

e an

d co

stly

rep

airs

.

The

purp

ose

of th

is r

epor

t is

to p

rovi

de th

e pu

blic, p

olicy

mak

ers,

res

earc

hers

, and

pub

lic h

ealth

offi

cials

with

m

easu

res

that

impr

ove

the

envi

ronm

ent a

nd r

educ

e th

e ra

tes

of e

nviro

nmen

tally

-rel

ated

hea

lth c

ondi

tions

in

child

ren.

The

rep

ort s

umm

ariz

es e

nviro

nmen

tal c

onta

min

ants

that

hav

e af

fect

ed c

hild

ren'

's h

ealth

.

Road

way

impr

ovem

ents

for

major

Nor

thw

est g

atew

ay w

hich

will

inclu

de s

igni

fican

t tra

ffic

flow

upg

rade

s, tr

ees,

pl

ante

d m

edia

ns, a

nd r

esur

facing

.

The

Balti

mor

e Ci

ty Z

onin

g Co

de w

as la

st u

pdat

ed in

197

1. Th

e ec

onom

ic r

ealit

ies

of th

e Ci

ty h

ave

evol

ved,

and

the

curr

ent c

ode

is n

o lo

nger

abl

e to

mov

e Ba

ltim

ore

forw

ard.

The

goa

l of t

he r

evis

ed c

ode

is to

pre

serv

e th

e lo

ng-t

erm

ec

onom

ic h

ealth

of

th

e Ci

ty o

f Bal

timor

e.

Road

way

impr

ovem

ents

for

an 1

1 bl

ock

area

whi

ch w

ill in

clude

tree

s, li

ghtin

g en

hanc

emen

ts, s

idew

alk

repa

ir,

road

way

res

urfa

cing

, and

pos

sibl

y bu

mp

outs

and

pla

nted

med

ians

.

This

pro

ject

will

pro

vide

stre

etsc

ape

arou

nd th

e US

40

corr

idor

from

Ful

ton

Stre

et to

Cal

houn

Stre

et, w

hich

wou

ld

enha

nce

exis

ting

com

mun

ities

, ser

ve a

s a

cata

lyst

for

new

dev

elop

men

t, an

d in

tegr

ate

plan

ned

impr

ovem

ents

suc

h as

the

MARC

Par

king

Lot

Exp

ansi

on a

nd th

e Re

d Li

ne T

rans

it St

udy.

road

way

res

urfa

cing

and

rep

airs

; sid

ewal

k re

pairs

; ada

impr

ovem

ents

; ins

tall

pede

stria

n fa

cilit

ies

such

as

acce

ssib

le

pede

stria

n si

gnal

s & c

ount

dow

n si

gnal

s; la

ndsc

apin

g; u

pgra

de tr

affic

sig

nal t

imin

g an

d eq

uipm

ent;

prov

ide

bicy

cle

lane

s.

Com

preh

ensi

ve

Envi

ronm

enta

l Re

spon

se, L

iabi

lity,

an

d Co

mpe

nsat

ion

Act

The

stat

e of

Mar

ylan

d an

d th

e EP

A ha

ve p

artn

ered

with

the

Univ

ersi

ty o

f Mar

ylan

d to

dev

elop

an

inno

vativ

e pr

ogra

m th

at p

rom

otes

inve

stm

ent i

n ne

w r

esea

rch

and

tech

nolo

gies

that

add

ress

wat

er q

ualit

y pr

oble

ms

and

acce

lera

te B

ay r

esto

ratio

n. Th

e EP

A ha

s pr

ovid

ed fu

ndin

g to

the

univ

ersi

tys

Mar

ylan

d In

dust

rial P

artn

ersh

ips

Prog

ram

, and

the

stat

e ha

s pa

rtner

ed w

ith M

TECH

Ven

ture

s to

cre

ate

a se

ed c

apita

l fun

d.

This

rep

ort p

rese

nts

the

envi

ronm

enta

l ind

icato

rs c

onta

ined

in E

PA''s

nat

iona

l lev

el r

epor

t and

then

pro

vide

s in

form

atio

n ab

out t

hese

indi

cato

rs s

pecific

to R

egio

n 3.

The

Natio

nal F

ish

and

Wild

life

Foun

datio

n (N

FWF)

issu

ed a

req

uest

for

pre-

prop

osal

s fo

r la

rge-

scal

e re

stor

atio

n pr

ojec

ts th

at u

se in

nova

tive,

sus

tain

able

and

cos

t-ef

fect

ive

appr

oach

es to

acc

eler

ate

the

redu

ctio

n of

nut

rient

s an

d se

dim

ents

in ta

rget

ed C

hesa

peak

e Ba

y su

b-w

ater

shed

s. F

undi

ng fo

r th

ese

proj

ects

com

es fr

om th

e EP

A Ch

esa-

peak

e Ba

y Pr

ogra

m O

ffice

.

Ches

apea

ke B

ay P

rogr

am p

artn

ers

are

focu

sed

on r

educ

ing

pollu

tion

from

the

four

prim

ary

sour

ces:

agr

icul

ture

, w

aste

wat

er, u

rban

and

sub

urba

n ru

noff,

and

air

pollu

tion.

Th

is a

sses

smen

t rep

orts

on

ecos

yste

m c

ondi

tions

and

th

e ef

ficie

ncy

of r

esto

ratio

n ac

tions

.

This

pro

gram

is a

pol

lutio

n d

iet

to r

esto

re a

nd p

rote

ct th

e Ba

y.

Air

Qual

ity; M

itiga

tion

of A

ir Po

lluta

nts

Asso

ciate

d w

ith T

rans

porta

tion;

Cam

paig

n to

Exp

and

Tree

Can

opy

Cove

rage

This

onl

ine

reso

urce

allo

ws

user

s to

sel

ect a

n in

dica

tor

perti

nent

to M

aryl

and'

's la

nd u

se a

nd s

mar

t gro

wth

in

itiat

ives

. The

pur

pose

of t

his

reso

urce

is to

mon

itor

8 ca

tego

ries

of M

aryl

and'

's g

row

th.

Diss

olve

d ox

ygen

is e

ssen

tial t

o th

e su

rviv

al o

f all

thes

e or

gani

sms;

goo

d w

ater

cla

rity

is n

eede

d fo

r aq

uatic

gr

asse

s, w

hich

are

hab

itat a

nd n

urse

ry a

reas

for

aqua

tic o

rgan

ism

s; a

nd lo

w c

hlor

ophy

ll a

leve

ls in

dica

te a

bal

ance

d ec

osys

tem

, whi

ch b

ene

ts b

oth

hum

ans

and

aqua

tic s

pecie

s al

ike.

hes

e th

ree

indi

cato

rs a

re in

corp

orat

ed in

to a

W

ater

Qua

lity

Inde

x.

This

rep

ort p

rovi

des

an e

mis

sion

s in

vent

ory

and

fore

cast

for

the

stat

e of

Mar

ylan

d.

This

is a

gro

win

g ne

twor

k of

com

mun

ities

, ind

ivid

uals

, and

inte

rnat

iona

l gro

ups

inte

rest

ed in

furth

erin

g th

e fie

ld o

f de

velo

ping

com

mun

ity in

dica

tors

sys

tem

s fo

r us

e in

mea

sure

pro

gres

s to

war

d lo

ng te

rm r

esul

ts fo

r ch

ange

. Cu

rren

tly th

ere

are

over

400

mem

ber

citie

s.

By im

prov

ing

Balti

mor

e's

abili

ty to

offe

r he

alth

y ai

r an

d w

ater

, var

ied

trans

porta

tion,

opt

ions

, job

opp

ortu

nitie

s w

ith

good

gro

wth

pot

entia

l, an

d cle

an, s

afe

recr

eatio

nal s

pace

s, s

usta

inab

le p

lann

ing

can

help

Bal

timor

e at

tract

and

ret

ain

mor

e re

side

nts,

bus

ines

ses,

and

inve

stm

ent.

Baltim

ore C

ity

Depa

rtmen

t of T

ransp

ortati

on

Baltim

ore C

ity

Depa

rtmen

t of H

ealth

and M

ental

Hyg

iene

Baltim

ore C

ity

Plann

ing D

epart

ment

Envir

onme

ntal P

rotectio

n Age

ncy

Chesap

eake

Bay

Prog

ram

Depa

rtmen

t of th

e Env

ironm

ent

(Mary

land)

Baltim

ore N

eighb

orhoo

d Ind

icator

s

Allian

ceNa

tiona

l Cen

ter fo

r Sma

rt Gr

owth

Researc

h and

Edu

cation

Integ

ration

and A

pplica

tion N

etwork

Mary

land C

ommi

ssion

on C

limate

Chan

ge Comm

unity

Indic

ators

Cons

ortium

Baltim

ore O

ffice o

f

Susta

inabil

ity

plan

ning

pro

gram

plan

ning

issu

es

national program

region 3 scope

maryland state

baltimore city

chesapeake bay

local neighborhood


of baltimore


ECONOMIC STIMULUS


CLIMATE CHANGE

LAND USE

SOIL CONTAMINANTS


AIR QUALITY


2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Biki

ng in

Bal

timor

e

Pave

men

t Pre

serv

atio

n Pr

ogra

m

Mar

ylan

d's

Child

ren

and

the

Envi

ronm

ent

Reis

ters

tow

n Ro

ad Im

prov

emen

t Pro

ject

Tran

sfor

m B

altim

ore:

The

Zon

ing

Code

Rew

rite

North

Ave

nue

Impr

ovem

ent P

roje

ct

Wes

t Bal

timor

e Pe

dest

rian/

Bicy

cle L

oop

Conc

ept P

lan

Reis

ters

tow

n Ro

ad P

roje

ct

CERC

LA

Rest

orat

ion

Fund

ing

Bay

Baro

met

er: A

Hea

lth a

nd R

esto

ratio

n As

sess

men

t of t

he C

hesa

peak

e Ba

y

Inno

vativ

e Te

chno

logy

Fun

d

Indi

cato

rs P

rese

ntin

g Da

ta fo

r EP

A Re

gion

3

Mar

ylan

d's

Ches

apea

ke B

ay W

ater

shed

Impl

emen

tatio

n Pl

an

City

wid

e Vi

tal S

igns

: Urb

an E

nviro

nmen

t/Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Mar

ylan

d Sm

art G

row

th In

dica

tors

Ches

apea

ke B

ay R

epor

t Car

d 20

10

Clim

ate

Actio

n Pl

an: I

nter

im R

epor

t to

the

Gove

rnor

and

Mar

ylan

d As

sem

bly

Balti

mor

e Ci

ty D

ata

Colla

bora

tive

Balti

mor

e Su

stai

nabi

lity

Plan

Crea

te s

truct

ure

to im

plem

ent t

he B

ike

Plan

goa

ls a

nd o

bjec

tives

. In

stitu

te n

ew p

olicie

s an

d pr

oced

ures

in th

e De

partm

ents

of T

rans

porta

tion

and

Plan

ning

to s

uppo

rt Bi

ke M

aste

r Pl

an g

oals

. Up

date

stre

et a

nd tr

ail r

epai

r an

d m

aint

enan

ce p

ract

ices

to e

nsur

e bi

cyclis

ts s

afet

y an

d co

mfo

rt.

The

ongo

ing

initi

ativ

e is

des

igne

d to

impl

emen

t rou

tine

mai

nten

ance

on

road

s th

at a

re in

fairl

y go

od c

ondi

tion

by

prev

entin

g th

em fr

om b

eing

in fu

rther

dis

repa

ir. B

y im

plem

entin

g a

plan

ned

stra

tegy

of c

ost e

ffect

ive

treat

men

ts,

the

city'

s ro

adw

ay in

frast

ruct

ure

will

be

pres

erve

d in

ord

er to

avo

id m

ore

exte

nsiv

e an

d co

stly

rep

airs

.

The

purp

ose

of th

is r

epor

t is

to p

rovi

de th

e pu

blic, p

olicy

mak

ers,

res

earc

hers

, and

pub

lic h

ealth

offi

cials

with

m

easu

res

that

impr

ove

the

envi

ronm

ent a

nd r

educ

e th

e ra

tes

of e

nviro

nmen

tally

-rel

ated

hea

lth c

ondi

tions

in

child

ren.

The

rep

ort s

umm

ariz

es e

nviro

nmen

tal c

onta

min

ants

that

hav

e af

fect

ed c

hild

ren'

's h

ealth

.

Road

way

impr

ovem

ents

for

major

Nor

thw

est g

atew

ay w

hich

will

inclu

de s

igni

fican

t tra

ffic

flow

upg

rade

s, tr

ees,

pl

ante

d m

edia

ns, a

nd r

esur

facing

.

The

Balti

mor

e Ci

ty Z

onin

g Co

de w

as la

st u

pdat

ed in

197

1. Th

e ec

onom

ic r

ealit

ies

of th

e Ci

ty h

ave

evol

ved,

and

the

curr

ent c

ode

is n

o lo

nger

abl

e to

mov

e Ba

ltim

ore

forw

ard.

The

goa

l of t

he r

evis

ed c

ode

is to

pre

serv

e th

e lo

ng-t

erm

ec

onom

ic h

ealth

of

th

e Ci

ty o

f Bal

timor

e.

Road

way

impr

ovem

ents

for

an 1

1 bl

ock

area

whi

ch w

ill in

clude

tree

s, li

ghtin

g en

hanc

emen

ts, s

idew

alk

repa

ir,

road

way

res

urfa

cing

, and

pos

sibl

y bu

mp

outs

and

pla

nted

med

ians

.

This

pro

ject

will

pro

vide

stre

etsc

ape

arou

nd th

e US

40

corr

idor

from

Ful

ton

Stre

et to

Cal

houn

Stre

et, w

hich

wou

ld

enha

nce

exis

ting

com

mun

ities

, ser

ve a

s a

cata

lyst

for

new

dev

elop

men

t, an

d in

tegr

ate

plan

ned

impr

ovem

ents

suc

h as

the

MARC

Par

king

Lot

Exp

ansi

on a

nd th

e Re

d Li

ne T

rans

it St

udy.

road

way

res

urfa

cing

and

rep

airs

; sid

ewal

k re

pairs

; ada

impr

ovem

ents

; ins

tall

pede

stria

n fa

cilit

ies

such

as

acce

ssib

le

pede

stria

n si

gnal

s & c

ount

dow

n si

gnal

s; la

ndsc

apin

g; u

pgra

de tr

affic

sig

nal t

imin

g an

d eq

uipm

ent;

prov

ide

bicy

cle

lane

s.

Com

preh

ensi

ve

Envi

ronm

enta

l Re

spon

se, L

iabi

lity,

an

d Co

mpe

nsat

ion

Act

The

stat

e of

Mar

ylan

d an

d th

e EP

A ha

ve p

artn

ered

with

the

Univ

ersi

ty o

f Mar

ylan

d to

dev

elop

an

inno

vativ

e pr

ogra

m th

at p

rom

otes

inve

stm

ent i

n ne

w r

esea

rch

and

tech

nolo

gies

that

add

ress

wat

er q

ualit

y pr

oble

ms

and

acce

lera

te B

ay r

esto

ratio

n. Th

e EP

A ha

s pr

ovid

ed fu

ndin

g to

the

univ

ersi

tys

Mar

ylan

d In

dust

rial P

artn

ersh

ips

Prog

ram

, and

the

stat

e ha

s pa

rtner

ed w

ith M

TECH

Ven

ture

s to

cre

ate

a se

ed c

apita

l fun

d.

This

rep

ort p

rese

nts

the

envi

ronm

enta

l ind

icato

rs c

onta

ined

in E

PA''s

nat

iona

l lev

el r

epor

t and

then

pro

vide

s in

form

atio

n ab

out t

hese

indi

cato

rs s

pecific

to R

egio

n 3.

The

Natio

nal F

ish

and

Wild

life

Foun

datio

n (N

FWF)

issu

ed a

req

uest

for

pre-

prop

osal

s fo

r la

rge-

scal

e re

stor

atio

n pr

ojec

ts th

at u

se in

nova

tive,

sus

tain

able

and

cos

t-ef

fect

ive

appr

oach

es to

acc

eler

ate

the

redu

ctio

n of

nut

rient

s an

d se

dim

ents

in ta

rget

ed C

hesa

peak

e Ba

y su

b-w

ater

shed

s. F

undi

ng fo

r th

ese

proj

ects

com

es fr

om th

e EP

A Ch

esa-

peak

e Ba

y Pr

ogra

m O

ffice

.

Ches

apea

ke B

ay P

rogr

am p

artn

ers

are

focu

sed

on r

educ

ing

pollu

tion

from

the

four

prim

ary

sour

ces:

agr

icul

ture

, w

aste

wat

er, u

rban

and

sub

urba

n ru

noff,

and

air

pollu

tion.

Th

is a

sses

smen

t rep

orts

on

ecos

yste

m c

ondi

tions

and

th

e ef

ficie

ncy

of r

esto

ratio

n ac

tions

.

This

pro

gram

is a

pol

lutio

n d

iet

to r

esto

re a

nd p

rote

ct th

e Ba

y.

Air

Qual

ity; M

itiga

tion

of A

ir Po

lluta

nts

Asso

ciate

d w

ith T

rans

porta

tion;

Cam

paig

n to

Exp

and

Tree

Can

opy

Cove

rage

This

onl

ine

reso

urce

allo

ws

user

s to

sel

ect a

n in

dica

tor

perti

nent

to M

aryl

and'

's la

nd u

se a

nd s

mar

t gro

wth

in

itiat

ives

. The

pur

pose

of t

his

reso

urce

is to

mon

itor

8 ca

tego

ries

of M

aryl

and'

's g

row

th.

Diss

olve

d ox

ygen

is e

ssen

tial t

o th

e su

rviv

al o

f all

thes

e or

gani

sms;

goo

d w

ater

cla

rity

is n

eede

d fo

r aq

uatic

gr

asse

s, w

hich

are

hab

itat a

nd n

urse

ry a

reas

for

aqua

tic o

rgan

ism

s; a

nd lo

w c

hlor

ophy

ll a

leve

ls in

dica

te a

bal

ance

d ec

osys

tem

, whi

ch b

ene

ts b

oth

hum

ans

and

aqua

tic s

pecie

s al

ike.

hes

e th

ree

indi

cato

rs a

re in

corp

orat

ed in

to a

W

ater

Qua

lity

Inde

x.

This

rep

ort p

rovi

des

an e

mis

sion

s in

vent

ory

and

fore

cast

for

the

stat

e of

Mar

ylan

d.

This

is a

gro

win

g ne

twor

k of

com

mun

ities

, ind

ivid

uals

, and

inte

rnat

iona

l gro

ups

inte

rest

ed in

furth

erin

g th

e fie

ld o

f de

velo

ping

com

mun

ity in

dica

tors

sys

tem

s fo

r us

e in

mea

sure

pro

gres

s to

war

d lo

ng te

rm r

esul

ts fo

r ch

ange

. Cu

rren

tly th

ere

are

over

400

mem

ber

citie

s.

By im

prov

ing

Balti

mor

e's

abili

ty to

offe

r he

alth

y ai

r an

d w

ater

, var

ied

trans

porta

tion,

opt

ions

, job

opp

ortu

nitie

s w

ith

good

gro

wth

pot

entia

l, an

d cle

an, s

afe

recr

eatio

nal s

pace

s, s

usta

inab

le p

lann

ing

can

help

Bal

timor

e at

tract

and

ret

ain

mor

e re

side

nts,

bus

ines

ses,

and

inve

stm

ent.

Baltim

ore C

ity

Depa

rtmen

t of T

ransp

ortati

on

Baltim

ore C

ity

Depa

rtmen

t of H

ealth

and M

ental

Hyg

iene

Baltim

ore C

ity

Plann

ing D

epart

ment

Envir

onme

ntal P

rotectio

n Age

ncy

Chesap

eake

Bay

Prog

ram

Depa

rtmen

t of th

e Env

ironm

ent

(Mary

land)

Baltim

ore N

eighb

orhoo

d Ind

icator

s

Allian

ceNa

tiona

l Cen

ter fo

r Sma

rt Gr

owth

Researc

h and

Edu

cation

Integ

ration

and A

pplica

tion N

etwork

Mary

land C

ommi

ssion

on C

limate

Chan

ge Comm

unity

Indic

ators

Cons

ortium

Baltim

ore O

ffice o

f

Susta

inabil

ity

plan

ning

pro

gram

plan

ning

issu

es

national program

region 3 scope

maryland state

baltimore city

chesapeake bay

local neighborhood


of baltimore


ECONOMIC STIMULUS


CLIMATE CHANGE

LAND USE

SOIL CONTAMINANTS


AIR QUALITY


2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Biki

ng in

Bal

timor

e

Pave

men

t Pre

serv

atio

n Pr

ogra

m

Mar

ylan

d's

Child

ren

and

the

Envi

ronm

ent

Reis

ters

tow

n Ro

ad Im

prov

emen

t Pro

ject

Tran

sfor

m B

altim

ore:

The

Zon

ing

Code

Rew

rite

North

Ave

nue

Impr

ovem

ent P

roje

ct

Wes

t Bal

timor

e Pe

dest

rian/

Bicy

cle L

oop

Conc

ept P

lan

Reis

ters

tow

n Ro

ad P

roje

ct

CERC

LA

Rest

orat

ion

Fund

ing

Bay

Baro

met

er: A

Hea

lth a

nd R

esto

ratio

n As

sess

men

t of t

he C

hesa

peak

e Ba

y

Inno

vativ

e Te

chno

logy

Fun

d

Indi

cato

rs P

rese

ntin

g Da

ta fo

r EP

A Re

gion

3

Mar

ylan

d's

Ches

apea

ke B

ay W

ater

shed

Impl

emen

tatio

n Pl

an

City

wid

e Vi

tal S

igns

: Urb

an E

nviro

nmen

t/Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Mar

ylan

d Sm

art G

row

th In

dica

tors

Ches

apea

ke B

ay R

epor

t

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Nicole Blasetti Graduate Thesis