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SOUTH BALTIMORE GATEWAY COMPLETE STREETS PLAN PIGTOWN/WASHINGTON VILLAGE Contents Exhibits Overview .............................................................................. 2 1: Neighborhood Map ..................................................... 2 Land Use .............................................................................. 4 2: Land Use Map ............................................................... 4 Existing Transportation ................................................... 5 3: Sidewalk Map ................................................................ 6 Street Typology ................................................................. 9 4: Baltimore City Bike Master Plan Map .................... 7 Development Traffic Impacts and Mitigation ....... 16 5: Complete Streets Typologies and Elements ..... 10 City and Other Agency Projects ................................ 16 6: Street Typology Map ................................................ 12 Neighborhood Complete Streets Inventory .......... 18 7: Community Collector Street Typology ............... 13 Community Connections ............................................. 19 8: Neighborhood Street Type Typology ................. 14 Complete Streets Plan Principles ............................... 20 9: Service / Alleyways Street Typology .................... 15 Complete Streets Plan ................................................... 21 10: Community Connections Map ............................. 19 Appendix I: Complete Streets Inventory………….….25 11: Complete Streets Plan Map ................................... 23 Appendix II: Street Tree Inventory………………..……..31 12: Complete Streets Plan Cost Table ......................24 Appendix III: Traffic Mitigation Zones……….………..38 Appendix IV: Photo Guide……………….….……………….39 South Baltimore Gateway Complete Streets Plan Pigtown/Washington Village 1 EXHIBIT 1 Neighborhood Map Overview Pigtown/Washington Village is located immediately The Pigtown/Washington Village central business west of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (MLK, Jr. Blvd.) district, which is located along Washington with a northern boundary at West Pratt Street. The Boulevard, comprises of service-based businesses, eastern boundary is South Carey Street and Carroll retail and residential units (primarily on upper Park. The southern boundary is Bush, Wicomico, floors). Traditional row-homes are the predominant South Paca, West Hamburg, and Russell Streets. residential unit within the community and side Neighborhood boundaries are shown in Exhibit 1. streets with industrial uses in the neighborhood’s south end. West Pratt Street, which runs east and west on Pigtown/Washington Village’s northern boundary, The Pigtown/Washington Village Main Street was the site of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s Association has helped cultivate a growing, vibrant horse-drawn cars the nation’s first regular commercial core with a distinct sense of place, passenger rail service. Industrial development although vacancy challenges and a weak gateway followed, and slaughter houses were located near image have yet to be overcome. the rail yard. Pigs being herded from rail cars earned the neighborhood’s distinctive moniker. 2 South Baltimore Gateway Complete Streets Plan Pigtown/Washington Village The Citizens of Pigtown/Washington Village For the commercial corridors, the community wants Community Association has helped bring residents to make Washington Boulevard more attractive for together to strengthen the community’s retail and restaurants to attract more business and investments in the neighborhood. support neighborhood sense of place. Provide pedestrian connectivity on MLK, Jr. Blvd. to the Oriole Park at Camden Yards neighborhood, and, locate a gateway feature on M&T Bank Stadium Washington Boulevard. Keeping the lively business The B&O Railroad Museum Royal Farms Arena corridor of Washington Boulevard active and Enoch Pratt Free Library occupied is important. Transportation and parking University of Maryland Medical Center are key to these thriving businesses. The Mobtown Ballroom Goals: Carroll Park M&T Bank Stadium Create more walkable streets that incorporate The Pigtown/Washington Village neighborhood is pedestrian and street elements such as represented by three organizations Pigtown Main pedestrian lighting, bike safe grates, transit Street, Citizens of Pigtown, and Southwest stops, and bike facilities. Maintain aesthetically Partnership. pleasing and safe sidewalk conditions. Achieve consistent street lighting and Pigtown/Washington Village is a unique and vibrant pedestrian lighting throughout the community that has been working toward neighborhood. revitalizing the commercial and residential areas as Accommodate bicycling through better well as attract more attention to visitor and historic provision and marking of facilities. destinations. The desire of Pigtown/Washington Streetscaping along Scott Street to enhance Village residents is to have a safe, walkable, and connections to nearby amenities. economically thriving neighborhood. The Upgrade the sidewalk/sidepath along MLK community wants to be family oriented where connecting Washington Boulevard to W. people of all ages can safely meet, travel, and visit Hamburg Street at Russell Street. each other. The residents’ would like to eliminate Enhance the community garden and create a the barrier both physically and psychologically community space at the end of W. Ostend created by MLK Boulevard. S. Cary Street is Street. considered a vital connection between Pigtown/Washington Village and the entire Southwest Partnership neighborhoods. The B & O Railroad Bridge over S. Cary Street currently acts as a barrier but could be transformed into an amenity for the neighborhood. South Baltimore Gateway Complete Streets Plan Pigtown/Washington Village 3 Land Use Low and medium density residential is the most The primary commercial corridors are along prominent land use in the neighborhood. Washington Boulevard and Mount Clare Junction Institutional land uses are located on the northwest along S. Carey Street. Washington Blvd is a main portion of the neighborhood and include the street for the neighborhood with unique retail Southwest Baltimore Charter Elementary and facing the Boulevard just west of MLK Blvd. Middle School, Charles Carrol Barrister Elementary School George Washington Elementary School, and Saint Jerome School. EXHIBIT 2 Land Use Map 4 South Baltimore Gateway Complete Streets Plan Pigtown/Washington Village Existing Transportation According to the Complete Streets Principles used Walk Score measures the walkability of any address by the Baltimore City Department of Transportation based on the distance to nearby places and (BCDOT) each mode of transportation – walking, pedestrian friendliness. Pigtown/Washington bicycling, riding transit, driving, and delivering Village is scored as a walker’s paradise. freight has been identified within the 90–100 Walker’s Paradise - Daily errands do not require neighborhood. Pigtown/Washington Village is also a car home to the Baltimore City Tour Bus facility operated by the Baltimore City Parking Authority. 70–89 Very Walkable - Most errands can be accomplished on foot One way to measure the livability of a neighborhood is to use national scores for walking, 50–69 Somewhat Walkable - Some errands can be bicycling, and transit. These measurements provide accomplished on foot a comparison among neighborhoods, suburbs, 25–49 Car-Dependent - Most errands require a car cities, and regions. 0–24 Car-Dependent - Almost all errands require a Walking car Pigtown/Washington Village is very walkable and Bicycle during the day, there is activity along the Existing bicycle facilities in the Pigtown/Washington Washington Boulevard Main Street and along Village neighborhood include off-road trails along residential streets. As the sun sets, residents do not the western boundary of the neighborhood on have the same level of confidence walking. Bayard and Bush Streets. The Gwynn’s Falls Trail Sidewalks are available throughout the connects Carroll Park with the Jones Falls Trail along neighborhood. Crosswalks are faded in many Bayard and Bush Streets within the neighborhood. locations. Exhibit 3 illustrates where sidewalks are Additional bicycle facilities connecting east/west present. The majority of streets have sidewalks on through the neighborhood is desirable to complete both sides and the sidewalk width is greater than the bicycle network for residents and visitors. Baltimore City will be launching the Bikeshare three feet. The following streets have been program in October 2016 and the neighborhood of identified as not having continuous sidewalks or as Pigtown/Washington Village has been designated having sidewalk widths of less than three feet: for a bikeshare station. S. Cary Street between Herkimer Street and The Bike Score for Pigtown is 68, indicating that the the B&O Railroad tracks neighborhood is bikeable with some bike Dexter Street at W. Cross Street infrastructure present. S. Arlington Avenue between James Street Bike Score measures whether an area is good for and W. Pratt Street biking based on bike lanes and trails, hills, road Intersection of Washington Blvd at W. connectivity, and destinations. Cross Street 90–100 Biker’s Paradise - Daily errands can be The Walk Score for Pigtown is 92 according to accomplished on a bike Redfin Walk Score (https://www.redfin.com/how- 70–89 Very Bikeable - Biking is convenient for most walk-score-works).