Southeast Red Line Stops Site Analysis

Overall, lots of urban renewal/development is currently being done around these four stops.  Again, this makes us refocus on more immediate challenges regarding construction.  What specific moves can we do during construction versus what broad moves can/will happen after?




CANTON CROSSING station (Canton, orange)
Towards Canton Crossing, the Red Line will continue along Boston Street and stop at Conkling St--right in front of where I used to work! oh panera... A combination of newcomer young professionals and empty nesters (and lots of runners) make up a strong, growing community.  Lots of urban renewal taking place here too, from the adaptive re-use of historic brick industrial buildings, to the existing parks (Waterfront park/Korean War Memorial, Dog Park, and Two Rivers Park), and a tourism opportunity in the works:

destinations/points of interest: the WATERFRONT--a tourism opportunity
-already a mixed-use development in order; so far the First Mariner Bank/Canton Tower (the initial signature office building) is up.
-master plan includes: housing, offices, ENTERTAINMENT, RETAIL (likely to be anchored by Target and Harris and Teeter), RESTAURANTS, adequate parking, and potentially a cruise ship terminal.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/canton-crossing-project-doubles-size-deal
http://www.wbcm.com/canton_crossing.htm

issues/concerns:

-Road too narrow for two tracks? Will there be enough room for ambulances/police/firetrucks to pass by? Will this slow down traffic too much?  Could this be motivation to set up city-bike-stations for bike rentals to encourage bike-commuting? (may have to do street section studies for these...)

-How will cars be able to make left-hand turns?  New traffic lights?
-Construction near the waterfront--how to prevent runoff/erosion?  how will this affect streetscape?

-3 different buses already run along this street. Will these have to be re-routed?


existing public transit:
Bus Routes 11, 7, 10, 13
water taxi

HIGHLANDTOWN/GREEKTOWN station
From Boston/Conkling, the rail swoops up towards S. Haven Street and stops at Eastern Ave, which has been designated as a MAIN STREET by the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main St. Program. Canton (orange), Highlandtown (purple), and Greektown (magenta) meet at this point.  With the rail running along S. Haven Street, which bounds Highlandtown's and Canton's east, and Greektown's west, Eastern Avenue has the opportunity to be a stronger main street/urban promenade corridor that stretches from Patterson Park to Highlandtown and Greektown and can be strengthened further east into the Bayview Campus, while construction takes place along S. Haven.  S. Haven also has the potential to be a new urban corridor.
http://www.southeastcdc.org/docs/Highlandtown-Greektown%20TOD%20FINAL%20(2).pdf
A linear, green extension of Patterson Park perhaps

As a growing arts district (with the Creative Alliance along Eastern Ave), Highlandtown has a community empowerment opportunity for local artists, students, young entrepreneurs etc, to really make this street an urban promenade of murals, gardens, markets, crosswalk designs, other forms of signage etc.  Both Highlandtown and Greektown are known for being historical blue-collar neighborhoods and melting pots of Greek, German, Italian, and more recently Latino immigrants.
http://www.highlandtownarts.com/we-are-hghlandtown

existing public transit:
Buses #10, 22

BAYVIEW MARC station
895 runs under, the Marc train runs tangent.  This will probably be more of a commuter stop for faculty/staff, students, and patients.  The intersection of multiple modes/corridors of various transit will make clear signage/communication crucial.  From the High/Greek stop, the rail goes above ground before it re-lands closer towards Bayview Marc.  Can something happen below the rail?


BAYVIEW CAMPUS station (blue)
nearby parks: Joseph E Lee Park
ample parking for employees.
Having a stop here will better integrate the campus with other Bmore neighborhoods.  Or perhaps some parking can be transformed into green/public spaces for gatherings, markets, etc. to strengthen Eastern Avenue as a new corridor into this region.