The City of Baltimore has submitted a TIGER II Discretionary Grant application for approximately $16.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support the development of the Westport Waterfront Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). Application attachments are noted below.
The Westport Waterfront TOD is supported by diverse funding sources. Funding commitment letters are attached below:
Significant environmental planning and documentation for the Westport Waterfront TOD TIGER II application is already in place.
The Westport Waterfront TOD has received all necessary legislative approvals. Approvals received to date include:
The City of Baltimore adopted Planned Unit Development and Zoning approvals for the TOD in 2007.
Three ordinances creating a Tax Increment Financing District and borrowing authority were adopted in 2008 for the TOD.
The Westport TOD project is strongly supported by state and local government. It has been identified as a priority project in the following local planning documents:
In addition, consistency is achieved with the Baltimore Region Transportation Plan, Outlook 2035: Baltimore Region Constrained Long Range Plan (CLRP).
The Westport Waterfront TOD has also been and the identified as a priority in the following state documents:
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