About Tim Keane

Keane is the former Planning Director of Baltimore City and a nationally recognized city planner. In his time at the Planning Department, he has established himself as a leader and partner for key stakeholders across the private and public sector, overseeing urban planning and design, land use and zoning, development, and capital budgeting, as well as the City's sustainability, food policy, and historic preservation offices.

Keane has previously led the planning departments of four significant cities: Charleston, South Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Boise, Idaho; and Calgary, Canada. Leading these departments, Keane has been responsible for planning, housing, community development, and every other aspect of city development.

Keane also brings extensive housing policy experience to DHCD. He has guided major policy initiatives such as rezoning projects to expand affordable housing, city permitting operations, and implementing protections from displacement for low-income homeowners. Keane has also worked closely on reorganizing city agencies and departments: while serving as Planning Commissioner in Atlanta, Keane led a holistic reorganization of both the departments for planning and housing, and as the head of Planning, Permitting, & Engineering in Charleston, Keane oversaw the consolidation of multiple city departments and offices. These efforts both made their respective agencies more effective and service-oriented.

Keane holds both a Master of Science in Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in Planning from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He also served as a Fellow at the University of Miami School of Architecture and on the adjunct faculty at the College of Charleston.