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Call For Transit Oriented Development In Baltimore

Posted by: David Gest
Thanks to: David Gest
10 January 2005 - 6:00am

MaryPIRG releases report connecting denser, mixed-use development to reduction of traffic congestion.

A recent report by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group (MaryPIRG) says that "[f]ocusing development around rail and bus stops could help revitalize blighted neighborhoods in Baltimore while also easing the region's traffic congestion." According to the report, "Local officials need to ease parking requirements and revise zoning rules to encourage a mixture of shops, offices and homes within a short walk of rail stops..."

Full Story: Develop near rail, bus stops, study urges
Source: The Baltimore Sun, January 5, 2005
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All of that only scratches the surface of what's wrong with this study. The idea that complex urban development patterns and human behavior can be meaningfully studied according to one primary criteria — density — is wrong from the start.
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