Van Hollen, Cardin, Mfume Announce $6 Million for Planning to Reconnect West Baltimore Communities to Druid Hill Park

By |2024-04-25T16:48:33-04:00March 20th, 2024|

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $6,000,000 for Baltimore City’s Restoring Connections to Druid Hill Park Project. This federal funding will support redesign planning for Druid Park Lake Drive in order to reconnect West Baltimore communities cut off from Druid Hill Park following the widening of the roadway over 60 years ago.

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Stories for Change

By |2024-02-16T11:33:54-05:00March 19th, 2023|

Thank you to everyone for making the March 18th Stories for Change Premiere a beautiful success! Created by filmmaker Kurt Orderson with The Access Projects for Druid Hill Park (TAP Druid Hill) and the New Auchentoroly Terrace Association (ATA), the three short films of Stories for Change highlight the experiences of local residents' love for Druid Hill Park and their challenges getting to the park on foot.

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Community Creates the Druid Hill Canopy Crosswalk

By |2023-03-18T12:53:29-04:00April 5th, 2022|

On April 3rd and 4th, 2022, the Auchentoroly Terrace and Greater Mondawmin community came together to create the Druid Hill Canopy Crosswalk. This project has been years in the making. The Druid Hill Canopy Crosswalk celebrates green space access while joyfully enhancing street-crossing safety for West Baltimoreans walking to Druid Hill Park. Community members previously nominated their favorite park trees to be represented in the artwork and later co-created the project during a community paint day.

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Druid Hill Park Complete Streets Public Meeting Oct 7

By |2021-09-30T18:26:04-04:00September 23rd, 2021|

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) is undergoing a Complete Streets planning and concept design process for the two-mile section of Druid Park Lake Drive from the I-83 ramp (Mt. Royal Terrace) to the north entrance of Greenspring Avenue. As the study nears completion, the design team is eager to share their ideas with the community and project stakeholders. Please join us for an online presentation, Thursday, October 7 at 6:30 pm. During that time the design team will share several scenarios and listen to your comments. 

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Druid Lake Vision Plan – Public Meeting #3

By |2021-09-01T19:03:38-04:00September 1st, 2021|

Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks (BCRP) has embarked on a Vision Planning effort to reimagine the future of Druid Lake. As part of this project, BCRP is soliciting input from the citizens of Baltimore to help shape the way visitors and residents use this space. BCRP will host an IN-PERSON MEETING at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Sundial Pavilion located in Druid Hill Park and a VIRTUAL MEETING at 5:30 PM on Thursday, September 30, 2021 using the Microsoft Teams platform.

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Druid Lake Vision Plan – Public Meeting # 2

By |2021-06-01T10:02:21-04:00May 31st, 2021|

Register at dlvpmtg2.eventbrite.com to join Rec and Parks at their upcoming meeting on June 3, 2021, 5:30pm at the Sundial Pavilion to learn about the Druid Lake Vision Plan. This plan will guide the future growth and development of Druid Hill Park. We want our community ideas included in this vision so please register and plan to attend!

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Share Community Input for the Druid Hill Park Complete Streets Study

By |2021-04-11T10:26:00-04:00April 10th, 2021|

After years of advocacy and agency coordination, the Druid Park Lake Drive Complete Street Design Effort is finally underway!  Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) aims to identify areas where improvements are needed to make safer connections for pedestrians, wheelchair riders, transit users, and bicyclists. Learn more and share your thoughts...

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