Auchentoroly by Foot Success!
On Saturday, April 20th, the New Auchentoroly Terrace Association and Baltimore Heritage co-hosted Auchentoroly by Foot. Over 50 residents and visitors participated in the walking tour about the history and future of Auchentoroly Terrace and Druid Hill Park. Community leaders, local historians, and resident artists spoke about the area’s development, Civil Rights legacies, artistic heritage, and the current transportation safety efforts.
Auchentoroly Terrace by Foot
Residents and visitors are invited to join the New Auchentoroly Terrace Association and Baltimore Heritage for the Auchentoroly Terrace by Foot walking tour Saturday, April 20th, 10am-12pm. Learn about the history and future of Auchentoroly Terrace and Druid Hill Park from community leaders, local historians, and resident artists. The tour is free and open to neighborhood residents. Visitors are cordially invited to purchase tickets through Baltimore Heritage.
DOT Announces Druid Park Lake Drive Complete Streets Design Effort
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation Director Michelle Pourciau today announced that an official Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued for the Druid Park Lake Drive Complete Streets design effort. BCDOT now invites multi-disciplinary design and engineering firms to submit proposals to provide a transportation study and design services for complete streets improvements along Druid Park Lake Drive.
The Big Jump around Druid Hill Park
Championed by local residents, 7th District Councilman Leon Pinkett, Baltimore City Department of Transportation, and Bikemore, the Big Jump is a temporary, grant-funded project that counteracts decades of highway expansion with a protected space for pedestrians, wheelchair riders, and bicyclists to connect with green space, school, and jobs. Those of us living in West Baltimore certainly need it as for the past seventy years, walking or bicycling to Druid Hill Park has proven prohibitively dangerous.
Highway History around Druid Hill Park
Half of residents around Druid Hill Park do not own cars. So why does the area feel like a suburban highway? From the 1940s through the 1960s, car-focused transportation projects drastically changed the face of the park.