MARC Station Greenprint
West Baltimore
As part of the USDOT Thriving Communities team led by WSP and the Baltimore City Department of Planning, The Urban Studio collaborated with Studio for Collaboration, Research, and Design (SCRD) to participate in community engagement and contribute schematic exploration for vacant lot activation within a ¼-mile radius of the West Baltimore MARC Station.
The Urban Studio’s contribution helped connect community input to site-based schematic thinking. By pairing resident dialogue with tangible lot concepts, the Greenprint process stayed focused on implementation, not abstraction.
Supporting Community-Led Vacant Lot Activation in West Baltimore
•October 2024 – March 2025•
Our role focused on translating community priorities into tangible, site-based possibilities.
The work unfolded through a series of in-person community meetings, anchor group sessions, intercept surveys, and virtual capacity-building interviews across Midtown Edmondson, Franklin Square, Fayette Street Outreach, and Bon Secours Community Works.
The Urban Studio helped frame discussions, structure polling exercises, and prepare materials that clarified the Greenprint process and translated abstract planning language into accessible terms.