Baltimore Grows

The Baltimore Middle Branch Planning Initiative Website has a draft Master Plan document posted.  The first photo below shows a nice aerial view, and the 2nd shows where the Middle Branch is in relation to the Inner Harbor.

Through the Middle Branch planning process it is our goal to highlight and capitalize on the unique green character of the Middle Branch estuary to build a model community, based on sustainable principles. These sustainable principles include economic prosperity, environmental improvement and social equity. According to the American Planning Association, planning for sustainability “…promotes responsible development – not-anti-development. It requires a democratic process of planning to achieve the greatest common good for all segments of our population, protect the health of the environment and assure future generations of the resources they will need to survive and progress.”

The Middle Branch’s unique qualities as an environmental oasis, located minutes from downtown and surrounded by challenged communities, create a perfect opportunity to employ these principles.