Leveraging Investments in Neighborhood Corridors (LINCS) is an interagency partnership to revitalize key corridors that connect neighborhoods and communities throughout the City. The goal of this initiative is to enhance the aesthetics and economic vitality of these gateways, while seeking to improve quality of life and increase community capacity.
The corridors included in LINCS are:
- Greenmount Avenue
- Pennsylvania Avenue/North Avenue
- Liberty Heights Avenue/Garrison Boulevard
- East North Avenue
An implementation strategy will be developed for each corridor focusing on:
- Economic Development
- Land Use and Zoning
- Transportation
- Public Safety and Health
- Sanitation
Liberty Heights Avenue Corridor
Liberty Heights Avenue is a primarily east-west corridor running from Druid Hill Park all the way up to Baltimore County, spanning 3.3 miles. Garrison Boulevard is a primarily north-south corridor running from Egerton Road to Duvall Avenue, spanning .6 miles. These Corridors are anchored by Mondawmin Mall to the east, the newly renovated Pangea Oaks Apartments to the south, and the new ShopRite Grocery Store to the west. Additional assets include Baltimore City Community College, Hanlon Park, Lake Ashburton, the Mondawmin MTA transit hub, The Dorothy J Luxury Apartments, the new Parks and People Headquarters and Baltimore City’s first TGI Friday’s restaurant.
Along both corridors are very strong, stable residential neighborhoods with high homeownership rates and incredibly active community associations. All these assets create an opportunity to leverage additional improvements and investments to better serve the strong surrounding communities.
LINCS for Liberty Heights Avenue & Garrison Boulevard officially started on February 8th, 2016, when residents and stakeholders attended a briefing session at the Forest Park branch library. The kickoff meeting was held on February 29th where residents discussed their vision for the corridor as well as identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. With that information in hand, the LINCS Community Advisory Committee met on March 14th to determine the listening session topics which will include Community Economic Development, Transportation, Housing/Code Enforcement/Sanitation, Public Safety, and Recreation and Parks/Public Art.
Status Updates
Liberty Heights and Garrison LINCS Updates (10-17-23).pdf
Listening Sessions
The first LINCS listening session for Liberty Heights Avenue & Garrison Boulevard was held on Tuesday, May 24th. The topic for the first listening session was Community Economic Development. The agenda for that meeting can be downloaded here.
Community Economic Development
Transportation
Housing
Public Safety
Parks & Recreation/Public Art
Community Advisory Committee
Compiled Listening Session Ideas
Implementation Matrix
Anyone interested in additional information can contact Chad Hayes at chad.hayes@baltimorecity.gov or 410-396-3958.
Business Directory
Please download a business directory.
LINCS East North Avenue
Documents related to the East North Avenue LINCS Planning process are below:
East North Avenue LINCS Implementation Strategy (updated 4/22)
The Greenmount Avenue Corridor
The Greenmount Avenue corridor from Eager Street north to 29th Street has seen improvements in some of the surrounding neighborhoods, but requires City assistance and targeted interventions to reach its full potential. The corridor is bookended by activity centers that could be leveraged to improve the corridor as a whole. On the north end is the Waverly Main Street area which is a thriving business district with strong community support, and could benefit from additional investment. The southern end of the corridor is included in the Station North Arts and Entertainment District and has started to see a wide variety of arts and housing related investments and activities.
The LINCS interagency team partnered with the Baltimore Chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Strong City Baltimore, and community organizations to conduct two-day Technical Advisory Panels (TAP), to assess the Greenmount corridor on July 29th-30th, 2016. Prior to the ULI TAP, Strong City Baltimore held several community discussions throughout the Greenmount corridor to inform residents about LINCS and the ULI TAP and to collect resident feedback on priority issues and areas of concern. An implementation phase kick-off meeting was held on February 23rd, 2016 where the ULI TAP Report was released and an Implementation Strategy with specific action items was presented. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and city agency heads were at this meeting and committed to moving forward on key action items in the Implementation Strategy.
After the ULI TAP Report and Implementation Strategy were released, The Department of Planning and Baltimore Development Corporation hosted a series of topic specific Listening Sessions to get specific community feedback on the ULI TAP report and the Implementation Strategy. The information gathered from these Listening Sessions will be used to guide strategic actions that target existing city programs and services to address the specific needs of the corridor.
Latest Status Updates
Implementation Strategy for Greenmount Avenue (Updated: Nov 2020)
TAP Report for Greenmount Avenue
Listening Sessions
Public Safety
Sanitation
Transportation
The Pennsylvania & West North Avenue Commercial Corridors
The Pennsylvania and West North Avenue commercial corridor centered at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Avenue has tremendous potential. The corridors are served by several bus lines and by the Penn North and Upton/Avenue Market Transit Stations on the Metro subway line. The Penn North subway station is one of the most actively utilized stations in the City with more than 5,500 people entering and exiting every weekday. The commercial area has many public services, including a library, post office, health clinic, and Baltimore City Department of Social Services office, but residents are currently underserved by retail, restaurant, and entertainment services. Walking to and from existing amenities, such as the Metro stations and Druid Hill Park, is difficult due to traffic patterns, inadequate infrastructure, and public safety concerns.
TAP Report for Pennsylvania Avenue
Status Updates
Implementation Strategy (updated September 2023)
Listening Sessions
Sanitation
Public Safety
Transportation