Project Updates
Signs: DOT has said they are ready to go and ready to be installed this spring, but no updates yet on timeline
Comfort Station: permits have been issued, contractors expect to be completed by April 14th
Public Art: will get it back going after the communications manager is on board and after Sowebo
Trees: Baltimore Tree Trust is getting a stump grinder–first project will be in Pigtown
Sidewalks–hasn’t been any progress on problematic sidewalks (Barre Circle and Baltimore and Calhoun)
BRNI-CORE
Pigtown Food for Thought needs a fence
Facade improvements
Spruce Up Grant program
Committee discussed the B&O Railroad Bridge and potentially forming a subcommittee to meet with the B&O. Scott, Susan, and Diana would be interested. May meeting the Committee can review the work that’s already been done with proposals for the B&O railroad bridge
Community walk of fame for W Baltimore St
Bus shelter improvements and installation–play anywhere structures
Green parking lots
Donnell thinks the neighborhoods around W Baltimore should be looking at permit parking
How can we get funding for parks? One project in a park of multiple similar projects in many parks. Could we apply for planning? Maybe. Improved recreation opportunities in neighborhood parks
Better access from whistle stop to the Mount Clare Museum House
