Transportation and Housing Connections In Baltimore presented at the MAHRA Conference Panel: Strategies for Connecting Transportation and Affordable Housing May 21, 2014 Tamara Woods, City of Baltimore Department of Planning

Baltimore Income Income in 2010 adjusted dollars$39,368$38,346 Income Distribution in 2010 Median Household Income Source: 2000 Census SF3, 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

Baltimore Transit and Median Income

Baltimore Transit and Median Sales Price

Current Tools for Creating Affordable Housing and Targeting Investment Requiring Affordable units with Housing Authority (HABC) and HCD land Projects using HOME, City Bond Funds and PILOTS Inclusionary Housing Legislation Planned Unit Developments Housing Market Typology

Challenges To Creating Affordable Housing Near Transit Baltimore is already “Affordable”: Inherent conflict between transit dependent very low income and cost of building new housing Areas with cheaper land are lower income, so risk of income segregation Cost of Land  High cost areas have cost land which prices out affordable housing  Land Assembly is expensive and time consuming  Zoning is not in place

Challenges To Creating Affordable Housing Near Transit Connect affordable housing to the jobs outside Baltimore City. Need to create a housing market in some neighborhoods  Goal to create mixed income neighborhoods  Introduce new housing types  Reduce vacancy  Reduce and redistribute density by reconfiguring land

Considering Small Developer Gap Financing tool in CAMP Plan Creation of New and Improved Zoning Categories –New TOD Zones –Industrial Mixed Use (I-MU) –Lowering require lot area requirements for Single Family Detached and Semi-detached Dwelling Units –Lowering Parking Requirements Policy Shift: Where We Are Headed

Proposed TOD Zoning Categories TRANSFORM PROPOSED TOD DISTRICTS TOD-1TOD-2TOD-3TOD-4 District Description Restrictive Height and Limited Mix of Retail Uses Restrictive Height and Full Mix of Retail Uses Significant Height and Limited Mix of Retail Uses Significant Height and Full Mix of Retail Uses Minimum Lot Area Residential: 1,200sf/du Other Uses: None None Residential: 1,200sf/du Other Uses: None None Minimum Building Height 24’ or 2 stories Maximum Building Height 60’ or 5 stories 100’ 100’; additional height above 100’ (no limit) is permitted by conditional use

Oliver: Re-envisioning The Affordable Rowhouse For sale units a maximum of 80% or 120% of AMI Rental units maximums of 50%- 80% of AMI (based on the funding source). Most tenants and home buyers are under 120% of AMI.

Opportunities: Ice House, Highlandtown and Oldtown Grocery Store & Parking Somers et Homes Historic Oldtown Mall Fire Museum Mixed- Use includin g office

Casino Areas Master Plan Marketable as an area of regional housing choice Capitalize on proximity to rail and transportation network Capitalize on proximity Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Howard counties and Washington, DC. Create a better balance between affordable and market rate housing