Master Plan & Framework for Greening Watershed 263
Client: Parks and People Foundation
Project Location: West Baltimore, Maryland
Cost: NA
Completion: 20 year project
Watershed 263 is a 930 acre “stormshed” of underground pipes located in west Baltimore. TerraLogos developed a green strategy that creates an organizational structure and “skeleton” to enhance the ecological performance of the watershed and reduce stormwater runoff while building social capital in the neighborhood.
The centerpiece of the Framework is the “Greenway” that connects critical community spaces, such
as schools and parks, cultural/historical sites, neighborhoods and commercial centers through tree-lined
and safe streets. Features include bio-retention gardens and vegetated roofs.
Environmental Design Features:
• “Greenway” and “Green Boulevards” to
promote community activity and employment,
improve the quality of the watershed and create
safer and cleaner neighborhoods
• Vacant lot used for community planting to
reduce runoff and provide recycling centers
• “Bioshelter” bus stops reduce runoff while
adding artistic value
• Plans to reduce impermeable surfaces by up to
75% in housing blocks through use of vegetated
roofs and bio-retention gardens
• Park grounds improvement with larger tree
canopy, fewer impervious surfaces, enhanced
community areas, and connecting parks and
schools via the “Greenway” bike and pedestrian
paths
