Rash Field Parking Garage

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• Table of Contents

• Existing Conditions...3
• Public Parking and a New City Park..4
  
• Economic Feasibility and Link to Federal
  Hill...5
• Support Facilities and Science Center.....
  .6
• Inner Harbor Master Plan........7
• Program.........8
• Plans and Renderings.........9
• Pro-Forma.......19
• Conclusions and Next Steps....20

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• Existing Conditions

Rash Field as seen from Federal Hill (Inner
Harbor Master Plan)

• Currently, Rash Field is significantly
  underutilized public space, used primarily for
  volleyball and as a temporary site for the
  Trapeze School.
• Overall, the area is poorly maintained and
  unattractive for visitors and local residents.
• Public bathrooms are in disrepair, outdated,
  rarely cleaned, and not highly visible for
  visitors.
• The park also includes the Pride of Baltimore
  Memorial consisting of granite plaques and a
  ships mast of remembrance.

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• New Opportunities

• Parking Currently, the South Shore is
  underserved in terms of parking. There are more
  than ten times the number of parking spaces in
  the CBD and nearly four times as many in Inner
  Harbor East than on the South Shore.
• The new parking will also replace parking
  displaced the new West Shore Park. Additionally,
  300 East Pratt and 414 Light Street (McCormick
  Site) are likely to be developed in the near
  future reducing public parking by several hundred
  spaces.
• Location Number of Spaces
• North Shore Inner Harbor and CBD 17,300
• Inner Harbor East 5,262
• West and South Inner Harbor 1,654
• New City Park With the successful completion of
  the West Shore Park, the opportunity exists to
  enhance the South Shore with a new vibrant park
  with a variety of uses including a childrens
  park and playground.

Source Inner Harbor Master Plan, 2003
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• New Opportunities

• Strong Economic Viability With a strong desire
  for parking in the area, the project is
  financially self-supporting. The Parking
  Authority of Baltimore City (PABC) has determined
  the project to be financially self-sufficient in
  terms of construction, operational and
  maintenance costs (slide 19).
• A Link to Federal Hill The new park will create
  spectacular views of the Inner Harbor. From the
  Harbor, the view will be a consistent field of
  greenery tress, hillsides and landscaping
  from the promenade to the top of Federal Hill.
• Additionally, the new park may include a
  children's playground and other community
  amenities. We expected the community to be
  engaged in the programming process to ensure its
  success.

A View Looking South of Rash Field and Federal
Hill
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• New Opportunities

• Ancillary Inner Harbor Support Facilities The
  plan includes DPW office/service space
  conveniently located for daily maintenance of the
  Inner Harbor environs. Additionally, public
  restrooms and a proposed space for Harbor Cruises
  will be provided.
• Maryland Science Center Support The new garage
  will assist the Science Center by providing more
  accessible parking for visitors. The new parking
  will aid in the continued increase in the
  centers visitor attendance and provide much
  desired parking for after-hour events.

DPW maintenance truck
Maryland Science Center Rash Field Site
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• Inner Harbor Master Plan

• South Shore Park
• Redevelop Rash Field as an enhanced public park
  for a mix of recreational and event purposes
  planned, designed, and maintained at a standard
  appropriate to its important city-wide and local
  role.
• Maintain and enhance views from the Key Highway
  approach to the Inner Harbor with the new park
  that is on top of the proposed underground
  parking garage.
• Provide new and dynamic definition to the
  promenade edge. This could include terraced lawn
  steps where people will enjoy the sun and views
  of the harbor activities.

Schematic Design of South Shore from IHMP
Source IHMP, 2003
Section of Rash Field from IHMP
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• A New Rash Field

• Program
• Three level parking structure (grade level,
  mezzanine level, park level)
• 540 structured parking spaces, 100 surface lot
  parking spaces
• 330,000 gross-square-foot of parking
• 20,000 square feet of proposed office space
  (DPW/Harbor Cruises)
• New city park and childrens playground
• Pride of Baltimore Memorial
• Appropriately screened parking for DPW
  maintenance vehicles
• New public restrooms

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• A New Rash Field

General Site Plan with Topography
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• A New Rash Field

Upper Level Plan
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• A New Rash Field

Lower Level Plan
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• A New Rash Field

Site Sections From Key Highway to Inner Harbor
Main Entrance
Across East End of Park
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• A New Rash Field

Site Section From West to East
Main Entrance
Across East End of Park
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View from Federal Hill
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• A New Rash Field

View Looking Toward Visionary Art Museum
Federal Hill
Ritz Carlton
Visionary Art
Promenade
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• A New Rash Field

View Looking Toward Key Highway and Science Center
Science Center
Key Highway
Promenade
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• A New Rash Field

View Looking Toward West Shore
Science Center
Inner Harbor
Key Highway
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• A New Rash Field

View Toward Fells Point
Rusty Scupper
Inner Harbor Marina
Key Highway
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• A New Rash Field

• Conclusion and Next Steps
• Conclusion
• Strong need for parking.
• Economically viable.
• Opportunity for new city park.
• Aligned with Inner Harbor Master Plan.
• Next Steps
• Solicit community feedback.
• Refine design drawings to include landscaping
  ,streetscape and office space plans.
• Identity funding sources.

Baltimore Development Corporation
Parking Authority of Baltimore City
June 22, 2006