25th Street Station

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has yet to propose a comprehensive plan for future management of traffic in the area around 25th Street Station, a proposed new 337,000-plus-square-foot shopping center with 70 or more dwelling units. According to the traffic impact study for this massive new development, the area of impact extends from North Avenue to 29th Street and from the Jones Falls Expressway to Greenmount Avenue. To date, the study recommends no improvements to roads within this area.

The redevelopment of an 11-acre tract in Baltimore's Remington neighborhood can move ahead now that the state's highest court has ruled on a zoning appeal that held up the plan for years. "The project would have been done, generating benefits for the community and taxes for the city if these petitions had not been filed," said Jon Laria, the attorney for the developer of the mixed-used project, called 25th Street Station. On Tuesday, the Maryland Court of Appeals released its unanimous opinion that two people who live near the development site, one in Remington and the other in Charles Village, are not eligible to appeal the Baltimore City Council's decision to grant the zoning approval for the project.

The redevelopment of an 11-acre tract in Baltimore's Remington neighborhood can move ahead now that the state's highest court has ruled on a zoning appeal that held up the plan for years. "The project would have been done, generating benefits for the community and taxes for the city if these petitions had not been filed," said Jon Laria, the attorney for the developer of the mixed-used project, called 25th Street Station. On Tuesday, the Maryland Court of Appeals released its unanimous opinion that two people who live near the development site, one in Remington and the other in Charles Village, are not eligible to appeal the Baltimore City Council's decision to grant the zoning approval for the project.

Lowe's, the national home improvement chain, has pulled out as an anchor of the proposed 25th Street Station, a retail and housing development in Remington that won Baltimore City approval nearly a year ago but has been stalled by court challenges. "This site is currently not a site Lowe's is pursuing for a new store," Stacey C. Lentz, a spokeswoman for Lowe's Cos. Inc., said in an email Monday. The retailer, which said Monday that it was closing several stores — none of them in Maryland — and slowing its national expansion, decided several weeks ago to drop the Baltimore site, Lentz said.

Lowe's, the national home improvement chain, has pulled out as an anchor of the proposed 25th Street Station, a retail and housing development in Remington that won Baltimore City approval nearly a year ago but has been stalled by court challenges. "This site is currently not a site Lowe's is pursuing for a new store," Stacey C. Lentz, a spokeswoman for Lowe's Cos. Inc., said in an email Monday. The retailer, which said Monday that it was closing several stores — none of them in Maryland — and slowing its national expansion, decided several weeks ago to drop the Baltimore site, Lentz said.

Plans for a large shopping center in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore, including a Walmart store, cleared a major hurdle Wednesday with approval by a key City Council committee. The land use committee voted unanimously to approve zoning plans for the 25th Street Station project, planned for the current site of Anderson Automotive, near Howard and 25th streets. Councilwoman Belinda Conaway expressed misgivings about the proposal. She said there was no guarantee the full council would approve it when it comes up for a vote next month.

Contrary to the assertions made by Joan Floyd ("Where's the traffic plan for 25th Street Station?" Sept. 29) and as repeated by reporter Julie Scharper ("Remington Walmart plan wins approval," Nov. 9), there is an agreement between the City Department of Transportation and the community that includes many long needed transportation improvements beyond those made necessary by the 25th Street Station development. The 25th Street Station development spans both sides of Howard Street and therefore is located in Charles Village and Old Goucher, and not just in Remington as The Sun's most recent headlines suggest.

The letter from Jennifer Erickson, Judith Kunst and Peter Duvall on behalf of their respective neighborhood associations suggests that the "community" has come to an agreement with the Baltimore Department of Transportation on a comprehensive traffic plan for the area around the proposed 25th Street Station ("Traffic improvements planned for city Walmart project," Readers respond, Nov. 10). The letter reveals significant differences in approach from that of the Remington Neighborhood Alliance.

For residents involved in legislation regarding Baltimore's proposed 25th Street Station shopping center, the process has been a disappointing one. There was the promise that "this is not a done deal," but during community presentations by the developers, the tone was one of "here's what we've done" rather than "here's what we can do for you. " Communication from Councilwoman Belinda Conaway, in whose district the 25th Street Station project is...

Developers of the $70 million, Walmart-anchored 25th Street Station shopping and residential development planned for Baltimore's Remington community cleared a key hurdle Thursday when the city's Urban Design and Architectural Review Panel gave final approval to the project's design. Planned for an 11.5-acre parcel around 25th and Howard streets, the project still needs zoning approval from the full Baltimore City Council and final design approval from Baltimore's Planning Commission before construction can begin.

Plans for an 11-acre development in Remington — including apartments, shops and a Walmart store — won final approval from the Baltimore City Council on Monday, after stiff opposition from some groups and months of wrangling over traffic and environmental concerns. Tensions over the project — which divided neighborhood groups and pitted labor activists against city officials — rose in recent weeks, as robocalls and e-mail chains denounced the sponsor of the zoning bill for the project, Councilwoman Belinda Conaway.

The letter from Jennifer Erickson, Judith Kunst and Peter Duvall on behalf of their respective neighborhood associations suggests that the "community" has come to an agreement with the Baltimore Department of Transportation on a comprehensive traffic plan for the area around the proposed 25th Street Station ("Traffic improvements planned for city Walmart project," Readers respond, Nov. 10). The letter reveals significant differences in approach from that of the Remington Neighborhood Alliance.

Contrary to the assertions made by Joan Floyd ("Where's the traffic plan for 25th Street Station?" Sept. 29) and as repeated by reporter Julie Scharper ("Remington Walmart plan wins approval," Nov. 9), there is an agreement between the City Department of Transportation and the community that includes many long needed transportation improvements beyond those made necessary by the 25th Street Station development. The 25th Street Station development spans both sides of Howard Street and therefore is located in Charles Village and Old Goucher, and not just in Remington as The Sun's most recent headlines suggest.

Developers of the $70 million, Walmart-anchored 25th Street Station shopping and residential development planned for Baltimore's Remington community cleared a key hurdle Thursday when the city's Urban Design and Architectural Review Panel gave final approval to the project's design. Planned for an 11.5-acre parcel around 25th and Howard streets, the project still needs zoning approval from the full Baltimore City Council and final design approval from Baltimore's Planning Commission before construction can begin.

Plans for a large shopping center in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore, including a Walmart store, cleared a major hurdle Wednesday with approval by a key City Council committee. The land use committee voted unanimously to approve zoning plans for the 25th Street Station project, planned for the current site of Anderson Automotive, near Howard and 25th streets. Councilwoman Belinda Conaway expressed misgivings about the proposal. She said there was no guarantee the full council would approve it when it comes up for a vote next month.

A Baltimore City Councilwoman says she has backed out of talks with Walmart officials about worker pay at a proposed store in Remington after they asked her to withdraw her support for a bill that would require all major retailers to pay a "living wage. " Councilwoman Belinda Conaway said she had attempted to negotiate higher wages for store employees, but that she refused Walmart's request that she abandon the living-wage bill proposed by Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke. "You get to a point where you don't have anything to negotiate with," said Conaway, who represents portions of West Baltimore, including the proposed site of the 25th Street Station development.

Members of Baltimore's City Council postponed a key vote Wednesday on the 25th Street Station development in Remington, but the reason for the delay is in dispute. Members of the council's land use committee said the vote was delayed at the request of Walmart, which they said was considering changes to wages for workers at the store the company hopes to build in the proposed shopping center. A spokesman for the retail giant said Walmart did not request the delay. Councilwoman Belinda Conaway, whose district includes the project site, said she has been in negotiations with Walmart officials over worker benefits for more than a month.

A Baltimore City Councilwoman says she has backed out of talks with Walmart officials about worker pay at a proposed store in Remington after they asked her to withdraw her support for a bill that would require all major retailers to pay a "living wage. " Councilwoman Belinda Conaway said she had attempted to negotiate higher wages for store employees, but that she refused Walmart's request that she abandon the living-wage bill proposed by Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke. "You get to a point where you don't have anything to negotiate with," said Conaway, who represents portions of West Baltimore, including the proposed site of the 25th Street Station development.

Members of Baltimore's City Council postponed a key vote Wednesday on the 25th Street Station development in Remington, but the reason for the delay is in dispute. Members of the council's land use committee said the vote was delayed at the request of Walmart, which they said was considering changes to wages for workers at the store the company hopes to build in the proposed shopping center. A spokesman for the retail giant said Walmart did not request the delay. Councilwoman Belinda Conaway, whose district includes the project site, said she has been in negotiations with Walmart officials over worker benefits for more than a month.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has yet to propose a comprehensive plan for future management of traffic in the area around 25th Street Station, a proposed new 337,000-plus-square-foot shopping center with 70 or more dwelling units. According to the traffic impact study for this massive new development, the area of impact extends from North Avenue to 29th Street and from the Jones Falls Expressway to Greenmount Avenue. To date, the study recommends no improvements to roads within this area.