McKeldin Square

Although we're no longer camping there, many of our events still take place in McKeldin Square on the corner of Pratt and Light Streets near the Inner Harbor. This is an ideal place for visibility, on the corner of two busy streets, and within walking distance of downtown, the Inner Harbor, the sports stadiums, and a number of huge corporate buildings with giant glowing bank logos on them.

We have discussed getting together ride sharing, but until that is up and running, getting to the Occupy Baltimore protest will be easier via public transportation. If you need help with transportation, please e-mail: occupybalttransport@gmail.com

There are 4 main avenues of public transport:

Light Rail:

Stop for North and South bound is Camden Yards, stay on the southern portion of Pratt street and walk East until you see the big fountain.

Metro:
Stop is Charles Center, head East on Baltimore street, Turn right onto Light street, go south until you hit Pratt Street, the protest is at the big fountain.

(free) Charm City Circulator:

From the Purple Line (Penn Station-Federal Hill)

South Bound Stop: 319
From here cross the street to the Southern portion of Pratt Street, and walk East to the park with the big fountain

North Bound Stop: 302
From here cross the street to the Souther portion of Pratt Street, and walk West to the park with the big fountain

From the Orange Line (Pigtown-Harbor East)

Eastbound Stop: 220
This stop is at the park where we will be protesting

Westbound stop: 203
Head south on light street and cross to the southern portion of Pratt Street, you will be at the park with the big fountain.

Comments

Submitted by oceanguy2821 on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 8:34pm.

Parking is a premium in downtown Baltimore as many may know. There are numerous parking garages that are fairly expensive, especially for long term usage. Several areas have public parking but they can be a long walk to the McKeldin Park. One area is underneath Federal Hill across from the Rusty Scupper. There are also streets on and above Lombard St. Most these public spots are 2-4 hour spaces depending on their location.

Here is a general guide to parking in Baltimore on About.com:
http://baltimore.about.com/od/transportation/a/InnerHarborParking.htm

Submitted by oceanguy2821 on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 8:39pm.

There several ways to reach McKeldin Square from Penn Station in Baltimore. One is to basically take a cab. There are always cabs outside of the station and they can be convenient but expensive. Another option is to walk from the station down Charles St to Mt Royal Ave. Then make a right and walk up Mt Royal Ave up to the Mt Royal Light Stop. Purchase a ticket and then head south to the Camden Yards Stop. Get off at Camden Yards and walk east (towards the inner harbor) on Pratt St until you reach McKeldin Square.

Submitted by iandanger on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 11:11am.

There are a ton of park and rides, here are all their addresses for the Light Rail and Metro:

Light Rail:

From The North:

Timonium:
2335 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, MD 21093

Lutherville:
150 Ridgely Road West
Lutherville, MD 21093

Mount Washington:
5701 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, MD

North Ave:
325 West North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217

From the South:

Cromwell Station
7378 Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard
Glen Burnie, MD 21060

Patapsco:
751 West Patapsco Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21227

Baltimore Highlands:
4215 Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21227

Nursery Road:
6825 Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard
Pumphrey, Maryland 21090

North Linthicum:
450 North Camp Meade Road
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

There are also a ton of park and ride locations on the metro, all
located to the west/northwest of the city:

Owings Mills:
5018 Painters Mill Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Old Court:
4300 Old Court Road
Pikesville, MD 21208

Milford Mill:
4400 Milford Mill Road
Pikesville, MD 21208

Reisterstown:
6301 Wabash Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland, 21215

Rogers Ave:
4300 Hayward Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215

West Coldspring Lane:
4301 Wabash Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland

Mondawmin:
2307 Liberty Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215

Submitted by Onore Baka Sama on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 9:29am.

Regardless of this mentioning "main avenues" of public transportation, the MTA bus stops for the Occupation should also be listed. The Charm City Circulator is nice, but it only helps people who are already downtown; it doesn't help those who are living out to the east and west in the city because Baltimore's east-west public transit is restricted to a large number of MTA buses.

The qb40 immediately comes to mind; could it be considered a "main avenue"?

Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/13/2011 - 10:33am.

I'm a bike-only traveller, and I can't get in touch with the original author of this page. If you could collect info on how to get here via the qb40 or any other transportation, that would be most helpful, and I'd post it above!

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Submitted by Travel19 on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 1:07am.

Transportation actually has various modes which can be differ on the situation. There are different elements which affects on it. The impact of transportation occurs on economic planning, Environment planning etc. Recently we attended the seminar in India on Transportation when we visited there for Tamil Nadu Tourism.
http://www.traveladda.com/south_india/tamil_nadu.html