Placemaking Week 2024

PLEASE NOTE: You selected your Mobile Workshop when you registered for the conference. You cannot change your Mobile Workshop, or select one here on Sched. Specific information and instructions will be emailed in May to those signed up for each workshop.

Note: This is a walking tour covering around 1.5 miles.

Learn about how a ten-year community-led planning and community-building process is leading to tangible transformation. The Johnston Square Partners will lead a walking tour of Johnston Square that showcases how the community is leading efforts to restore abandoned and owner-occupied rowhomes, convert major vacant sites into catalytic reinvestments, and reimagine neglected vacant lots and public spaces as new community assets and social infrastructure that instill a sense of place in Johnston Square residents and visitors alike. Participants will also have the option to visit the new tiny homes project in the adjacent Oliver community, Hope Village (a project of Heart's Place Services).

Itinerary 
By 9:00am. Meet at Workshop location
9:00am-12:00pm. Mobile Workshop in process
12:00pm-1:30pm. Lunch on your own (recommendations below)
2:00pm. This afternoon, you will make your way to the Station North campus for breakout sessions in a unique set of venues. Breakouts start at 2:30pm in multiple locations around W. North Ave. Check Sched or your print program for exact venue locations.

Meeting time
Arrive at your workshop location by 9:00am on Thursday, June 6

Workshop location
Picnic Area @ Charm City Meadworks, 400 E Biddle Street

Workshop Host
ReBUILD Metro, ReBUILD Johnston Square Neighborhood Organization

Travel from Lord Baltimore Hotel / Downtown Baltimore
About 20 minutes by public transit or a 10 minute drive.
We recommend Google Maps for the most up to date travel time/info.

• Recommended: Take the (free) Charm City Circulator Purple Line Northbound to Charles St at Biddle. Destination is a 7 minute walk east on Biddle St. 
• Take the CityLink Red Line to Greenmount Ave & Biddle St. Destination is a 3 minute walk.
• Read more about Baltimore public transit here.

Lunch suggestions
For lunch, the workshop hosts recommend purchasing lunch at Mera Kitchen Collective (6 min walk), or you could head to Station North for lunch at Mobtown Ballroom & Cafe ,The Royal Blue, Jong Kak, or Station North Arts Cafe

What else you need to know
Includes walking tour as a majority of workshop, please wear appropriate shoes.

What if I’m local & plan on driving?
There is residential street parking available on Biddle St. and surrounding streets.