2-07-2025 4:48am

Pikesville Revitalization

Pikesville Revitalization Action Plan

The Pikesville Revitalization Action Plan (PDF) is the result of the Pikesville Commercial District Study, stakeholder interviews and community input. Based on input gathered throughout the planning process, the action plan provides details on the community’s vision and priorities for Pikesville. The action plan then outlines strategies, goals, and projects that are focused on the revitalization of Pikesville’s commercial district. The PRAP was adopted by the Baltimore County Council on December 20, 2021.

We are excited to introduce a newly formed community group, the Pikesville Downtown Partnership (PDP). The PDP, in collaboration with the Baltimore County Department of Planning, is responsible for implementing the goals and action items outlined in the PRAP. The group consists of representatives from the Greater Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, 1000 Friends of Pikesville, Inc., Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc. (CHAI), and the Pikesville Armory Foundation.

Click the Join Button to follow this initiative and get updates about ways to get involved, new events, surveys, and tools that you can use to help us achieve our goals for Pikesville.

Join

Purpose

This revitalization action plan focuses on the Pikesville Commercial Revitalization District (CRD). The Pikesville CRD has been largely neglected and the area’s aesthetic decline is apparent throughout the district. Several recommendations were outlined in previous plans, but without adequate funding and a persistent project campaign, many were never addressed or became unfeasible.

In fiscal year 2022, Baltimore County budgeted $225,000 for streetscaping and $100,000 in fiscal year 2023 for capital projects to revitalize Pikesville. Since then, the county-allotted funds have been used for revitalization projects such as new trash cans, a newly created public mural, and securing a Placemaking Consultant to provide new branding identity for the PRAP focus area.

This busy stretch of Reisterstown Road runs right through the heart of Pikesville. And the community wants to revitalize it. Like many communities, the businesses in this town were hit hard by the pandemic. “That was, of course, incredibly tough on a business community that is already, and was, facing a lot of economic hardship,” says Beth Rheingold, president, of the Greater Baltimore Chamber of Commerce. “Some businesses, the ownership decided to just go into early retirement. But other businesses closed.”

PRAP Focus Area

The map below shows the target areas based on uses, owner involvement, and reinvestment potential. In cooperation with businesses, property owners, and the community, the PDP will focus on projects that have a high impact and can produce immediate benefit. The target areas include:

Central Business District: A high-impact target area that will receive a majority of the initial revitalization efforts. This area is the most walkable and has some Main Street characteristics. Revitalizing this area may eventually benefit the CRD in its entirety.
Neighborhood Commercial: A moderate-impact area that is adjacent to the Baltimore City line. This area has several auto dependent uses, but it also serves the surrounding neighborhoods and is walkable. This area will receive secondary funding for revitalization projects.
Suburban Commercial: A low-impact revitalization area that is auto dependent in its characteristics. Redevelopment near the Baltimore Beltway is already underway with substantial investment from private entities. This area will receive tertiary funding towards revitalization projects.