Baltimore City DOT (BCDOT) has recently informed us that they will be adding speed cameras to the 2200 block of Mount Royal Terrace. These cameras are the long-overdue result of the 2016 speed study, which found that traffic on the 2100-2300 blocks of Mount Royal Terrace (between DPLD and the merge to North Ave at Reservoir Street) averaged 40 miles per hour. The speed limit is 25 mph. 

Speed cameras are helpful to slow cars, but they are not a long-term solution; the road itself is designed for speeds much greater than 25 mph (I think we’ve all hit 40 or 50 mph there at one point or another!) and was originallyclassified as a highway on-ramp to southbound I-83. Although the city has closed access from DPLD at the top, the 2300- 2100 blocks of MRT are still classified as an on-ramp!

In order for BCDOT to implement ANY safety improvements along MRT – such as speed bumps, stop signs, bump-outs, or marked crosswalks – it must reclassify MRT as a residential street. HMRTA has agreed to survey our district in order to document residents’ opinion of reclassification.

Please fill out the following form with your email, responses, name, and address or block number (i.e., 2200 block of Mount Royal Terrace) in order to share your thoughts and concerns with the city. The survey is hosted on Google Forms at this link: https://forms.gle/kKko2h8Fr4F1v52k6