Imagine the Jones Falls river valley as a world-renowned park that supports the thriving of local neighborhoods and businesses. Imagine a verdant stream valley, teeming with native plants and diverse species: a cool oasis during hot summers, absorbing stormwater to protect communities and the Chesapeake. Imagine a greenway network of popular trails and transit, reconnecting dozens of neighborhoods to the river and downtown Baltimore, generating billions of dollars of investment and tourism. This aspirational vision can be realized.

The Jones Falls valley is one of Baltimore’s greatest untapped assets. In recent decades, countless cities from Houston to Seoul, Detroit to Paris, have revitalized their central waterways as vibrant destinations and ecological parks. Meanwhile, Baltimore conti

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