Greater Baltimore Committee

The Greater Baltimore Committee was formed to revitalize Baltimore City by businessmen in 1954.^[1] Developer James Rouse chaired the urban renewal subcommittee.^[2]

In 1955, the committee pushed for legislation to build the Jones Falls Expressway.^[3]

GBC projects included

• Charles Center Plan
• Jones Falls Expressway
• Friendship Airport
• Baltimore Civic Center
• Maryland Port Authority
• Mass Transit Administration

References

1. Richard P. Clinch. The Community Capacity Building Impact of the Baltimore Empowerment Zone. p. 124.
2. Joseph Rocco Mitchell, David L. Stebenne. New City Upon a Hill, A History of Columbia Maryland. p. 45.
3. "First Birthday Of The Greater Baltimore Committee". The Baltimore Sun. 6 January 1956.

External links

• Greater Baltimore Committee official site