Plans for Lutherville-Timonium redevelopment, transit spur opposition in Baltimore County

Plans to redevelop an aging Lutherville-Timonium shopping center and potentially build a new mass transit connection to Baltimore are dividing the Baltimore County enclave over concerns about growth and community. Schwaber Holdings CEO Mark Renbaum submitted an application in September for state designation as a transit-oriented development for a mixed-used redevelopment project building apartments, retail and office space dubbed Lutherville Station at the Ridgely Road shopping center with the same name. Renbaum wants to ride the headwind of local elected officials’ enthusiasm for more investment in Baltimore’s neglected transit system, using a plan floated by the Greater Baltimore Committee as a springboard.