Brooklandville, Maryland

Brooklandville is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States near where the Jones Falls Expressway meets the Baltimore Beltway. The general area is a part of Lutherville, and some addresses in the area are considered to be in Lutherville, though Brooklandville has a postal zone and post office of its own (zip code 21022). Some notable landmarks in the area, including the Park School of Baltimore and St. Paul's Schools are technically within Brooklandville, as noted by their mailing addresses. However, addresses within the main office complex in the area, Green Spring Station, are considered to be within Lutherville.

The Green Spring Station complex is located at the intersection of Falls and Joppa Roads, near the interchange of I-695 and the Jones Falls Expressway, and is also bordered by Greenspring Valley Road, though the segment of this road that runs through the complex is identified as "Station Drive". Seminary Avenue also begins very close to the location. The complex has offices for several large companies, as well as some upscale shops, restaurants, and banks. The most notable company with offices at Green Spring Station is Johns Hopkins Hospital, which has a satellite branch that takes up a large portion of the grounds, and has been operating this location since 1994.

Post office controversy

In 2006, the landlord of the post office at Green Spring Station announced that they would not renew the lease on the space that the office held for more than 23 years [ [http://wjz.com/local/local_story_052133939.html wjz.com - Post Office Controversy In Maryland Community ] ] . The firm had planned to offer the space to a nearby bakery, which had wanted to expand [ [http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/395591/stamping_out_of_post_office_upsets_brooklandville_residents_fear_loss/ Stamping Out of Post Office Upsets Brooklandville: Residents Fear Loss of 'Town Identity' If Facility Closes, As Scheduled, in June - Technology - redOrbit ] ] .

The post office's initial plan was to merge the location with the office in Timonium, Maryland, which is located several miles away. This, however, irked area businesses and more than 500 P.O. Box holders, who said they would find a trip to Timonium more difficult.

After local elected officials scrambled [ [http://mikulski.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=252020 Postal Officials Negotiating for New Space for the Brooklandville Post Office in the Same Neighborho ] ] , a new home for the post office was found in a nearby building [ [http://mikulski.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=253276 Sarbanes, Mikulski, Cardin, and Ruppersberger Announce The Location of the New Brooklandville Post O ] ] . The new location opened in July 2006.

Public transportation

The Green Spring Station complex on weekdays is served by the Maryland Transit Administration's Bus Route 60 every 40-60 minutes. This bus links to the Mt. Washington Light Rail Stop and the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station.

Free service to Green Spring Station from the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus is available on the hospital's [http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/security/Transportation/Routes/rtegreen.htm Green Spring Shuttle] hourly on weekdays.

In 2005, MTA announced that all bus service to the complex would be cut as part of the Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative. After public opposition to the plan, MTA not only kept bus service to the region, but doubled the amount of peak hour service, and tripled the frequency of midday service to the complex.

Notable residents

* Marty Bass - Brooklandville resident, WJZ weatherman

External links

* [http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/patients/Greenspring/index.html Johns Hopkins Greenspring home page]
* [http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/security/Transportation/Maps/WebPages/greenspring.htm Johns Hopkins Green Spring Shuttle schedule]

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