The Fayette Street Pocket Park project began in 2010 when the Southeast CDC was approached by residents on the 2900 and 3000 blocks of E. Fayette Street hoping to find a creative solution to the consistent illegal parking, dumping, and drainage problem on a dead-end street. With assistance from the Neighborhood Design Center, the Southeast CDC and residents created a design for landscaped curb extensions that create native plant gardens that capture stormwater runoff. The Chesapeake Bay Trust funded the pocket park project through a Watershed Assistance Grant and construction grant. Banner Neighborhoods and Parks & People Foundation were instrumental in organizing neighbors and installing the plans.
In 2018, the Southeast CDC and Waterfront Partnership’s Healthy Harbor Initiative, along with neighbors, replanted the garden areas to fill in areas where plants had died back. We selected a plant mix that will offer year-round interest and increased the number of flowering plants to make it an even more attractive asset for neighbors. Additionally, Southeast CDC and Healthy Harbor created a “Greening Stewards” program to train residents in plant care and garden maintenance. The replanting was funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, and the Critical Area Management Program of Baltimore City’s Office of Sustainability.
Coming soon: planting plans and maintenance guides