Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing the progress we have made in different areas of 
the district –and the challenges ahead for each. Towson is the westernmost region—a center for law, government, medicine, and higher education.
In 2010, vast tracts of land were rotting away in Downtown Towson. Today, whole blocks have been revitalized, and construction cranes are in the air. Baltimore County has invested in key projects to support that growth, such as the resurfacing of Bosley Avenue and Stevenson Lane. Three new parks are finished or under construction throughout Towson.
Over the next few years, we need to implement a Towson circulator—already planned by the state—to ease mobility throughout Downtown Towson.
The social host ordinance has eased relations between our college students and long-term neighbors, but we need to continue to support residential projects that move students closer to where they attend classes.
Three schools have been renovated, but our biggest priority will need to be the building of a new Towson High School. I am hopeful we can fund that school and reengineer the nearby Herring Run to eliminate chronic flooding.
Towson is stronger than it was in 2010. Many people deserve the credit, and they will all need to work together to advance solutions in the future.