New Traffic Light at Charles Street and Greenwood
July 13, 2010 by Marney Kirk
Filed under Blog, Ruxton, Towson, West Towson
There is a new traffic light going in a Charles Street and Greenwood in Towson.
It will be a big adjustment for those coming north on Charles St from the West Towson area, because it is around a curve where many people drive quickly.
The reason for the light is the new West Towson Elementary School, which is located at that intersection. This will make it easier for crossing guards helping children cross the very busy Charles Street, and for parents dropping off and picking their children up at the brand new school.
It should really help slow the flow of traffic through this point, and hopefully help with the delays seen now around the time of dismissal from the multitude of schools in the area. 
The West Towson Elementary School will open for the 2010 school year at the end of August.
Students from Rodgers Forge Elementary and Riderwood Elementary schools have been redistricted to the new school on Charles Street.
Contact me for more information on West Towson real estate and how these marked changes are welcome to the West Towson neighborhoods!
West Towson House Values Not Hurt by New Elementary School
June 5, 2009 by Marney Kirk
Filed under Baltimore, Blog, Towson
On June 3, 2009, Judge Michael J. Finifter declared that the West Towson Elementary School can continue construction, ruling against a few Towson homeowners who had filed suit against the Board of Education in April.
The homeowners live adjacent to the Ridge Ruxton School on Charles Street, the site where the new school is to be built. Their claim that the construction would inconvenience them, and their Towson house values would be diminished were found to be unconvincing to the judge.
The Baltimore Sun’s Arin Gencer reported on Judge Finifter’s findings, and has been following the case since its hearing on May 21, keeping the West Towson Community updated on the school.
The Towson West Elementary School will house approximately 451 students coming from the overcrowded Riderwood Elementary School and Rodgers Forge Elementary Schools. It is scheduled to open in August 2010.
