Affordable housing near transit
Maryland's 2026 legislative session produced the Maryland Transit & Housing Opportunity Act, which unlocks underutilized land around high-capacity rail stations for affordable housing development and expands financial incentives to build affordable units near transit. The bill is part of a broader effort by Governor Moore to lower housing costs for Marylanders amid a statewide housing shortage.
Should Maryland expand affordable housing development around rail transit stations?
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Sources
Office of Governor Wes Moore — https://governor.maryland.gov/priorities/session-results
The Maryland Transit & Housing Opportunity Act — Unlocks underutilized land around high-capacity rail stations for affordable housing and economic growth where people can live, work, and travel. Expands financial incentives to build affordable housing alongside rail stations.
Governor Wes Moore — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-olLrrWYubQ
we're going to lower housing costs... we can lower energy bills, that we can lower grocery bills, that we're going to attract new businesses to the state of Maryland.
The Daily Record — https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/09/08/maryland-elections-governor-race-congressional-redistricting
Mixed-use developments surging in MD — but not without challenges.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Strongly support — mandate dense, affordable housing near all transit hubs and provide robust public subsidies.
- Support — expand financial incentives and unlock transit-adjacent land for affordable housing development.
- Support transit-area development but require community input and balance affordability with neighborhood character.
- Limit state intervention — let local governments and private developers decide what to build near transit.
- Oppose — transit-area upzoning undermines local zoning authority and could displace existing communities.