[1] The community's boundaries form an inverted pyramid shape, with Frederick Avenue (north) drawing a line across the top from Baltimore County (west) to South Beechfield Avenue (east).

[1] After passing through Yale Heights on its way from Dundalk to Catonsville, the MTA Citylink Purple line turns north onto Beechfield Avenue from Cedar Garden Road.

It turns left onto Frederick Avenue, then heads west along Route 144 into Baltimore County.

It operates only on weekdays, from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.[4] The UMBC shuttle bus, owing to an influx of international students living in apartment complexes and housing around the area, makes 41 stops along Beechfield's east and north boundaries.

[5] An estimated 15.4% of the neighborhood's population commuted to work on the MTA buses in 2022.