Since 2005, these streets have been open to two-way traffic from Broadway until their end at Patterson Park.

[1] Although Lombard is also a two-way street from Fulton Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Pratt is still one-way eastbound in this area.

Pratt Street has historic significance as the location of the Baltimore Riot of 1861.

Today it is known for being an important gateway into the Inner Harbor, connecting it with the Baltimore Light Rail line.

It is for the latter reason that the city decided to redesign the street and surrounding area to be more pedestrian-friendly.