Tagged ‘Baltimore’
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As Baltimore Bulldozes Tents, Questions of Housing Displaced Homeless Emerge
Five years after Baltimore created a 10-year plan to end homelessness in the city, bulldozers remain a go-to policy strategy.
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Searching for an Effective Strategy in the Fight Against Blight
The struggle continues to deal with an estimated 30,000 vacant properties in Baltimore, plus countless others in cities across the country.
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With Families Staying Put, Philly and Baltimore Downtowns Continue to Grow
An annual report shows that downtown construction starts in Philadelphia’s Center City and surrounding areas increased for the second year in a row. Cohort cities, like Baltimore, show similar signs of growth in their downtowns.
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What You Can’t See From a Train Window
The New York Times Magazine published a photo essay that purported to show “a true picture of the U.S. economy” as seen through the windows of an Amtrak train. What the essay didn’t tell readers was how to solve some of the problems that create these scenes of blight.
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CityLedes: An F for AAA
CityLedes is a weekly roundup of urban-related news happening across the country and globe, as compiled by Mark Bergen, Harry Moroz and David Sparks.
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CityLedes: A New York Economystery
CityLedes is a weekly roundup of urban-related news happening across the country and globe, as compiled by Mark Bergen, Harry Moroz and David Sparks.
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An Urban Jobs Plan, No Ideology Attached
Venture for America selects students from the country’s top colleges and then places them as junior employees at start-up companies in cities around the country. Could this program, intended to create new jobs, also help revitalize cities?
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Cities Wooing Immigrants for Economic Growth
Last week, the Washington Post ran an article describing Baltimore’s efforts to make itself an attractive destination to immigrants. How will cities like Baltimore and Chicago address shifting demographics in allocating resources to schools, housing, and health care?
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Cash-Strapped Cities Eye Infrastructure as Ad Space
Ads plastered on the sides of fire trucks. Logos carefully stenciled on manhole covers. In the economic downturn, cites depend on advertisement sales to raise funds and maintain infrastructure.
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From City to State: The Mayors Who Would Be Governors
Today, Wisconsin voters head to the polls to choose between incumbent Gov. Scott Walker and challenger Tom Barrett, the current mayor of Milwaukee. Here’s a list of four current and former governors who were once mayors of major cities.
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