Mayor Scott’s vision is simple yet powerful: whole neighborhoods are built by whole blocks free of vacant housing, which are built by whole houses. The Scott Administration will eliminate vacant properties in Baltimore City by investing at least $3.0 billion in our neighborhoods over the next 15...
In rem means the city can take control of the property in foreclosure court. Ramos said out of the 13,000 vacant properties city-wide, the city owns roughly 800. She said in order for city leaders to tackle Baltimore's vacant home crisis, the city needs to own these buildings. "The qu...
Ramos estimates that it will take about 15 years for Baltimore City to get full control of this problem, but added that this bill is a step in the right direction. While many properties are in disrepair without the vacant designation, Ramos encourages neighbors to call 311 to ...
It provides an in-depth review of local policies and practices regarding vacant properties that might help urban leaders respond to this complex issue.Kromer, JohnWashingtonKromer, J. 2002. Vacant-property policy and practice: Baltimore and Philadelphia. The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and ...
The Station North Tool Library (SNTL) hosted a lecture entitled “Baltimore’s History of Redlining and Vacancies,” which explored the centuries-old ties between racism and vacant housing, on Sept. 20. Eli Pousson, a historian and the director of preser
Criminal activity among the homeless: a study of arrests in Baltimore. To illuminate the role of criminal activity among the homeless, particularly the homeless mentally ill, the author compared 634 arrests of homeless persons with 50,524 arrests in the general population that were made in ...
Background The Well-Being of Adolescents in Vulnerable Environments (WAVE) study was conducted among adolescents aged 15-19 years in Baltimore, Ibadan, Joh... K Mmari,H Lantos,H Brahmbhatt,... - 《Bmc Public Health》 被引量: 12发表: 2014年 A model for estimation of the demand for on-...
Abandoned houses are a common sight in residential neighborhoods hardest hit by the mortgage crisis. Philadelphia is one of many American cities (e.g., Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore) that has been suffering from vacant and abandoned houses for a very long time. Vacant house usually show following...
The Upper Fells Point Community Garden began in 1987, when community gardens were uncommon in Baltimore. Rather than see the space become a refuge for drug dealing and greater rat infestation, neighbors overtook the visually unappealing lots. ...
The community costs caused by property vacancy and abandonment were thought to be largely problems for cities in the Northeast and Midwest - cities like Cleveland, Buffalo, and Detroit.1 According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, cities such as St. Louis, Buffalo, Baltimore, and Gary...