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May 26, 2015

Baltimore 100% urban?

How urban is Baltimore? A recent post by FiveThirtyEight, a statistics-driven journalism website, took a look at how urban American cities truly are. The site examined how the density of […]

Sep 19, 2014

Md. baby boomers going rural, report finds

Baby boomers in Maryland and across the nation may not be returning to urban areas as many predicted.

Aug 12, 2012

Study: Downtown rentals key

Downtown Baltimore could successfully grow by nearly 8,000 new households every year for the next five years as a new generation of singles, newly married couples and empty nesters move into center city — many from outside of Baltimore, a study released by the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore says.

Nov 17, 2011

Letters to the Editor – 11/18/11

As the two chief volunteer officers of The Arc Baltimore, we share the concern, indeed the outrage, over the news that the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), reverted unspent funds to […]

Jan 31, 2011

Daily Record investigation: TIFs increasingly fuel city projects

What is a TIF? The acronym stands for Tax Increment Financing, a little-understood form of public investment in urban redevelopment now favored by the city of Baltimore. When City Hall […]

Jan 30, 2011

Daily Record investigation: A dream derailed

The nation’s largest urban redevelopment, a projected $1.8 billion effort to transform 88 acres of East Baltimore into a world-class biotech park and idyllic urban community, lies derailed amid vacant […]