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Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm By Joe Nathanson August 25, 2023 The neatly planted beds contained a variety of leafy greens. Under active cultivation were kale, cauliflower, a variety of peppers, eggplant, cabbages, lettuce, arugula, collard greens, and other produce, as well as all manner of herbs.

October 7 – 8, 2023, 10 Years in 2023 Organized by BAF, Doors Open Baltimore is the free citywide festival of architecture and neighborhoods that invites thousands of people to explore the city and make meaningful connections to the built environment. Doors Open Baltimore celebrates 10 YEARS

On June 15, Gov. Wes Moore, together with federal, state and local officials, business leaders, and community representatives standing at the West Baltimore MARC station, announced his commitment to building the Red Line, the east-west transit service through the center of the Baltimore region. This represented a

Thank you to everyone who joined us at LAI Baltimore’s Summer Outing. A special thank you to our presenters: Richard Francis, widely known as “Farmer Chippy at The Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm Tom Baum Hidden Waters Farm and Market, Hidden Waters Farm and Market Owner  

Building the ‘Third City’ By Joe Nathanson June 29, 2023 Seated in a meeting room on the penthouse level of the 12-story Tenable Building in the Merriweather District of downtown Columbia, about 50 urbanists of various stripes were learning about the ongoing plans for this center of

LAI Baltimore speaker Bill Struever was recently featured in I95 BUSINESS “Transforming Neighborhoods for Economic Prosperity”. Bill was also the recipient of the 2001 The LAI Gerald D. Hines International Humanitarian Award presented by LAI International. Click here to read the article written by Kristi S. Halford.

Recent LAI Baltimore speaker Bree Jones’ Parity was recently showcased in The Baltimore Banner. Housing startup to unveil first renovated homes in Harlem Park The completed houses are part of a goal to rehabilitate homes in historically redlined communities Click here to read the Baltimore Banner article.

Too much, too little, too toxic May 25, 2023 A recent order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Protection Agency has placed strict deadlines on two Baltimore City projects that have been limping along at an unacceptable pace. This involves two city reservoirs, Druid Lake, located at

Thank you LAI Baltimore supporters of the Morgan State University Architecture & Planning Baltimore Rotterdam Sister Cities Exchange Trip LAI members Susannah Bergmann and Klaus Philipsen joined the students on this March trip, and welcomed the Dutch visitors to Baltimore in April. Read Professor Cristina Murphy’s trip

Rethinking zoning By: Joe Nathanson April 28, 2023 With Earth Day 2023 having just passed, it brings to mind how we are dealing with the Earth – more specifically, how we are making use of our land resources. How we use land and how we control the use of