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
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →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.
Read more →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.
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →On April 19, 2023 We hosted a program on the “Challenges of Funding Major Repairs at Condominiums” with a panel of speakers including LAI member Jerry Doctrow who shared this article on the topic: Fannie Mae’s Secret Loan ‘Blacklist’ Includes 1,400 Buildings And Counting
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