How to Revitalize Baltimore City
Urban Decay or blight is a significant and fast-growing problem in Baltimore, Maryland. The city deteriorates every day, losing people, money, and most notably, the upkeep of many of its residential and commercial neighborhoods. As a result, economic conditions for people living in these communities especially continue to worsen, leaving them living in conditions barely above the poverty line. Problems that further emanate from this include crime and teens dropping out of schools. There is a pressing need therefore to take drastic measures that not only tackle the increasing problem of urban blight but also improve economic conditions for the citizens, especially in the affected dis-invested neighborhoods. The issue of blight facing the city motivated civic leadership to take action after the Freddie Gray uprising nearly three years ago. According to a January 2017 Baltimore Sun newspaper article, Maryland State and Baltimore City policymakers have committed more than 700 mi...