Uniting Baltimore through one connected park

“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably will not themselves be realized.” Daniel Burnham, 1846-1912, architect and urban visionary Imagine a Baltimore where everyone lived within a few blocks of a park. Where you could walk easily throughout the city in a safe green network that connects school […]

Operation Pawpaw: a (food) security plan for Baltimore

According to farmers and environmental activists, both the supply and the demand for locally sourced food have increased exponentially each year. The benefits of this movement are many, from the preservation of farmland (and the slowing of sprawl) to the reduced carbon load (grocery store produce travels an average of 1,500 miles to your table).  […]

Putting kids first in child support

Here’s an audacious idea.  Let’s recreate our child support system to put kids first. We say the State’s program is in the best interests of the child now, but our policies tell a different story.  Let’s restructure our policies to make sure they encourage parents to support their children rather then turn them away. Here […]

It’s about opportunity!

Too many people in Baltimore are systematically denied the basic opportunities for healthy and productive development. Too many babies are born sick and too many children start school unprepared. Too many youngsters attend schools that aren’t academically, culturally or physically enriching and too many have no positive place to go when school is out. Too […]