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DRAFT Our Baltimore, Your Baltimore: A Comprehensive Plan for the City of Baltimore
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Aria Miles Jul 31 2024 at 12:05AM on page 151

Question
Is this due to the rehab requiring fewer trips and having greater potential for repurposing materials rather than creating waste?

Aria Miles Jul 31 2024 at 12:05AM on page 151

Question
Is comparable data available for Baltimore?

Aria Miles Jul 31 2024 at 12:04AM on page 156

Question
For clarity, is this proposing extending from 10 years to 15 years? Or is the five years referring to something else?

Aria Miles Jul 31 2024 at 12:03AM on page 176

Question
Are there additional funds that can be allocated to urban farms?

Aria Miles Jul 31 2024 at 12:02AM on page 179

Comment
"civic and cultural..."?

Aria Miles Jul 31 2024 at 12:01AM on page 184

Recommendation/Idea
Might a few (additional) computers be made available at rec centers as well?

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 11:52PM on page 254

Comment
Include the private sector in the set of opportunities.

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 11:50PM on page 251

Recommendation/Idea
An earlier section of the plan talks about how so many city residents leave the city daily for work and many non-city residents enter the city daily for work. Consider including recommendations that increase job training for city jobs so that city residents don't feel like they have to leave the city to work.

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 11:49PM on page 249

Comment
Can you include a short explanation for why DC, Philly, STL were chosen?

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 11:47PM on page 226

Recommendation/Idea
Consider adding a recommendation to analyze response times to 311 requests related to street light outages and make address issues that lead to lengthy response times or disparities in response times across neighborhoods.

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 11:46PM on page 224

Question
Is it worth mentioning in community spaces (e.g., rec centers) as a current effort?

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 11:45PM on page 220

Recommendation/Idea
BCPSS website says that DPW will collect recycling once per week from each school that registers. Is this optional? If so, why not make it so that schools are automatically registered and would have to opt-out if they don't want to participate.

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 11:44PM on page 219

Question
What partnership can be created or scaled with the schools so that all students learn about recycling and see it in action at school?

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 11:44PM on page 219

Recommendation/Idea
To help address the myth, include education on what actually happens with the recycling.

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 11:43PM on page 219

Recommendation/Idea
Is there any information available about the length of time it takes for the city to respond to requests for initial or replacement recycling bins? If so, are there improvements needed in the response/delivery time?

Yeshiyah B Israel Jul 30 2024 at 11:18PM on page 103

Comment
As I was reading regarding the pimlico’s racetrack and communities I did not read businesses that has been the economic driven engine. There is history of legacy of family wealth that has been passed to the African/caribean children

Yeshiyah B Israel Jul 30 2024 at 11:13PM on page 282

Comment
Is the infrastructure suitable for high raise apartments. Has there been a sufficient study of the landscape of the grounds to uproot.

Kelsey McCoskey Jul 30 2024 at 10:48PM on page 103

Comment
This plan does not meet the stated goals and mission of this document nor the established historical intent of the inner harbor as protected public spaces. It is clear what activates the inner harbor already through events such as wine fest, holiday market, ice skating, ships visiting, other festivals, fleet week, and potential additions such as showing movies, showing Orioles and Ravens games, food trucks etc. Open park spaces and well programmed existing spaces could be successful while keeping the public costs low and the inner harbor visually wide open and accessible to all citizens. The citizens of Baltimore gain nothing from taking away public spaces and thoughtfully planned historic view corridors and instead adding private apartment towers and office buildings directly on some of the last remaining open waterfront. It is disingenuous to suggest that park and promenade are included in this plan. Any perceived public park or waterfront improvements are to be funded through public funds of which there is no evidence of existence and if these funds do in fact exist then why not just make these improvements without building towers in open air spaces? It is not just the view out to the water that is important but also the view in the other direction of Baltimore skyline that will be irreparably harmed. There is little benefit to the citizens of Baltimore in this plan but plenty to lose in an unnecessary, poorly vetted, loss of public space. This is a priceless piece of land that belongs to all the citizens of Baltimore and is enjoyed by visitors from all over the world that is being sacrificed for the benefit of 900 residents who could live across the street.

Angela Cole Jul 30 2024 at 10:24PM on page 257

Question
I assume the bridge reconstruction will be added in this section at some point.

Angela Cole Jul 30 2024 at 10:15PM on page 243

Recommendation/Idea
I think we should other entites that help with small business develop:
Innovative Works
SBA
Enoch Pratt Library
Impact Hub
CUBE
Family League

Angela Cole Jul 30 2024 at 10:11PM on page 239

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i agreed !

Enakshi Roy Jul 30 2024 at 10:00PM on page 282

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I oppose putting in high rise luxury housing in the Inner Harbor. The existing pavilions can be revitalized to support local businesses. We need to make the revitalization community-focused. There is already luxury housing downtown with occupancy rate as low as 30%. Also, the City needs to invite bids and ideas from other developers other than MCB.

Angela Cole Jul 30 2024 at 9:38PM on page 225

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this is important, household could be struggling to take care of their yards/ homes, but in some neighborhoods punitive measures is the only methods used to combat these issues.
in reply to Renee Taylor's comment

Renee Taylor Jul 30 2024 at 9:37PM on page 67

Correction typo above - Disinvested in

Angela Cole Jul 30 2024 at 9:30PM on page 225

Question
Where is the pilot program NPP that is occuring on West North Avenue?

Angela Cole Jul 30 2024 at 9:26PM on page 223

Comment
I agree!

Angela Cole Jul 30 2024 at 9:24PM on page 222

Comment
Love it , incorporating neighborhood events to help set the tone of the community and its people.

Renee Taylor Jul 30 2024 at 9:24PM on page 67

Comment
Must invest in middle neighborhoods lest there is no more substantial population in Baltimore of resident property owners and sense of community ,rather a town of investment predators an mostly renters and transient communities. Try to zip up the great divide separating west + east side of York rd.39th st. to Woodbourne Ave.which was greatly disinfected in during the Redlining beginning in the early to mid 1900's.

Angela Cole Jul 30 2024 at 9:19PM on page 220

Recommendation/Idea
Funding block captains programs for expansion into other neighborhoods. Bring back programs like clean block.

Angela Cole Jul 30 2024 at 9:18PM on page 220

Question
I love this idea of incentives for community clean up efforts. I wonder what is the plan to reactivate the Resident Advisory Council under DPW?

Carlos Wilton Jul 30 2024 at 8:15PM on page 283

Recommendation/Idea
The city's strategy of handing Inner Harbor redevelopment over to a single developer, with neither a creative design competition among leading national developers nor significant public input, is deeply flawed. It would be wise for the city to put the brakes on this project immediately and begin again at the design phase, with multiple potential partners competing to come up with the best concept that would not involve handing ownership of any part of the Inner Harbor Park to a private developer.

Moey Newbold Jul 30 2024 at 7:30PM on page 85

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I fully support the idea of evaluating and re-evaluating rezoning in context, but since development does not happen on an annual schedule, an annual process might result in unintended consequences for the individuals trying to move things forward and inhibit progress toward this document’s intended goals. Would it be possible to create some sort of tiered process that expedites rezones that are aligned with the comprehensive plan’s vision?

Yeshiyah B Israel Jul 30 2024 at 7:29PM on page 213

Comment
Increase tree maintenance is a reality. The trees grown two decades again has overpowered the sidewalks and the tree Limassol hang in the street beyond the number growth. Maintenance need to priority

Moey Newbold Jul 30 2024 at 7:26PM on page 32

Comment
The Baltimore City Council should adopt this plan and work with the planning department to move forward policies and land use decisions that help to achieve the vision. Community advocacy and buy-in are important, but this document represents a major endeavor by the planning department with incredible levels of public involvement so I would expect that it would not rely solely on community advocacy to implement it. How will City Council partner with the planning department to pass policies and achieve this vision?
in reply to Tashima Ricks's comment

Yeshiyah B Israel Jul 30 2024 at 7:26PM on page 212

Allowing students to become a tree keeper/weed warrior should be credited to your education. This would allow the young adult to protect nature and appreciate the ground they walk in caring for the trees. I am a certified tree keeper and weed warrior
in reply to Darryl Lee's comment

Yeshiyah B Israel Jul 30 2024 at 7:16PM on page 129

Comment
Yes I totally agree murals is what’s going to make a landmark in baltimore city. Changing the blight to bright with electrified bold colors. Bold colors talks, walks and smile

K. Daugherty Jul 30 2024 at 6:56PM on page 190

Question
Can this be public facing?

K. Daugherty Jul 30 2024 at 6:53PM on page 188

Question
Funding is not provided by the City?

K. Daugherty Jul 30 2024 at 6:51PM on page 188

Question
Are community members being informed when equipment is being replaced or repaired? Are they asking those who use the equipment what they would like to be replaced with if the items are not identical?

Detrese Dowridge Jul 30 2024 at 6:32PM on page 16

Question
Can we a name of the agencies this plan is going to guide

Detrese Dowridge Jul 30 2024 at 6:09PM on page 54

Question
What is the plan to center voices of the community

Tabitha C., community member of Pimlico Good Neighbors Assoc Jul 30 2024 at 5:56PM on page 121

For example, the 5100 portion of Park Heights, once labled the million dollar block, is now veiwed as problematic for various reasons, such as drug trafficking and solociting. If residents and store owners knew the rich history of this part of PArk Heights, they would treat it accordingly. Not to mention the lack of supervision regarding trash pick-up in this business area.

Nicole A Butler Jul 30 2024 at 5:54PM on page 12

Question
Will there be more markers or acknowledgement (visually) of these nations? Especially since we have parks, it would be culturally relevant to have acknowledgement of the nations before Baltimore city was formed.

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 5:50PM on page 133

Question
What is this quoting?

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 5:49PM on page 132

Recommendation/Idea
It'd be interesting to see a graph two columns - number of open VBNs, number of newly issued VBNs - for every 5 years since 2000. This might be available on the Key Stats Dashboard but could pair well here.

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 5:48PM on page 132

Recommendation/Idea
This sentence is more specific than the "More than 90%..." sentence above. Can you keep this one and remove the previous one?

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 5:45PM on page 128

Question
Can you clarify what types of payments?

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 5:44PM on page 128

Comment
typo: "interest" should be "interested"

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 5:43PM on page 124

Question
Is this "13" meant to be a footnote? Same comment applies to the "15" and "16" in the "reducing intergenerational poverty and increasing economic mobility" and "economic security" sections, respectively, on the next page.

Aria Miles Jul 30 2024 at 5:41PM on page 121

Question
Will this sharing of information have an intentional focus on sharing with and engaging people who as underrepresented in the permits process?
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