Years ago the city had a program that allowed residents to purchase abandoned, city-owned properties for $1. Certain obligations had to be met in terms of improving and inhabiting the property within a given time frame. Perhaps the city would be amenable to revisiting that model for a proposal such as yours.
A possible follow up to your proposal would be to research how many homes Johns Hopkins (University and hospital) currently own in their neighborhoods that are vacant.
The instructor did not want students to perceive themselves as simply studying the process of change, but to identify their potential as change agents. For their final assignment, students proposed an innovative project to be implemented in Baltimore. They described how they would diffuse the idea using concepts learned in class. Several essays were published in the Baltimore Sun. For more information, download the B'more Innovative course syllabus and final project description.
The course was part of the B'more Series intersession program - a 1-week academic program for freshman to introduce them to their adopted home city through interdisciplinary courses based on Baltimore themes. Feel free to post comments about the students essays on the blog or email the instructor (mreese at jhu dot com) to contact a student directly.
Years ago the city had a program that allowed residents to purchase abandoned, city-owned properties for $1. Certain obligations had to be met in terms of improving and inhabiting the property within a given time frame. Perhaps the city would be amenable to revisiting that model for a proposal such as yours.
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