The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Passes Inclusionary Housing Bill
The Baltimore City Council has approved an inclusionary housing bill requiring developers to designate a certain portion of new developments as affordable. Proponents say the measure is flawed, but a good first step.
Baltimore A Magnet For Female Homebuyers
With relatively affordable housing stock and an increasingly desirable urban environment, Baltimore has attracted single female homebuyers at twice the national average.
Compromised Inclusionary Housing Bill Faces Approval In Baltimore
A controversial inclusionary housing bill is up for approval in Baltimore, Maryland, that would eventually require all new residential projects with 30 or more units to have a certain percentage of affordable housing.
As The Nation Grows, Jersey City Shows How To Deal
Experiencing a rebound of smart growth and urban development, Jersey City, New Jersey, is becoming an example for other growing cities.
Locals Staunchly Opposed To Affordable Housing Proposal
Plans to build affordable housing in Baltimore have incited local residents to collect hundreds of signatures in opposition to what they fear will destroy their neighborhood.
Infill Issues Deepened in Established Neighborhoods
Immensely divergent interests collide as Howard County struggles with the thorny question of development.
Bigger School Campuses Contributing To Sprawl
One in four new schools approved for state funding in the past four years is being built beyond designated growth boundaries.
New Water Brings End To Development Moratorium
Amid a new regulation that limits development based on the amount of water municipalities can provide, a city in northern Maryland will receive additional allocations of water to allow new development, ending a 6-month building moratorium.
Which Should Come First: Infrastructure Or Development?
The mayor of Annapolis, Maryland, wants to overrule a bill that delays all building until adequate infrastructure is in place. Lifting the ban, she says, would streamline planning in the city, but many worry that it would allow too much development.
Residents Worry As Mixed Use Project Eyes Open Space
A proposed mixed use development on one of the city's last open spaces in a sea of housing and retail has Annapolis, Maryland, locals up in arms about the possible negative impacts of the development.
Resident Oppose Bus Depot Plans For Farmland
Residents have voiced their concerns over Baltimore County plans to purchase a 26-acre farm that include using part of the open space as a school bus depot.
New Housing Prohibited In Crowded School Areas
In Harford County, Maryland, an ordinance has been approved that would strictly limit the development of new homes in areas with overcrowded schools.
Amid Abuse, Maryland May Ban 'Ground Rents'
A bill is being pushed forward in Maryland that would ban all new "ground rents" -- a housing ownership situation in which one owner owns a house and another owns the land beneath the house. Some say the system is being used in a "predatory" way.
Maryland's Governor Elect To Revive Smart Growth Policies
Governor-elect Martin O'Malley wants to redirect the state down the path of smart growth charted by former Governor Parris Glendening.
Saving A Historic Structure From A Road Widening Project
In Baltimore County, Maryland, historic African-American school building will be moved away from dangerous traffic.
Environmental Clean Up Regulations May Have The Opposite Effect
One Maryland county cites that the state plan to restore Chesapeake Bay will actually create more sprawl and pollution.
Baltimore Officials Debate Inclusionary Zoning Proposals
The city's planning director, along with several other department heads, challenge a proposal from the city council to require developers to set aside affordable units.
Residents Team Up To Prevent Unwanted Zoning Change
A block of neighborhood-minded Baltimore residents has pressured the city's zoning board to reject a plan to create a community service center nearby that offers job training and AIDS counseling, despite the area's need for economic investment.
Baltimore Debates Inclusionary Housing
The Baltimore City Council is set to vote on an inclusionary housing mandate designed to produce economically diverse neighborhoods and stave off gentrification.
Projects Adapt To Rising Construction Costs
At several Baltimore area universities, construction managers learn to cut costs on the fly to cope with increasing construction costs.
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