Odd Lots

How Baltimore's Mayor Is Fighting the City's Vacant Housing Crisis

May 4, 2026·49 min·5-min readconversationalnews
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Mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore discusses the city's long-standing crisis of vacant housing and violent crime, rooted in historical disinvestment and racial redlining. Through a coordinated, data-driven strategy involving public, private, and community partnerships, Baltimore has reduced i

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Brandon Scott

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Brandon ScottTracy AllowayJoe WisenthalPeter Moskos

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The Body Politics

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Bloomberg

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Reframe Baltimore

Topics

Criminal JusticeInequalityLocal NewsRacial JusticeUs Politics

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