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A rose may be a “rose by any other name”, as Shakespeare writes, but when it comes to communities, the name used to refer to place connects everyone to a …

There is No Such Thing as “Ideal”Homeownership Rates: But Every Neighborhood Still Needs to Ensure Equitable Pathways to Homeownership Written by, Seema Iyer         In July, the …

One week ago, on March 30, the “stay at home” order went into effect in Baltimore City and throughout Maryland. This was just a week ago, but with the news of so many coronavirus cases that continue …

To help users of data learn about new data and features in the latest edition of the Vital Signs report, BNIA-JFI staff will be hosting weekly webinars called “Vital Signs …

Vital Signs 17, a comprehensive statistical portrait of Baltimore and its neighborhoods, marks 17 years of continuous monitoring of community-based quality of life indicators. The latest edition of the report, …

Since the Federal Opportunity Zones (OZ) where announced in 2017, there has been both welcome anticipation and also not insignificant anxiety about the impact that these kinds of funds could …

In September and October 2018, we hosted three roundtable conversations around potential new indicators to include in future editions of Vital Signs. The conversations focused on emerging ideas and data for Sustainability, …

Data-Driven Decision Making in West Baltimore for Smart Technology Planning See the Full Report Smart Cities Data Use Summary Final Draft About the Project Beginning in 2017, the Baltimore “Smart …

Developed by BNIA-JFI in partnership with the Community Law Center and with support from the Abell Foundation, the Baltimore City Open Land Database (BOLD) is a new, interactive online data …

Earlier this month I traveled to Atlanta to the Spring meeting of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP). The partnership, led by the Urban Institute, brings together organizations that serve …