The Baltimore Area Survey (BAS) is an annual, representative survey of Baltimore City and County residents being run by Johns Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative. The BAS will help scholars, community members, and policymakers learn more about the Baltimore area’s strengths and challenges from residents.
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Sign UpCommunity Exposure to Drug Overdose and Addiction in Baltimore
September 17, 2024
Our new report, based on data from the 2023 Baltimore Area Survey, offers deeper understanding of the families touched by Baltimore’s growing drug addiction epidemic. Findings show the poorest and least educated are the most affected by fatal overdoses.
February 19, 2024
The Baltimore Music Census is an anonymous, voluntary survey designed to capture key information about the local music scene. The goal of this initiative is to support local musicians, educators, venues, promoters, industry personnel, and non-profits by giving them important, up-to-date data about the city’s music ecosystem.
A Portrait of Baltimore: Results of the 2023 Baltimore Area Survey
December 5, 2023
Co-designed by Johns Hopkins researchers in collaboration with community leaders, the inaugural Baltimore Area Survey attempts to address topics important to people who live there. The survey of 1,352 city and county residents, conducted by mail this summer, focuses on issues central to how people feel about and experience living in the area.
Minority Depository Institutions: 2010–2022
May 30, 2023
Johns Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative partnered with the National Bankers Association to examine the state of the nation’s 147 Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs), mission-driven banks that provide access to credit for marginalized communities, explore how the MDI industry has changed since 2010, identify their lending geography and coverage, discuss their potential impact, and highlight the current state of knowledge on MDIs.
Measuring Diversity in Baltimore’s Startup Ecosystem
March 28, 2023
In 2022, UpSurge Baltimore partnered with the 21st Century Cities Initiative at Johns Hopkins University to field a survey measuring diversity at the employee, leadership, and board level in Baltimore’s startup ecosystem.
The Costs of Baltimore’s Vacant Housing
August 31, 2022
Interest in finally tackling Baltimore’s vacant property problems at scale is manifesting itself in a number of different proposals to restore these properties, to meet housing demand, and strengthen the city’s tax base. Our aim is to provide a strong factual backdrop for assessing various proposals and developing policy recommendations.
Hopkins study reveals extent of opioid epidemic on Baltimore City residents
September 18, 2024
A Johns Hopkins University study reveals the extent of the opioid epidemic among Baltimore residents.
September 17, 2024
A community survey released Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University show that income level and educational attainment are more powerful than race at predicting whether a Baltimorean has lost someone close to them from a drug overdose.
The loss of Baltimore’s bridge has snarled traffic. How do commuters cope?
April 9, 2024
Part of what’s going to end up happening is a lot of truck traffic that had gone over the Key Bridge is now going to be going through the suburbs, and that’s going to cause problems on [Interstate] 695, which is the beltway in Baltimore.
An ambitious new annual survey of Baltimore’s residents aims to inform local policy
March 25, 2024
When Johns Hopkins researchers began developing the Baltimore Area Survey—a new annual appraisal of Baltimore City and County residents—they wanted to ask questions on hot-button issues that could inform local and state policy while also gauging the emotional state of the area’s residents.
With national spotlight on Baltimore, transportation equity problems shine through
February 26, 2024
A recent survey from Johns Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative found that one in five Baltimore area residents needed to “at least sometimes… reschedule an appointment, skipped going somewhere” or were otherwise inconvenienced by transportation in a 30 day window.
As budget season begins in Baltimore County, Olszewski ponders residents’ lack of trust
January 31, 2024
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski this week begins his annual budget town halls across the county. He’ll be meeting with hundreds of residents. Some of them, according to a recent poll, do not trust his government. The Baltimore Area Survey was conducted by Johns Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative.
