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Mac McComas: The Economic Road Ahead For Post-Industrial Cities
We begin today with a conversation about a new book that looks at the challenges facing six cites: Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St Louis. How do the challenges these urban centers have to deal with differ from those of larger cities like New York or Los Angeles? The U.S. population has increased only…
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Achieving Digital Equity in Urban and Rural Maryland
On April 9, 2021, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and Johns Hopkins University 21st Century Cities Initiative hosted a discussion on broadband infrastructure and access in urban and rural Maryland. The lack of access to quality broadband and the disparities across communities is an ongoing issue that has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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Short-term Rentals and the Right to Housing with David Wachsmuth
On April 1, 2021, David Wachsmuth joined Stuart Schrader for a discussion of new research on the relationship between the emergence of short-term rentals in U.S., gentrification, and affordable housing.
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Neighborhoods and School Equity with Odis Johnson, Jr.
On March 25, 2021, Johns Hopkins’ 21st Century Cities Initiative hosted Odis Johnson, Jr., Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Social Policy and STEM Equity at Johns Hopkins, for a discussion of neighborhoods and school equity in American cities. Professor Johnson discussed when and where race and gender inequality in learning forms, residential socio-economic status effects and…
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Unlocking the Potential of Baltimore and Other Cities
When it comes to launching an economic comeback in cities that have suffered decades of decline, Matthew E. Kahn and Mac McComas describe themselves as cautious optimists. In their new book, Unlocking the Potential of Post-Industrial Cities (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021), Kahn and McComas explore why six cities—Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis—have seen a decline in population…
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The New Haven Debt Map: Debt and Vulnerability In An American City
Low- and moderate-income families in the United States are burdened by debt, from mortgages, credit cards, and student loans, to installment, payday, pawnshop and loans from friends and family, to arrears on obligations such as rent, utilities, taxes, legal-financial obligations, child support, and bank fees. The New Haven Debt Map project seeks to understand more…
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Here’s How Much It Could Cost to Close Baltimore’s Digital Divide
Johns Hopkins University has released a report that estimates how much it will cost to bring high speed internet access to the 40% of Baltimore residents without it… The report estimates that to service these individual households without internet service at an estimated cost per household per month ranging from $20 to $40, the necessary annual…
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Study Details Economic Impact of Faster Train Service in Baltimore
A new study from John Hopkins University has found that faster commuter trains between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. could positively impact Baltimore’s economy… the faster trains might spur neighborhood redevelopment and provide Baltimore’s residents with easier access to higher-paying jobs in D.C., the study found.
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Johns Hopkins Study Details How Faster Train Service Would Boost Baltimore Economy
Faster commuter trains between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. could have a profound economic impact on Maryland’s largest city by attracting an influx of District residents that could spur neighborhood redevelopment and by giving Charm City residents easier access to higher paying jobs in the nation’s capital, according to a new analysis from Johns Hopkins University’s 21st…
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Study Details How Faster Train Service Would Boost Baltimore Economy
Faster commuter trains between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. could have a profound economic impact on Maryland’s largest city by attracting an influx of District residents that could spur more neighborhood redevelopment and by giving Charm City residents easier access to higher paying jobs in the nation’s capital.
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Two New Books by Economist Kahn Examine Potential of Cities, Responses to Climate Change
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Matthew Kahn of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School has authored two new books coming out a month apart in early 2021. Unlocking the Potential of Post-Industrial Cities examines why some post-industrial U.S. cities such as Baltimore, Detroit, and St. Louis have been locked in socio-economic struggles for the past five decades, while other…
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New Johns Hopkins Report Lays Out Plan To Lead Baltimore On Path To ‘Digital Equity’
Mac McComas is the co-author of a new report released by Johns Hopkins that lays out a plan that would start the city on the path to “digital equity.” “This recognizes that not everybody has equal access to the Internet and devices that let them connect to the Internet. And because of that, they’re not…
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‘The Science Is Real’: Coastal Experts Hope Biden Will Partner to Combat Sea Level Rise
A recent study by the Johns Hopkins University 21st Century Cities Initiative and the American Flood Coalition estimated that investing $1 billion in projects to prevent or manage flooding would create 40,000 jobs.
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Study: Cedar Rapids’ Investment in Flood Protection Fuels Local Economy
Such investment in flood protection infrastructure stimulates economies, driving business creation and job growth, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins University’s 21st Century Cities Initiative and the American Flood Coalition. In this report, released in December, Cedar Rapids serves as a case study of a city that leveraged investment from local, state and federal government…
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New Study Reveals the Revitalizing Impact of Infrastructure Projects for Flood Resilience on Local Economies: $1 Billion = 40,000 Jobs
A new economic study by Johns Hopkins University, in partnership with the American Flood Coalition, claims that $1 billion in flood resilience investments could create up to 40,000 new jobs in the United States.
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