We believe that a community of creative problem-solvers, faced with complicated, seemingly intractable challenges, is well-served by thought-provoking, research-based information and analysis. We support the development and dissemination of research in two ways:
Abell Reports are commissioned reports by subject matter experts, academics, and investigative journalists that provide studies of selected issues on the public agenda.
These projects – undertaken with grant funding by academics and nonprofit research and advocacy organizations – advance learning on issues key to Baltimore City.
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A reflection on the promising new approaches and new resources that have been brought to bear in the last decade.
Recent changes to state funding have reignited conversations among Maryland corrections leaders about expanding and strengthening electronic monitoring (EM) and pretrial services. This report summarizes key findings from the Justice Policy Institute’s research into EM as well as best practices.
Racial bias in home appraising can harm individuals by making home purchases more expensive or refinancing unattainable, but when compounded on the community level, it can have profound impacts on minority communities’ ability to build wealth. Using newly available federal data, this report finds evidence of systemic appraisal bias that undervalues homes in predominantly Black communities in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties.
Once the facts are presented it becomes clear that Maryland’s state personal income tax is not out of line with other states and the more serious threat to future economic development may be the ability of state and local governments to provide the level and quality of services necessary to support that development.
Energy, hope, promise…and answered prayers.
David Rusk, renowned urbanologist says regional “fair-share” low- and moderate- income housing, and regional tax base sharing, are needed to complement the land use planning effort in the region. “The Maryland General Assembly must lead.”
A plan for bringing in unrealized income and for stimulating economic development.
In 1996, with support from the Abell Foundation, the Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA) sponsored a Rodent Control Research Project to better understand the threats caused by rodent-infestation and what could be done to ameliorate them.
Header photo courtesy of Venture for America.
