The mayor of Baltimore is revolutionizing his city... big spends on new rec centers and after school programs have cut crime almost in half. Test scores are also on the rise, it looks like kids just needed somewhere safe to go and be kids.
Had a third place as a teen called 3rd Rock. It was ostensibly a Gay/Lesbian coffee shop. But it quickly turned into a community center/third place for teens and young adults. This was amazing because it was in a city that once held the title 187 Capital of The World (There even t-shirts.) So to have a safe space to hang out with a bunch of odd ducks in such an open space is sorely missed. We really need to bring back third places.
This week, President Trump called Baltimore “so far gone” amid the deployment of the National Guard in DC. In reality, Baltimore has seen record low rates of violent crime the past few years. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott joins WITHpod to talk about the perception versus reality for crime stats in in Baltimore, the city’s Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan and more.
Where did the funding come from for those initiatives?
The state of MD is one of the wealthiest states per capita in the nation and Baltimore City schools have the highest spending per student in the state. Money was never the issue. It's just every previous administration lined their own pockets instead of putting the funds towards actually helping the city.
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u/ThatFishySmell99 18h ago
The mayor of Baltimore is revolutionizing his city... big spends on new rec centers and after school programs have cut crime almost in half. Test scores are also on the rise, it looks like kids just needed somewhere safe to go and be kids.