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M.J. “Jay” Brodie, former president of the Baltimore Development Corp. and now a columnist for the Baltimore Business Journal, shares his vision for the city, including his ideas for improving parts of East and West Baltimore. Also, we’ll touch on the recently announced plans to renovate Lexington Market, and the latest Red Line developments. 

Some see Baltimore’s ‘blue light’ crime cameras as a marker, lighting up the lines around high-crime neighborhoods. For residents living among them, the cameras can be either a welcome crime deterrent--or an affront to their privacy and integrity.

On the Lines Between Us, we'll hear from the director of the Baltimore Police CitiWatch program, a city councilman who wants more cameras for his district, and artists who have addressed life among the cameras—and the police presence that attends them.

Kirby Fowler, president of the Downtown Partnership and executive director of the Downtown Management Authority, looks at the latest development projects and their place in the city’s future. Guest Host Melody Simmons

March 4, 2013

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Sawsan on arriving in Baltimore.mp3

March 05, 2013

February 25, 2013

Walter P. Carter was a leader in the struggle for civil rights in Baltimore. Even if you’re new to Baltimore, his name may sound familiar to you. It’s on the side of an elementary school, a recreation center, a college library, and a daycare. It’s also in the title of a new documentary about the man, Walter P. Carter: Champion for Change. 

The Baltimore City Council is considering a major overhaul of the city’s zoning code that would reduce the density of liquor stores to promote healthier neighborhoods. The proposal, informed by a Johns Hopkins study, has caused an uproar among liquor store owners who feel they are being unfairly blamed for violence and poor health.

During the first in a new Midday series on urban design and planning, architect Klaus Philipsen, co-chair of the Urban Design Committee of the Baltimore chapter of the American Institute of Architects, talks about the role design plays in city life and Baltimore's future. Philipsen is president of ArchPlan Inc. and is president and co-founder of D center, a Baltimore-based non-profit that works to advance the field of design.