Tag: baltimore


Baltimore prepares to meet national 10 minute walk campaign challenge

Just a few months ago, a bold and ambitious new challenge was laid down by a coalition of nonprofits seeking to bring meaningful greenspaces within a 10-minute walk of every American. Among the 134 mayors who were already signed on at launch — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, whose vision for the city smartly integrates a…

Urban escape.

  “…This is a place to ‘know’ your dreams and feelings about life can almost come true,” Holly continued. This Bench Story comes to us from West Baltimore—the neighborhood of Sandtown-Winchester. This Sacred Place is tucked within a busy city intersection—an intersection working to restore health, hope and wellbeing to a community grappling with decades…

Equitable Urban Green Space Initiatives

In our Open Voices blog we share insight from leaders in our communities who are advancing what it means to have sacred, open green spaces in our cities. This month we examine the need for equal access to healthy urban spaces. At times, a community recognizes the absence of nature, and works for change. At…

"Today I became someone different. I made something very special come alive. A place where we could sit, think, get outside and get our minds together."

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