By Tashi McQueen AFRO Political Writer tmcqueen@afro.com Councilman Zeke Cohen (D-District 1) will introduce an ordinance and charter amendment, creating an independent redistricting commission in Baltimore City – fundamentally altering the process. Cohen will introduce the legislation at a city council meeting at 5 p.m. on Feb. 12. “What we came up with was this […]
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Numbers and narratives: Baltimore’s Complete Streets Ordinance under debate
By Reuben Greene, Special to the AFRO In an intense City Council meeting held at Baltimore City Hall on Oct. 26, the contentious Complete Streets Ordinance took center stage. Baltimore officials revised how the city plans its streets in 2018, changes reflected in new legislation called the Complete Streets Ordinance. Although the city’s plan was […]