Dan Rodricks: Just one Bloomberg billion needed for BUILD’s big push on Baltimore vacants

The plan for the redevelopment of Harborplace deserves all the attention it’s getting, but even more deserving are the ambitious plans to finally deal with Baltimore’s 13,000-plus vacant homes on the east and west sides of the city. Funded fully and managed wisely, the long-term plan rolled out late last year by Mayor Brandon Scott, the Greater Baltimore Committee and Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development (BUILD) could raise the overall quality of life in the city.