Stories of Philanthropic Leadership in Advancing Regional and ...

LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS/STRONG REGIONSgood partner, encouraging larger private investmentswith smart investment of limited public dollars—andbetter services.”Lessons LearnedThe East Baltimore community’s participation in thedevelopment process is a true hallmark. The familiarfast-track developer approach of “decide, announce,defend” was adapted to a slower pace that allowedample opportunity to air—and in turn,incorporate—community concerns. Through thatprocess, the community itself became valued andequal partners. Because the planning processaddressed and answered community skepticism,EBDI’s Shannon believes an “equitable set ofbenefits” was developed.Baltimore’s Mayor O’Malley eloquently summarizesthe vision and lesson of EBDI: “We need to realizethat if we are to move forward, we have to start over,while protecting historically significant buildings.A few scattered site rehabs in the middle of acres ofvacant blocks are not going to cut it. We aremoving opportunity to people, not moving peopleto opportunity.”30“2004 Preliminary Uniform Crime Report,” available atwww.fbi.gov/ucr/2004/6mosprelim04.pdf.31Eric Siegel, “City Gains 15,000 in Census Revision.” The BaltimoreSun, October 27, 2004.Contact PeopleDeidra N. BishopDirector, East Baltimore Community AffairsJohns Hopkins Institutionsdbishop2@jhu.edu(443) 287-9900Raquel GuilloryPress SecretaryCity of BaltimoreRaquel.Guillory@baltimorecity.org(410) 545-0153Dennis O’SheaOffice of News & InformationJohns Hopkins Universitydro@jhu.edu(443) 287-9960Jack ShannonPresident & CEOEast Baltimore Development Initiativejack.shannon@ebdi.org(410) 234-0660Scot SpencerManager of Baltimore RelationsAnnie E. Casey Foundationsspencer@aecf.org(410) 223-2904Jeff ThompsonDeputy DirectorHistoric East Baltimore CommunityAction Coalitionjthompson@hebcac.org(443) 524-280073Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities