POLLUTIONS

"Then I hear that beat ~ That rhythm of town
Starts calling me down
It's like a message from ~ High above
Oh, oh, oh ~ Pulling me out
To the smiles and the ~ Streets that I love

Good morning Baltimore
Every day's like an open door
Every night is a fantasy
Every sound's like a symphony

I love you Baltimore"

"Oh, if I could build my whole world around you, darling ~ First I'd put heaven by your side
Pretty flowers would grow wherever you walk, honey
And over your head would be the bluest sky
Then I'd take every drop of rain ~ And wash all your troubles away ....

If I could build my whole world around you
I'd make your eyes the morning sun
I'd put so much love where there is sorrow
I'd put joy where there's never been none
Then I'd give my love to you ~ For you to keep for the rest of your life
Oh, and happiness would surely be ours ~ And that would be alright, oh, yes it would"

"You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong superstructure." - Gordon B. Hinckley

Ownership of a house of which one dwells in is shelter. ~ Ownership of domicile(s) being rental is a business.

This page is about 15,000 houses becoming exclusively, and forever shelter. From generation to generation will these houses be owner-occupied, raising the dire need of homeowners versus renters, but more importantly, re-rooting families who were victimized through forced "selling" to Baltimore City, fake "Rent-to-own" schemes of late 1960's and 1970's that were not quelled immediately, and bank loan discrimination.
It is important to note that wealth should not be tied to "market value" as market value fluctuates to completely worthless. Baltimore City not making the correct decisions, or delays, due to climate change and global warming that confesses is more than costly, even suing oil companies can greatly alter real estate "market value." It is more important that people have a house - for shelter, and separate, money. Even in a mattress is the money always worth face value. Federal Government should give direct monies. Baltimore Reparations offers more: a house a career, and other needs that Baltimore needs to atone for (please seek page, "Baltimore Reparations") which in totality offers a great start or continuous stream to accumulate wealth - to accomplish any dream the homeowner has. The homeowner can pass down the house, creating another homeowner, and still purchase a different home if wants to. These houses must never go into disrepair, as they are a sacred gift Baltimore City - residents and government alike gives - with blood, sweat, and tears - of ancestors who fought for the Union, to the Renaissance Baltimore is about to embark upon - renovating homes to net-zero and net-positive - future now standards.

The reparations that Baltimore can financially do is, through partnering with Habitat for Humanity, who has the large staff, the "infrastructure" to handle such a humongous endeavor. Habitat for Humanity can receive tax-deductible donations, something Baltimore City cannot do. Baltimore City will need to pay for materials, as it will be simpler to keep monies completely separate from Habitat for Humanity. Labor costs the most. Labor includes Baltimore's workforce, which need to trained using net-zero and net-positive materials, geothermal, garnering additional licenses. There are those who can become teachers. Yes, for those who currently do remodeling, HVAC, Plumbing... it is a different way with Habitat for Humanity, but there will be a need for those already in the business. Simply has to be net-zero and net-positive.

Baltimore City atones for its entrenched history of hurting not only Baltimoreans, but people all over the country because of its infamous influential laws to what became called, red-lining, and more. With Baltimore Reparations, there is no need for a bank; no deals made - especially with those who continue to discriminate today (and keep getting caught, then settling). Baltimore Reparations has little risk: no money transferring, no loans defaulting, no evictions need to be made, countless pain and suffering, and some corporation always benefits (making other endeavor selfish, self-centered, and, in essence stealing lives) should making reparations is not allowed. Baltimore Reparations is calm, ethical, moral, and not only pivots, but transforms Baltimore into a World Class Future City that is the envy of cities and towns on Planet Earth.

Choose atonement. Choose correctly. Choose Peace.

"Home Financing" is the page where every which way one can be educated as to how to purchase a house. Find how to contact one of the centers to attend workshop for grant/loan certificate, specific to Baltimore city home purchase. Learn the qualifications for incentives. Some are not income restricted. It includes innovative ways to purchase within which neighborhood you'd love to live, such as land purchase if no house (former house grounds) available. This page also lists grants and programs specific for Indigenous - Native Americans.

The two main costs of renovating a house are labor and materials. Labor costs way more than materials. Partnering with not jut national, but international Habitat for Humanity offers a great reduction on labor cost.

1. The cost to homeowner(s)-to-be is drastically reduced. The homeowner(s)-to-be work on building their house (or other work if not physically able to). This creates home ownership pride.
2. Baltimore workforce numbers have sharply decreased, just like the entire United States.
3. Baltimore has McMechen High School, whose use as a school is ending this month, June 2022. Its new use can now be to establish a Vocational Trade and Guild. A World-Class center for net-zero and net-positive training. And training works for refurbishing the school. Guilds for various disciplines: including textiles and fine furniture - famous Baltimore goods.
4. Those who choose to be in a vocational training have the opportunity and needed work experience by working on the 15,000 houses.
5.This magnificent project of rehabilitating 15,000 houses serves as the hours needed to qualify for licenses. People are moved out of poverty for good - by good.

Habitat for Humanity has A LOT of not only fans, but "show-up-to-work" builder workers. President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter have been builders since 1984. There are many many celebrities like Garth Brooks and David Letterman, a self-confessed Habitat junkie, known to just, "show up!" "Put me to work!" Letterman calls building, "Complete Zen."

Reparations are a collective effort. At same time working - it simply is fun! You also may just make - lifelong friends!

This page explains in detail net-zero and net-positive, the general pathway to renovating a house, and materials needed. It is important, especially with 15,000 houses, that each one is fully inspected, and allowing apprentices to go with the engineers is vital to Baltimore's Workforce thriving.

History of materials used in houses to today's new materials our workforce needs to trained to use for our Net Zero - Net-Positive 15,000 homes.

Baltimore is an Urban Heat Island. Baltimore is in dire need of more canopy from the sun. Baltimore needs more trees - for shade - and breathing. Baltimore has alleys behind houses; with each back acknowledging another back of house. Most town/rowhouses do not have garages, so the majority of alleys are not used for automobiles. In fact, allées will eradicate illegal parking. Regarding police needs; allées are easily accessible for them, as they ride bicycles and horses. Our firefighters will let us know where they need access to, but most alleys are too narrow for fire trucks in the first place. This page describes and depicts (especially seek tree map of Baltimore below) the challenges, the choices currently made, and what gloriously can be. With trees planted in front of houses, and allées, cooling from both sides creates immense comfort.] Allée rhymes with ballet. With the knowledge this page has, you will be putting on your ballet shoes and be dancing - in every Allée!

All across Europe, people have the freedom to choose how much or how little trash they throw away, no matter the date or time via neighborhood receptacles.

Communal trash receptacles are available when people want to throw their trash away (and do anyways), no longer littering, blowing in wind, get wet, or animal rummaged through. There will be at least one of each type of receptacle, completely sorted: Compost/Yard, Glass, Paper, Plastic, and Other for each block to use around an intersection, so total of 2 intersections. Freedom. Your garbage day can be once, or multiple times, even one bottle or leaf if you would like. With art, the receptacles will fit in with an entire program of intersection repair, making them meeting places.

[Intersection Repair is one of many thing I learned, experienced, and bring from 9 years of living in Portland, Oregon (2002-2011.]

With garbage trucks no longer needed to go down especially small alleys, Baltimore City saves tons of gasoline, and can move people to other jobs - like planting trees! Growing trees in the backs of homes will allow many more trees - as vital to have tree canopy than what the diagram shows in 33rd Street Baltimore Fishbowl article. First, getting rid of more lanes makes the buses even slower due to still having to weave in (just like North Avenue, as painting red does not make them be able to go faster due to parked cars....) and out. Second, use less concrete. No longer need to build or designate bike paths, as the alleys become allée bicycle paths (seek pictures below). Instead of one bike path in the middle where one still has to confront traffic just to get to it (think kids) on either side, there are 2, yes TWO both way bike paths using allées are created!

A lot will benefit every single resident and visitor to Baltimore. So I thought there should be a section for it.

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