YRP’s Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee seeks to promote a healthy and vibrant York Road community.  The committee consists of neighborhood residents, community organizations, institutions, and other interested parties working collaboratively to ensure a strong York Road community, neighborhood associations, and commercial corridor.

We work to increase housing resources within the corridor’s neighborhoods in a way that improves equity. Past work includes:

• Advocated for additional Healthy Neighborhoods in the corridor

• Decreased vacancy by 42% from 2015 year to 2023 by coordinating strategic code enforcement efforts with neighborhood leaders and the City

• Coordinated applications for the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative (BRNI) leveraging $525,000 from 2020 year to 2022 year. 

• Coordinated revitalization resources around the corridor’s new 21st Century Schools and related INSPIRE process, e.g. Slow Streets, Safe Routes to School

• Coordinated a housing fair with local partners with the goal of finding equitable resources for financing and home improvement

• Work with DHCD to focus a “tool box” of their programs (e.g., homeownership incentives, My Deed My Legacy, lead abatement, rehab loans, weatherization) on selected target blocks in the corridor in a way that serves residents and helps revitalize neighborhoods.

• Continue to reduce the number of vacant properties, both residential and commercial

• Market corridor neighborhoods to new homeowners through the Healthy Neighborhoods program and working with the City and state to advance a Middle Neighborhoods revitalization strategy here.

• Market downpayment assistance to current renters to help make homeownership more affordable

• Bring resources to the corridor through programs like BRNI and Community Catalyst grants.