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urban policy expert Greg Lindsay discussed the key issues that will affect the trajectory of cities such as Baltimore.</p> <p><a title="Urbanist Says Now Is the Time to Act on Future of Cities" href="https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/february-2024/urbanist-says-now-is-the-time-to-act-on-future-of-cities.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the story</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </li><li class="umb-internal-slide pin-slide-left pin-slide-vertcenter includes-text includes-text "> <div class="umb-slide-container"> <div class="umb-slider-image" style="background-image: url('/media/umb/government-affairs/images/20230214_Totenberg_6515-slider.jpg');" title="Dean Ren茅e McDonald Hutchins, JD, Nina Totenberg, and President Bruce E. 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