As cities prepare for a future reshaped by the pandemic, it’s a moment to rethink downtown.

Over 150 entrepreneurs, politicians and stakeholders from the Baltimore area gathered virtually Tuesday to discuss the “State of Downtown Baltimore” at an event featuring a keynote presentation by Richard Florida.

The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore invited Florida, the noted urbanist scholar who has long tracked the creative class, to present on “building a better post-pandemic Baltimore.” He offered a looked a the history of past pandemics and emerging trends to discuss ways to change Baltimore’s downtown area for the better.

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