Hiding in plain sight among Baltimore's many vacant homes are thousands of so-called ghost homes, so saddled with debts from property taxes and water bills that they're functionally dead because no one would want to buy them.
Support is at a high point, but broadband adoption remains a challenge, say these founders, nonprofit pros and civic leaders from three mid-Atlantic cities.
The Maryland Digital Equity Scorecard Index Map shows that "the digital divide is a statewide issue, even if its character differs in rural and urban areas," per researcher John Horrigan.