Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, because the person responsible for managing the land bank also works in these other areas, they bring that breadth of expertise to the table and can more efficiently coordinate with municipal and county government departments. In advocacy work, I have found that to be particularly true. Speak with a unified voice.

Stewardship 98

Stewardship Legislation Advocacy Parks And Recreation 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 26, 2023

Philadelphia's Design Advocacy Group, uniting more than 2,000 professional architects, designers, and planners, has come out against the proposal too, because it argues it will have a deadening effect on Market Street at the ground level (" A large Philly-based group of architects and designers just came out against the 76ers’ arena plan ," PI ).

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Development Community Programs Community Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Casey Anderson, the chair, was someone I met through bike advocacy, and in 2010, as a member of the Planning Board, he invited me to present on " best practice suburban bicycle planning " at the Montgomery County Planning smart growth series, based on the work I was doing at the time in Baltimore County. It's not corrupt--well, not usually.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Voting Coordinator Advocacy 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 24, 2023

I was thinking about it, that it's because transit agencies don't think much or focus on how what they do improves places, adds to economic development, reduces motor vehicle use, etc. Railroads too were active in promoting economic development, especially the recruitment of manufacturing plants, the growing of crops, etc.,

Transportation 52

Transportation Economic Development Sustainability Elected Officials 52