Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 10, 2023

Vacant lots are often viewed as pieces within larger systems, such as urban planning or community development, or overlooked entirely. Redefining vacant land as a system also highlights the importance of engaging stakeholders in achieving community development goals.

Stewardship 52

Stewardship Transportation Community Development Urban Planning 52

The City Fix

JULY 12, 2023

Particularly in developing countries, urbanization is unfolding quickly and often haphazardly. One in three urban residents worldwide lack adequate access to at least. Today’s city leaders face a level of complexity and rapid pace of change that can be overwhelming.

Development 98

Development Urban Planning Public Transportation Transportation 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s good business' " One of the many regrets I have is not getting a PhD in planning. My intended thesis was around urban planning and civic participation and engagement, because local land use issues are the issue most likely to get people involved in local civic affairs, other than having children and being involved in education issues.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Elected Officials Engagement Advocacy 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 19, 2023

According to the Washington Business Journal (" Metro seeks development partner for Brookland-CUA Metro station "), WMATA is looking for proposals to redevelop two acres it has on the east side of the Brookland Metro Station. This comes out of Brookland's civic history as a key factor in the fighting off of urban freeways.

Development 40

Development Transportation Management Urban Planning 40

Center for Community Progress

MAY 24, 2022

“This is a great opportunity for our team of resident leaders to learn from other communities and experts, to bring good ideas home to Syracuse, and to work with neighbors to develop a project that will beautify and engage the community.”. The Syracuse fellows are: Patrona Jones?Rowser Loíza, Puerto Rico.

Stewardship 52

Stewardship Grassroots Urban Planning Leadership 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 9, 2022

" Since I got involved in urban revitalization I argued that DC had five competitive advantages: 1. an urban design dating from the walking and transit city eras of urban development, therefore supporting walkability, transit, and biking 3. historic architecture 2. Flickr photo by Chiara Coetzee.

Management 52

Management Nonprofit Parks And Recreation Development 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 29, 2022

These seem like pretty good criteria for use by local planning systems when it comes to the health of the rivers, creeks, canals, waterfronts, lakes, and oceansides in their communities. Many communities are engaged in waterfront revitalization, but this becomes problematic with the effect of climate change, sea level rise, tides, etc.

Legislation 52

Legislation Communications Development Engagement 52

The City Fix

MARCH 24, 2023

While cities are hubs of innovation and opportunity, the increasing pace of urbanization also exacerbates inequality, stresses infrastructure, and fuels climate change, air pollution and other environmental problems. About two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050.

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Sustainability Grassroots Economic Development Community Engagement 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 10, 2023

There's been lots of national coverage about the rise in pickleball participation (" Pickleball is exploding, and it’s getting messy ," Washington Post , " America's fastest-growing sport is a cross of tennis, pingpong and badminton ," NPR), the development of professional pickleball leagues, etc. So I started developing such a tool.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Development Transportation Management 52

The City Fix

AUGUST 28, 2023

As cities become more congested, traffic fatalities continue to rise and the impacts of climate change escalate, the need for sustainable and safe transportation solutions has reached a critical juncture. The World Health Organization reports an alarming statistic: 186,300 children.

Transportation 98

Transportation Sustainability Urban Planning Public Transportation 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The upheaval in the planning agency’s governance has shocked even longtime political observers in a county accustomed to intense development spats. The Council has lost confidence in the Montgomery County Planning Board and accepted these resignations to reset operations,” said Montgomery council president Gabe Albornoz (D-At Large).

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Voting Coordinator Advocacy 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

From " Designing urban parks that ameliorate the effects of climate change ," Landscape and Urban Planning : During heat waves now and in the future urban microclimates put human health at risk. for interpretation. The quality of today's brochures pale by comparison. Surprisingly, shade screens are few and far between.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Sustainability Housing Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The State oegislature makes it exceedingly difficult to create locally designated historic districts with controls over development. A National Register historic district provides protections only against federal undertakings--urban renewal, a freeway, etc.--so Yalecrest is a neighborhood historic district in Salt Lake City.

Accountability 52

Accountability Education Development Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Main Street commercial district revitalization practice grew out of HP and a desire to save "old buildings" in the face of the development of shopping centers, chain retail, and broken microeconomies. Very soon into my writing, before the blog, a bunch of DC cultural institutions failed, so this became an ongoing topic.

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

Equitable development plan. The student asked me about the equitable development plan , which I wasn't involved in developing It has a bunch of points. First is workforce development. First, address the crappy location: Urban design and transit connection s. Who wants to hang out by a freeway?

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Education Development Economic Development 52

The City Fix

JULY 10, 2024

In Kenya and throughout east Africa, flooding this past April and May wreaked havoc, leaving a path of deadly destruction. The unprecedented deluge of heavy rainfall resulted in a catastrophe that many in Kenya have never witnessed. According to a June.

Community Engagement 69

Community Engagement Urban Planning Sanitation Public Policy 69

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

My contribution to the field of urban planning. If I were to assess my contribution to the profession of urban planning and revitalization, it would be about applying systems thinking to various elements that make up cities. Building neighborhood confidence/The Myth of Community Development. or schools marketing.

Transportation 52

Transportation Community Development Housing Urban Planning 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Washington, DC paints a giant ‘Black Lives Matter’ message on the road to the White House ," CNN Developing policies for response in advance of such controversies is advised. Parks should develop programs to assist people of lesser means in enabling their participation. Monuments that are controversial.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Washington, DC paints a giant ‘Black Lives Matter’ message on the road to the White House ," CNN Developing policies for response in advance of such controversies is advised. Parks should develop programs to assist people of lesser means in enabling their participation. Monuments that are controversial.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52