by brianreilly14@gmail.com | Nov 28, 2020
One of America’s oldest cities, Baltimore’s neighborhoods were built at a human scale–efficient, walkable, and compact. Even with the economic ravages of the last half century, those “good bones” of urban form still have value that can be tapped by local...
by brianreilly14@gmail.com | Nov 28, 2020
When the 3-year $40 million renovation of Newark’s historic Symphony Hall was announced so was a pledge by CEO Taneshia Nash Laird to also help spur the redevelopment of the surrounding neighborhood by the neighborhood. “This isn’t how development usually happens in a...
by brianreilly14@gmail.com | Nov 28, 2020
Who are the right people to do the work of revitalizing a community? Invite broadly and whoever comes are the right people. In Albuquerque over three hundred of those “right people” came to a series of three resident-driven meetings to generate action topics such...
by brianreilly14@gmail.com | Nov 28, 2020
What Counts? Mike Kohut, Mayor of the 12,000 person village of Haverstraw, NY, is looking for ways to cost effectively strengthen his town’s tax base and maintain its character. He’s considering tapping home-grown, entrepreneurial small-scale, incremental...
by brianreilly14@gmail.com | Nov 28, 2020
Longtime neighborhood resident and retired professor, Mike Keen, started with a small rehab. Then another. He helped a couple of Habitat Houses spring up nearby-the first new construction in his neighborhood in 40 years. Mike and his builder business partner...
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