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"By nature of their scale, master planned communities (MPCs) play a significant role in meeting housing demand and shaping the patterns of American urban and suburban development." Urban Land Institute's report poses an important question—what role can developers play in helping MPCs become truly diverse and inclusive communities? An in-depth study of the nation’s most successful MPCs reveals that many developers of industry-leading communities are embracing diversity as a core value. Seven key principles that can set a community on a trajectory to become more diverse and inclusive are identified and elaborated with concrete evidence from the studied communities. https://lnkd.in/ggRQg9Jt #howardhughes #hhsustainability #community #masterplannedcommunity #inclusivity #diversity #sustainabledevelopment TEXAS: The Woodlands | Bridgeland | The Woodlands Hills MARYLAND: Downtown Columbia

The FRA is proud to share the 2023 Roy F. Kenzie Awards winners celebrated at the 2023 Conference and to acknowledge the exceptional accomplishments of city and county organizations and entities from across the state of Florida in the field of redevelopment and community enhancement. Congratulations to the City of Deerfield Beach for their FRA Award for "Out Of The Box" for “Central City Area Redevelopment Plan.” From the FRA Awards “Best Book,” the City of Deerfield Beach explains, “The City of Deerfield Beach’s Economic Development Department proposed an exciting new redevelopment plan for the Central City Area, which runs through Dixie Highway from Hillsboro Boulevard to Sample Road and surrounding areas. The proposed plan promises to be specifically crafted, organic, and tailor-made to serve the needs of the community while also securing the economic benefit of new growth to the City. The plan heavily relies on its grassroots communication approach, highlighting the importance of community involvement within the implementation of its four (4) overarching strategies: 1) Build and Strengthen Community Relations; 2) Support Small Businesses and Incentivize Local Employment; 3) Reduce and Prevent Blight; 4) Incentivize Catalytic Development. The plan also proposes the creation of an Enterprise Fund to act as a revolving funding mechanism to be invested into specific strategic catalytic development projects. ” Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRAs) and development organizations serve as catalysts for the enhancement of cities and urban areas through redevelopment initiatives. These organizations are overseen by boards that are composed of five to seven members, separate from local governments. CRAs primarily focus on projects and plans that contribute to economic development, stimulate growth, and foster increased community engagement. https://lnkd.in/eGiRfW8d #redevelopmentworks #floridaredevelopment #flredevelopment #cityofdeerfieldbeach

The City of Irvine’s Executive Director, Strategy & Development is next-level community development. What do we mean by that? Here’s the scoop…   For the first time since incorporation, Irvine is essentially built out. Today, the city is at the center of Orange County’s 21st century economy. It's strategizing about what makes sense for the future and what’s possible for this premier community going forward.   Do you have big ideas to make an exceptional community even more awesome? Want to explore reimagining local government, re-think quality of life futuristically, and execute wild ideas that redefine organizations and communities? Then you should apply before it closes on 2/25.   Explore this new role in the City of Irvine here ➡https://bit.ly/irvineedsd American Planning Association CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION The Congress for the New Urbanism Planetizen #urbanplanning

BIG’s Housing Co-op Initiative took shape in 2023 as housing changemakers recognized the potential of deep collaboration to expand opportunities for community governance of housing and the creation of housing co-operatives. This peer learning initiative created space to share, ask questions, meet partners and advance shared goals around cooperatively managed housing. Keep an eye out as this work evolves in 2024. Read how our initiative was launched here: https://hubs.la/Q02yldqg0

WHAT'S UP, WELLAND | S3E18 🎙 When a municipality commits to downtown revitalization, the pivotal place to start is with a visionary and well-informed plan. That’s where the City of #WellandON finds itself and that’s exactly what we’re doing. Consultants have been chosen, community engagement will soon commence, and a downtown-focussed improvement plan will take shape. Grant Munday, the City’s director of planning and development services, discusses the what, why, and how of updating the Downtown Community Improvement Plan, the economic significance of downtown revitalization, and how critical a component public consultation and engagement will be throughout this phased endeavour. https://lnkd.in/ed653ihE

Thank you very much to Trowers & Hamlins for hosting their “Rethinking Regeneration” report launch and panel discussion yesterday afternoon. Regeneration projects are under increasing pressure. Factors such as financial constraints, local planning challenges and demand for greater consistency in national policy approaches are heightening risks and obstructing innovation. The report identifies the primary challenges and opportunities for regeneration, which resonate throughout the public and private sectors, and presents nine recommendations to the industry, as well as local and national government. Key takeaways include: * Communities and connecting with the public - having strong input from the community helps in the delivery of a better product. Early engagement is key in order to secure better outcomes. Community engagement is a process and not a moment in time. The need for a diverse range of voices to ensure representation (including voices from younger generations). * The need for stability and long term commitment from policy makers. * Maximise the benefits of future regeneration schemes (in terms of social, environmental and economic) whilst holding the schemes accountable for delivering on their commitments. This requires strong leadership and long-term accountability as well as the utilisation of data available to us. * Public Private partnerships - the need to build trust and break down barriers between residents, the public sector and private sector to allow for good regeneration. #Regeneration #DevelopmentAdvisory #Development #Planning

Inclusionary housing policies not only helps in addressing housing but climate crises too.Thinking on how to develop inclusive housing policy and how such can facilitate provision of affordable housing in your city? this webinar is for you. see you on 19 October!

The 29th post in my "32 days of Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia" project. Only 3 more to go! Case Study II.29: Wyandanch Rising, Town of Babylon, NY How does a retrofitting project get started in an economically distressed community? The story of #WyandanchRising, a multifaceted suburban renewal project in a small, long-overlooked, underinvested hamlet in Suffolk County on Long Island, provides an instructive case study. The revitalization of the hamlet, whose residents are predominately Black and Hispanic, demonstrates the important role of new "chiefs" to champion on behalf of local voices. The effort began in 2000, when Wyandanch was identified by the Suffolk County Planning Commission as the most economically distressed place in the county. Two decades later, the hamlet can boast a rebuilt boulevard and extension to the nearest sanitary sewer district two miles away, an impressive new rail station and new commuter parking structure, and, most significantly, new apartment buildings with hundreds of deeply affordable units framing a public one-acre green plaza, in place of surface parking lots, all within a short walk of the station. By 2016, the project was reported to have leveraged $1.74 million in state #brownfields planning grants to over $131 million in public and private financing, an astonishing rate of return on investment of 75 to 1, with the potential for millions more. A significant part of the story is the ongoing effort to gain, and keep, the trust of local residents, who harbored entirely reasonable fears of displacement. At the beginning, proponents met with local clergy from 25 churches and other school and civic leaders over many months of regular meetings to help bring over 600 residents out for a five-day visioning #charrette in June 2003. Without this initial investment in people, it’s unlikely the rest would have followed. Contributors: Town of Babylon - Government; The Albanese Organization; AKRF, OLIN Studio; Jeff Speck; Sustainable Long Island; Torti Gallas Partners; VHB; BHC Architects; Keller Sandgren Architects; Merrill, Pastor and Colgan Architects; and others. Image: Town of Babylon’s Wyandanch Rising webpage. #RetrofittingSuburbia #urbandesign #urbandevelopment #regreening #reinhabitation #LeverageSocialCapitalforEquity #ImprovePublicHealth #AddWaterandEnergyResilience ULI Australia Suburban Futures Ellen Dunham-Jones Mike Day of Hatch

Last year, Women's Home Preservation received an award from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to plan one of the first community microgrids in the State of Maryland. This groundbreaking project is the culmination of nearly five years of persistent advocacy by our founder, Nadine Ngouabe Dlodlo, for clean energy funding for vacant housing. MEA required us to form a Planning Committee composed of neighborhood stakeholders and experts to guide this pioneering effort. We are incredibly fortunate to have: Salima Jones-Daley, MEM: Yale-educated environmentalist, former Executive Director of the National Young Farmers Coalition, management consultant, homeowner in Union Square, and owner of a farm in active development. Robert Thomas: MIT-educated architect, former Executive Director of the Baltimore Public Markets Corporation, proud son of Baltimore, and key figure in the transformation of many public markets, including Lexington Market. Nadine Ngouabe Dlodlo: Harvard Business School-educated community development strategist, former banker, founder of Women's Home Preservation, and homeowner in West Baltimore. Bif Browning: President of the Union Square Association, driving force behind the revitalization of Union Square Historic District. Lee Lehnert: SCI-Arc trained architect, environmentalist, and Senior Project Manager at AECOM. This innovative project will serve affordable households, many at 50%-30% AMI, in one of the most structurally disinvested areas of Baltimore. It is expected to significantly lessen the energy cost burden of those families, and transform a neglected commercial corridor into a resilient multicultural enclave welcoming of folks from all walks of life, nationalities, races, ages and more. #Justice40 #CleanEnergy #Redlining #Maryland #Baltimore #CommunityDevelopment #ImpactInvesting #ImpactInvestment #Vacant #InflationReductionAct #JustCommunities #EquityForAll #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #CommunityEmpowerment #RacialEquality #SustainableDevelopment

As Constructing a Brighter Future (CBF) enters its second year of operation, we are proud to showcase the incredible progress made through this transformative program. This video, created by Oregon Workforce Partnership, highlights the collaborative efforts and the positive changes throughout CBF’s first year. Focused on alleviating homelessness, CBF not only delivers transitional shelters but also serves as a transformative workforce initiative, exposing young individuals to diverse career opportunities within the construction trades. As we step into the 2023-2024 school year, CBF sets forth ambitious goals to broaden its impact across Lane County. 2023 – 2024 School Year Goals: • Number of shelters to be completed and delivered to local housing sites: 16 • Number of estimated Lane County schools participating: 19 • Coordinate classroom CTE mentorships with the Lane County Construction-Aggregate sector industry professionals to assist with CBF project builds. • Focus on rural expansion for site development of CBF model. Work with rural leaders to identify community build project needs. As Constructing a Brighter Future embarks on its second year, the outlined goals for the 2023-2024 school year underscore a commitment to holistic community development. By constructing shelters and delivering construction trades exposure, CBF exemplifies the transformative power of collaboration, education, and hands-on experience. The impact of this initiative extends far beyond the completion of physical structures; it lays the foundation for a brighter and more sustainable future for Lane County. Special shout out to Neptune Birch for their production of this incredible summary! As well as CBF partners, Lane Education Service District, Lane Community College, PIVOT Architecture, and Everyone Village!