U of T researchers help design blueprint for Black food sovereignty in Toronto

Using a National Science Foundation grant, the city will expand on its connected transportation test bed

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Ryerson graduate believes effective community planning incorporates justice, accessibility and affordability

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An entertaining book outlines how ordinary citizens can rebuild cities without the help or hindrance of big developers, big finance, and government bureaucrats.

An initiative for Westside Atlanta—an area replete with civil rights history—combines new housing and public realm improvements with a wide range of social and philanthropic programs designed to help legacy residents to thrive while the area redevelops.

At CityLab DC, speakers focus on keeping the culture of place in the face of a changing city.

Cities generate benefits from concentrations of talent—but also from “spreading it around.” Striking a balance results in more equity and a more resilient economy.

Durham, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia, are part of a nationwide trend of reforming single-family-only zones to allow for a diversity of housing options.

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MAG Partners, Safanad, Atalaya Capital Management, Qualitas Insurance Company and Urban Atelier Group top out 241 W. 28th St.

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The Atlanta neighborhood of Pittsburgh was the subject of foundation investment to develop in an equitable way.

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Initiated by area residents as part of the 11th Street Bridge Park equitable development plan, The Douglass Community Land Trust has become an important part of the housing affordability toolkit in Washington, DC.

Transformative Thinking: Building re-use and upgrades should be the default over teardown and new construction for a more sustainable future.

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Capitalism And the Making and Unmaking of Black America

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The emerging solidarity economy: A primer on community ownership of real estate

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Suburbanization also drove black-majority cities’ emergence - Black-majority cities are here to stay

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Making Black history matter in public space

: The United States is on track to be a majority-minority nation by 2044. But census data show most of our neighbors are the same race.

Reflecting On “Race, Power, And Urban Spaces” And the Changing Landscape Of African American Urban Communities

Commercial real estate has long had a whiteness problem. A raft of new initiatives is looking to change that.

Nashville: River North Project: GBT Realty Corp. pays $60 million for River North land

Nashville: Riverside Project: $2.5 billion riverfront development announced

Black developers call for reckoning in real estate: In aftermath of protests, new doors are opening. But they say more is needed.

Meet the Black design collective reimagining how cities get built - Urban planning often neglects or harms communities of color by cutting them out of the decision-making process. BlackSpace, a collective of architects, designers, artists, and urban planners, is quietly..

Public Space in North American Cities

Project for Public Spaces: Ten Strategies for Transforming Cities and Public Spaces through Placemaking

Black city planning experts on inclusion in urban planning and why everyone needs to pay attention to transportation.

Nashville: East Bank Project: Changes coming to Nashville's East Bank of Cumberland River

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Ten years ago, the Urban Land Institute published Ten Principles for Successful Public/Private Partnerships. That publication set forth core principles essential for successful accomplishment of joint development by the public and private sectors, benefiting both, that neither could achieve independently.

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Ten Principles for Rethinking the Mall

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Ten Principles for Developing Affordable Housing seeks to help those who wish to develop housing for low- and moderate-income households understand what it takes to make affordable housing projects happen. It also seeks to help policy makers and community leaders..

On the Waterfront: The main currents in Perkins Eastman’s Waterfront Work - Nashville Waterfront Project It’s a crisp spring morning in Nashville when officials from Metro Nashville Planning Department join Perkins Eastman principals Vaughan Davies and Eric Fang on board..

This paper presents an overview of practices and challenges related to financing green sustainable cities. Cities are essential actors in stimulating green infrastructure; and urban finance is one of the promising ways in which this can be achieved.

In early 2015, New Cities Foundation launched the Financing Urban Infrastructure Initiative to address critical infrastructure financing issues and challenges facing cities today. This handbook is the culmination of that initiative.

Land development today involves a rigorous, comprehensive set of evaluations and approvals involving multiple parties in both the private and public sectors

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Digital transformation of industries is more present than ever in this year’s overview We recognize that especially developments in the digitizing field are becoming the cornerstone of many innovations globally We foresee that an acceleration of adoption is facilitated due..

neighborhood level. Collaborative neighborhood planning on issues involving land use and development, redevelopment, transportation, and economic development offers cities the opportunity to identify, coordinate, and prioritize a variety of goals with the involvement of the local community.

HBCU Economic Impact of the Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities - 2006

Nashville: River North Project: Tower eyed for West End, Elliston split to feature neo-art deco design - Brentwood developer submits images for planned 375-foot high-rise

The poor state of municipal infrastructure is the subject of frequent complaint in Canada. Roads are congested, transit systems are in need of major investments, bridges are crumbling, and water treatment plants need to be replaced. Municipalities continue to seek..

Urban Infrastructure Finance and its Relationship with Land Market, Land Development and Sustainability

Examples throughout history and from across the globe have shown the power of Value Capture Finance (VCF) as a tool to drive sustainable urban development.

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Nashville: East Bank Project: East Bank redevelopment to break ground after decades of planning

The BlackSpace collective brings together planners, architects, artists, and designers as Black urbanists, people who are passionate about the work of public systems and urban infrastructures.

Nashville: Riverside Project: Mega development will transform massive 65-acre property in North Nashville

They fought racial inequality in architecture and shaped the skylines we know today

Nashville: Archer Western begins construction of River North mixed-use development in Nashville: 817,070 square feet of development

Nashville: River North Project: Local developer eyes River North site - GBT undertaking urban projects in city, now seemingly seeks parcels near Oracle campus

Nashville: Riverside Project: Plans unveiled for 65-acre mixed-use Northwest Nashville neighborhood - A $2.5 billion development

40 million sq. ft. of commercial real estate worth over $8 billion. Today, 5 million sq. ft. of prime assets are currently under management with another $1.185 billion in the pipeline

"The city is the black man's land," reads one capsule in an exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Its curator explains why design is a critical part of the post-1968 urban and suburban landscape—and..

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Nashville: Riverside Project: Updated Renderings for The Riverside: A New Mixed-Use District on West Trinity Lane

Forbes: Three Ways Big Cities Can Draw In Citizens

Nashville: River North Project: Details emerge for condo tower planned for Green Hills - GBT’s Eden House to rise 16 floors near Vertis, Hillsboro Pike

Nashville: East Bank Project: East Bank redevelopment breaks ground after decades of planning - It will be home to a new downtown neighborhood

B. Edward Ewing seeks Metro's commitment to bridges over Cumberland, policies that encourage taller, more expensive residential dwellings in area north of downtown Nashville.

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Expansive $2.5 B, 65-Acre Mixed-Use Northwest Nashville Neighborhood Featuring 3-Public Parks; Downtown Waterfront Access - Ewing Properties Community to Offer 5 million square feet of Residential and Commercial Spaces Fronting the Cumberland River

PERE’s ranking of the 50 largest private equity real estate firms in the world

An initiative taking shape at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture wants to disrupt conventional notions of planning.

It puts black culture at the fore, taking into account the past harms, current challenges, and future aspirations of black city dwellers. AfroUrbanism goes beyond Black folks practicing traditional urbanism, it explicitly requires us to employ our cultural fluency; that..

Nashville: Nashville’s East Bank Ready to Go: Perkins Eastman's waterfront master planning will guide its progress

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-65-acre North Davidson County property fronting the Cumberland River The Riverside, $2.5 billion mixed-use project to include office, residential, retail and green space. -collective up to 5 million square feet of residential, office, restaurant and retail spaces, along with three..

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