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Hybrid Engagement Shows Gateway City Residents the Evolution of their City Budget Based on their Feedback

When the city of Revere, a small city north of Boston, reached out to MassDevelopment about gathering local feedback on how $275,000 of their Community Development Block Grant funding would be spent...

Using Inclusive Community Feedback to Create Low-Cost Pedestrian Safety Solutions

Ohio City Incorporated - Ohio City Mobility Study When foot and bike traffic increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio City planners knew they would need quick, low-cos...

Where NIMBYism Lurks on the Ballot

It’s hard to escape the media coverage of the upcoming elections. Congressional, gubernatorial, and mayoral races are attracting…

Our 2022 Survey: NIMBYism is Losing Ground

Our survey results are in, and they offer quantitative evidence for what we’ve been hearing anecdotally…

Addressing the Housing Crisis with an Ultra-Sustainable, Long-Term Building Plan

Well Grounded - 1925 Victoria Park, Toronto A rental apartment building plan unlike any in North America, Well Grounded Real Estate’s 1925 Victoria Park is already being hailed as “the new poster child for...

How a 1K+ Unit Public Housing Redevelopment Used Early Feedback to Build Trust

WinnCompanies – Mary Ellen McCormack, South Boston A more than $1 billion project to replace an aging affordable housing development in South Boston, WinnCompanies’ Mary Ellen McCormack project will not only...

Shaping the Future of a $750 Million Affordable Housing Redevelopment

City of Winston-Salem - Choice Neighborhood, Winston-Salem When the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and the Winston-Salem Housing Authority embarked on a 6-year project to revitalize and transform...

Summertime: No Vacation for Community Engagement

Some people view summer as a time to relax. We have nothing against relaxation, but for us and…

How Cadillac Fairview Reached a Bilingual Community and Counterbalanced Disinformation

Cadillac Fairview - Pointe Claire, Quebec An ambitious plan to redevelop 900 parking spaces into a large outdoor plaza...

Our 2022 Client Survey: The ROI of Meaningful & Equitable Engagement

At coUrbanize, we typically focus on outcomes – whether projects on our platform are approved by municipal…

Retail: What Community Members Want

Retail is on many people’s minds this month, at least within the commercial real estate industry. Late…

How Santa Clara Community Members Shaped the Direction of Public Art to Honor Women

Womanhood - Santa Clara County, CA A multiyear public art project in Santa Clara County, California, Womanhood launched in 2020 with the goal of recognizing women’s contributions to the region...

Decarbonization and Fair Housing, Combined

Preservation of Affordable Housing’s C40 Garfield Park project in Chicago April showers bring May flowers, etc. etc. But we’re…

Partnering with Grassroots Community Groups to Ensure Support for Affordable Housing

Mission First Housing Group - Patuxent Commons, Columbia Creating affordable housing in high-income, suburban neighborhoods has historically been an uphill battle — which is why Mission First Housing Group...

A New “Poster Child” for the Affordable Housing Overlay Program

Just A Start - 52 New Street, Cambridge Just A Start, whose affordable housing project at 52 New Street completed its design review process in January 2022, is being hailed as a “poster child”...

Beyond Real Estate: How Cities Can Use Community Engagement for a Range of Issues

Most of our clients use the coUrbanize platform to generate productive dialogue about proposed real estate developments. But…

Community Engagement’s Role in Preventing Gentrification

Gentrification. As communities around the country realize how serious our collective housing problem is, it’s a term we’re…

Youth are Influencing an Affordable Housing Development for Homeless Teens

Commonwealth Catholic Charities - 809 Oliver Hill Way, Richmond, VA “It’s hard for young people to find adequate affordable housing if they choose not to go to college or don’t have parents they can live with...

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