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A Year for ‘YIMBY’: The Good News From ‘22

Photo credit: Engage East Harbour 2022 was a rough year in many respects. Pandemic variants kept popping up. Natural…

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…

Summertime: No Vacation for Community Engagement

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

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…

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…

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…

What Being Pro-Housing Really Means

When it comes to many of the issues around fair and equitable housing, there is oftentimes a…

Real Estate Development’s Impact on Black Communities

Last year, coUrbanize chose to honor Black History Month by focusing on four innovators…

Celebrating our Seventh Year on the GovTech 100: Innovations in Civic Tech

coUrbanize was named to Government Technology’s GovTech 100 list for 2022. We’re honored to be included alongside innovative teams solving problems in state and local government for the seventh consecutive year. We’re honored to be included in this list for the seventh consecutive year, alongside innovative teams solving problems in state and local government.

Growing 2021’s Investments in “Place”

As “the great migration” around the country, kicked off by the pandemic, continues, expect to see communities looking into new and creative ways to support stronger qualities of life and thriving local economies for existing residents and to attract new residents and businesses to their communities.

Our Wish List for Community Engagement in 2022

Earlier this month we reviewed 2021, touching on highlights and milestones for coUrbanize. As evident from that post, it was certainly a transformative year for us as a company, but 2021 was also transformative for community engagement as a practice.

coUrbanize in 2021: Our Year in Review

2021 has been our biggest year yet. This is reflected in our sales and number of projects on our platform – both annual records! – but most importantly, it was our best year because of the impact that our company and mission have had on the communities we serve.