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The Complete Guide for Digital Community Engagement

We talk a lot about digital community engagement for planning and development projects, but how do you actually tackle community engagement online?

Community Engagement Doesn’t Stop When Construction Starts

Thoughtful planners and developers understand the importance of inclusive community engagement. Yet, community engagement during the construction phase is often overlooked.

Get to Know coUrbanize

With traditional in-person meetings on hold for the foreseeable future, more municipalities and development teams are moving engagement completely online or adding a digital component to their outreach methods. We wanted to share more about who we are and how your team can use the coUrbanize platform for online community engagement.

Placemaking in the Age of COVID-19

The pandemic offers us a unique opportunity to repurpose our streets and open spaces – rethinking how we can make our neighborhoods healthier, resilient, and more sustainable.

Tactical Urbanism: Reimagining Our Neighborhoods post Covid-19

While governments have scrambled to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens and small businesses have demonstrated both resilience and creativity in adapting outdoor and underutilized spaces to fit their new lifestyles.

On Observing Juneteenth

Although it’s been over 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived on present-day U.S. soil, we have yet to truly confront this legacy - something that’s imperative to understanding how and why systemic racism has come to take its current form in our country.

The Upside of Real Estate Development

In early March of this year - shortly before the COVID19 pandemic upended our daily lives - our team launched a national survey of 1,000+ people to better understand how they feel about real estate development in their neighborhoods.

coUrbanize Survey Reveals Real Estate Development Is More Welcomed in Neighborhoods than Many Might Believe

coUrbanize Survey Reveals Real Estate Development Is More Welcomed in Neighborhoods than Many Might Believe Nearly Half of…

On Speaking Up and Doing Better

coUrbanize was founded to amplify the voices of the entire community, especially the most marginalized. We have not lost sight of our mission and although we are not perfect, we are working to be better.

Community Engagement for Long-Term Success

Fostering constructive relationships between communities and developers is an essential step toward improving our communities and making the decision-making process more equitable and sustainable.

coUrbanize Launches an Array of New, Free Tools to Help Customers Address the Coronavirus Crisis

coUrbanize Launches an Array of New, Free Tools to Help Customers Address the Coronavirus Crisis COVID-19 Forum, Templates and Response…

Breaking the Stigma: Understanding Affordable Housing

The concept of affordable housing is frequently misunderstood and stigmatized by misconceptions. To kick off Fair Housing Month, we’re diving into what affordable housing is and the factors that are propelling housing crises across the US.

How to Run Effective Online Community Meetings

If you’re planning on having your next community meeting online, here are some tips for successful engagement.

Public Meetings in the Wake of Coronavirus

One thing is for certain: community meetings as we know them just aren’t worth the risk during a public health crisis. So, what do we do to carry on this democratic process?

Community Engagement & COVID-19: What’s Possible

In most parts of the country, public meetings have stopped, but does that mean that community engagement has to stop too? We explore ways to continue community interactions in this new normal.

Women Alone Aren’t the Solution to the Diversity Problem

Karin Brandt reflects on creating a culture of elevating women in the workplace - and how that alone isn't enough to be a truly diverse and inclusive company.

Can Development Be Synonymous with Placemaking?

Real estate teams are expected to be placemakers just as much as they are owners and operators. But how you do know what will draw people and create destinations out of developments?

Transit-Oriented Development is an Easily Hindered No-Brainer

Transit-oriented development is pitched as a solution for housing affordability and much-needed transit improvements...easier said than done.

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