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How a shopping center redevelopment saved time and money by demonstrating community support
About Cascades Marketplace A plan by Willard Retail to breathe new life into an aging shopping center in the…
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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...
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2023 coUrbanize Community Survey Report
Young people support housing development more than those over 50 In August 2023, coUrbanize conducted a 10-question survey with…
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2022 coUrbanize Community Survey Report
Support for New Development Continues to Rise Post-Pandemic Among coUrbanize Community In August 2022, coUrbanize conducted an 11-question survey…
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2022 coUrbanize Customer Impact Report
Investing in Meaningful & Equitable Engagement Yields Quick Returns At coUrbanize, we’ve worked with development teams across the country…
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Post-Pandemic Perceptions of Real Estate Development in the U.S.
How People’s Viewpoints About Development in their Community Have Changed This spring, we issued our second annual survey to…
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Addressing Biases about Affordable Housing Development
NIMBYism stems from biases strengthened by misinformation about what affordable housing brings to a community. Because the biases are so…
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How to Create a Meaningful and Equitable Community Engagement Strategy
Chapter 2 of The New Community Outreach Playbook…
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HOW TO RUN EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS
We understand where you’re coming from…
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The New Community Outreach Playbook for Real Estate Developers
Five Strategies that Top Developers are Using to Build Community Support and Overcome Opposition At coUrbanize, we’ve worked with…
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PLACEMAKING DONE RIGHT
Building Community Through Public-Private Spaces…
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JBG SMITH | Building Crystal City, Amazon’s HQ2 Home
The challenge: Reaching the silent supporters who don’t attend public meetings Connecting with silent supporters of new real estate development…
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Engaging a Broad User Base to Evolve a Navy Yard into a Community Destination
About Navy Yard Connected Community Plan | Collaboration between PIDC and AECOM to define how the 1,200 acre Navy Yard…
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Using a Hybrid Engagement Approach to Secure Two City Council Approvals for a Tech and Life Sciences Campus
About Southline | Lane Partners development to turn a 30-acre underutilized industrial site into a Class A, state-of-the-art tech and…
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How Hundreds of Silent Supporters Won JBG SMITH Unanimous Approval for a Future HQ2 Site
About Central District at Crystal City | JBG Smith planned development to transform office park into a 24/7 destination |…
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Engaging the Entire Community to Find the Ideal Candidate for City Manager
About Cambridge City Manager Search | Current City Manager retiring in July 2022 | City Manager’s daily decisions affect all…
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Case Study: Orange County, NY
Leveraging SMS Signage to Shape a Rural Community Plan About Orange County Comprehensive Plan | Plan to help guide the…
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