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

coUrbanize is celebrating six years on Government Technology's GovTech 100 list. We're listed alongside other innovators in civic tech.

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Responsible Real Estate Development is Community-Driven

This year, many real estate companies have changed their businesses because of the pandemic, the ensuing economic crisis, and calls for social and racial justice.

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Three Misconceptions about Real Estate Developers

So much of our housing stock in urban and suburban America is a direct result of development - our favorite shops, workplaces (well, before COVID at least), chosen healthcare facilities and so much more. So, when did development become such a dirty word?

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How Cities & Towns Use coUrbanize

As cities and towns rethink and plan for their futures, we’ve seen new and interesting use cases for hosting projects on coUrbanize because of ongoing limitations on public meetings and on-the-ground outreach.

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How Digital Engagement Complements Grassroots Efforts

We’re no longer able to gather at large community meetings, and it’s far less feasible to knock on doors. But we can provide the vehicle for gathering community input digitally and collaborate with community partners with institutional knowledge to effectively reach the community.

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How the Housing Crisis Hurts Artists & the Creative Economy

With a double dependence on a physical space that serves as both a home and a studio, artists and creatives have been uniquely impacted by the affordable housing crisis - particularly during the pandemic.

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Quality Affordable Housing: The Pathway to Healthy Communities

Our country was suffering through a housing crisis, even before the pandemic. We were lucky enough to sit down with a few experts working across the country to build quality housing that individuals and families can afford.

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25 Affordable Housing Twitter Accounts You Should Follow

With growing need for affordable housing in our communities, we’re sharing a list of some of our favorite thought leaders in affordable housing that you can follow on Twitter.

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Growth in the Affordable Housing Market Fuels coUrbanize’s Momentum in 2020

Growth in the Affordable Housing Market Fuels coUrbanize’s Momentum in 2020 Boston, Mass., October 14, 2020 — With…

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Customer Success Story: Reaching Historically Underrepresented Communities

Cities across the country are crafting sustainability plans, but the City of Detroit took a unique approach to creating theirs by investing in a massive public engagement initiative to create the city’s first Sustainability Action Agenda.

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Equity in Placemaking in the Age of COVID-19

Like all facets of life, placemaking has needed to evolve with the pandemic and the state of the world. Redefining placemaking to account for safety measures and the need for outdoor space – especially for those who lacked access even before the pandemic.

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Community Engagement: Nonnegotiable for Bay Area Development

Why is community engagement so important, specifically in the Bay Area? Three experts agree on one thing: you can’t build in the Bay Area without including the community in the conversation.

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A Guide to House Hunting With Accessibility In Mind

Finding the perfect home is always a challenge. When you have to factor in accessibility, however, the stakes are higher, and the options fewer. Here are some tips you can use to make your accessible housing hunt easier, less stressful, and more effective.

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CRE Industry Spotlights: Aaron Horne, Trinity Financial

This fall, we’re spotlighting our partners and organizations that are making a positive impact on the industry and in our communities. Our first spotlight is Aaron Horne from Trinity Financial, a Boston-based affordable housing developer.

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How Many True NIMBYs Really Exist?

So who’s really a NIMBY? Fewer people than you may think, according to a survey we conducted earlier this year. We wanted to understand what people actually think of development in the context of their communities.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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