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Two of the country’s most prominent urban thinkers, @bruce_katz and @Richard_Florida, offer a bold plan for inclusive and resilient recovery from Covid that’s tailor-made for Philly. Could a $250 million “Philadelphia Regeneration Fund” be in our future? bit.ly/3jPvG8L

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BREAKING: ALL PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED UNTIL MARCH 27 #phled

How traditional public meetings fall short is something we think a LOT about! This is a great look at some of the things we already intuitively knew. whyy.org/articles/as-de…

Borings are bring drilled at #2nfultonpark this morning to test the soil for load bearing capacity and permeability. One step closer to to a park. cityscapeengineering 2nfultonpark @ Bon Secours Community Works instagram.com/p/B9Uc3bQjeOe/…

"Our community centers, parks and other public spaces are more than the sum of their parts — they are critical social infrastructure that provides the fabric for a city’s health and wellbeing." medium.com/reimagining-th…

Our FINAL Neighborhood Preservation Toolkit is available for download this week! @PhilaCPI @PlanPhilly @PHLPlanDevelop @PreservationPHL @YFPAPhilly @PresPA @SavingPlaces @saygrid @WilliamPennFdn @HiddenCityPhila

"Testing strategies for reimagining public space through trauma-informed engagement that will enable the extension of these lessons to additional contexts in #Philadelphia & elsewhere." #CivicCommonsUS design.upenn.edu/pennpraxis/pos…

We asked people what their one hope/wish for Kensington would be. This is the latest in our efforts to stabilize and beautify the vacant lot at Kensington & Tusculum w @Shift_Capital @PennPraxis @HingeCollective but in a way that builds on our traditional approach to vacant land.

“Public spaces are vehicles to help restore faith & trust in our city & each other.” @PhilaParkandRec Commish opening up #CivicInfrastructure Summit. @PennPraxis @WilliamPennFdn

This is an interesting conversation about sustainable #communitydesign funding and practice models with @GiladMeron @bcWORKSHOP @HingeCollective @gensler_design at @ACDtweets @NDCMaryland #acdreverb #ndc50

Bryan C Lee inspires through words and example to promote the value of Design as Protest. “When we understand where the power comes from we can design in a way that addresses that...If we know where the system applies force, we can apply force back.” #designasprotest #acdreverb

Dr Sharon E Sutton gives us context for the grassroots community design efforts, “I could be giving last nights news report, but I’m talking about 1970. Know your history....because we all know it repeats itself.” #ACDReverb

Full house for the opening session of #ACDReverb ! #NDC50 #communitydesign

Join us for snacks, drinks and family-friendly activities in celebration of Boise's Streets! National Street Service Volunteers will host Boise’s Public Lands Tour on Saturday, May 12th from 1:00 pm to 5:00pm. For more info, visit bit.ly/BoisePublicLan…

Safety is the sole reason why #VisionZeroPHL is so important. Human lives are the priority. Heart broken to hear stories of kids as young as 7 months dying because of #speeding on #RooseveltBoulevard. We can do better @bcgp

@AECOM is has created a VR experience to show the different experience of being a pedestrian/cyclist/driver on various street typologies. Very cool! And such a great way to demonstrate differences instantly. ##VisionZeroPHL

Packed house to listen to @HelenGymAtLarge speak about safer communities for all. #VisionZeroPHL

@HelenGymAtLarge sharing her experiences of Copenhagen public infrastructure says “vision for a society for all of us needs to be created by all of us, and yes, transformative change CAN happen in a lifetime” #VisionZeroPHL