Jennifer S Vey

Interested in place management and neighborhood governance? "Hyperlocal" delves into the what, why, & how of BIDs, CLTs, CDCs, Main Streets & other organizations that comprise hyperlocal ecosystems. Go to rowman.com & use the code 4LOCAL23 to save 30%. @natestorring

Thrilled that Baltimore is going to host this fantastic conference! Congratulations to @NDCMaryland for putting together the winning application.

Baltimore could learn a few lessons here. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Being near friends - and the possibility of serendipitous interactions with them - is an underappreciated benefit of building for proximity. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

In our latest Placemaking Postcard, guest author Lisa Kuuttila tells the story behind @InnovateABQ’s Lobo Rainforest building at @UNM, a mixed-use facility anchoring a unique urban living, learning, and innovation site. brookings.edu/articles/how-a…

Analysis by my colleagues @hannamlove & @lohplaces for @TIME make it clear that there is no one “statewide” story that can be told about crime—and that many of FL's largest cities are not achieving the violent crime reductions that Gov. DeSantis claims. time.com/6294021/ron-de…

Adie Tomer: “Turns out, when you put more stuff near people, they don’t have to travel as far, and that has huge impacts on what we’re able to achieve economically and environmentally.” slate.com/business/2023/… via @slate

Come for the interactive maps, stay for the fascinating content.

Based on work in innovation districts around the world, this important new report by @GIID_org provides insights and evidence on why governance is so vital to district success. giid.org/why-innovation…

Why are some city neighborhoods thriving while many downtowns struggle? In L.A. and elsewhere, these are not always the richest areas, but are those that concentrate diverse collections of economic, social, physical, & civic assets, writes @lohplaces. brook.gs/3NbEcyS

Interested in engaging in (paid!) research on creating connected, vibrant, and inclusive neighborhoods? Apply to be a fall intern with me and the transformative placemaking team at @BrookingsMetro. interns-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3236/fall…

In this latest Placemaking Postcard, @DariusG highlights lessons from the Greenmount Life, Opportunity, & Wellness Initiative (GLOW), an effort to concentrate resources in Central Baltimore neighborhoods that have long experienced underinvestment. brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu…

There has been an overall positive picture of growth for Black-owned businesses across the U.S., with high-growth areas in the Southeast and Southwest. But there are some pronounced declines in other regions, particularly the Midwest, @andreperryedu notes. brookings.edu/research/who-i…

👀 🚨☀️The summer's hottest #urban read just landed c/o Alan Mallach & @IslandPress! There's no better guide for a thought-provoking journey through the future of #cities. Don't take it from me...take it from us! @jvey1 😉 Available for preorder: islandpress.org/books/smaller-…

.@lohplaces, @terplan & @82_Streetcar argue that office-to-residential conversions are only one tool in a much broader toolkit for helping downtowns remain vital and relevant amidst shifts in where and how people work, live, and play. brookings.edu/research/myths…

In this latest Placemaking Postcard @wenrick highlights how Phila's Second Story Collective is helping low-income residents access affordable housing in university-adjacent neighborhoods through an intergenerational community collective of home-sharers. brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu…

Americans walk far less than residents of other industrialized nations - a disheartening but utterly unsurprising fact. usa.streetsblog.org/2023/04/14/exa… via @StreetsblogUSA

Newly released census data for July 2021 through July 2022 suggests that pandemic-driven pop losses in urban centers & metros are lessening and, in some cases, turning into population gains, William H. Frey writes. Immigration is a big part of the story. brookings.edu/research/pande…