The notion of the “Third Place” was first popularized by Ray Oldenburg in his 1991 book entitled, The Great Good Place. Oldenburg advanced the notion that a “First Place” refers to your home, the “Second Place” to your work location, and …
Tag Archives: community development
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Elements of the Fourth Economy, Green & Sustainability, Growth, Reflections & Takeaways, Site Selection, Tip, United States
Tagged Collaboration, Community, community development, economic development, investment, site selection, Sustainability, talent, workforce
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We spend a lot of time visiting community websites as part of our strategy and community assessment work. Here are a few helpful hints (offered in order of priority) we find incredibly useful. Contact information – Above all else, …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Economic Development, Marketing & Communications, Science & Technology, Site Selection, Tip
Tagged attraction, communications, Community, community development, economic development, maps, marketing, social media, website
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William Frey of The Brookings Institution analyzed new Census data to identify the places that are attracting young people. Keep in mind that young people are not moving in the numbers they once did, but the ones who do …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Economic Development, Growth, Numbers Behind the News, Research & Data
Tagged Austin, college town, community development, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Portland, Research & Data, Seattle, talent, Transformation, Washington D.C., workforce, workforce development
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An old program has been getting a lot of new attention these days. The EB-5 visa program hands out 10,000 unconditional visas per year to immigrants willing to invest $500,000 – $1,000,000 to create U.S. jobs. Since it’s inception …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Growth, Innovation, Investment, Leadership, Public-Private Partnership, Transformation, United States
Tagged community development, EB-5, immigrants, investment, jobs, visa, workforce development
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1,052 is not a magic number but it is a very good number. This number represents the average annual gain in young people (20-34 years) in the City of Pittsburgh from 2000 to 2010. This is a remarkable turn …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Economic Development, Growth, Numbers Behind the News, Pittsburgh, Research & Data
Tagged Census, community development, demographics, Pittsburgh, talent
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Earlier this month I attended the Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) annual conference, which was held in the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh. GLUE is a network of young leaders devoted to creating a healthy, sustainable and equitable future for …
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Energy, Event, Green & Sustainability, Investment, Leadership, Pittsburgh
Tagged community development, GLUE, Great Lakes Urban Exchange, green jobs, Green-Lighting Neighborhoods, GTECH, Pittsburgh Pipeline, Sustainability, Water, workforce
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With the days getting shorter and the nights chillier, here are four great “fireplace” reads in the fourth economy. First up, two books from Daniel H. Pink – A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the …
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Entrepreneurs, Green & Sustainability, Growth, Innovation, Investment, Leadership, Science & Technology, Tip
Tagged Bill Shore, books, Collaboration, Community, community development, Daniel Pink, economic development, Entrepreneurial City, reading, Rich Karlgaard, social enterprise, Transformation, venture capital
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Last November I packed my bags and moved to Pittsburgh to begin my career in community development. Given my background and the number of community-based organizations (CBOs) tucked within the city’s neighborhoods, I assumed that I would end up working …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Pittsburgh, Transformation, United States
Tagged CDBG, Community, community development, community-based organizations, funding, investment, market, social impact
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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is increasingly viewed by communities and private developers across the country as a more sustainable, cost effective and generally desired type of development outcome. While numerous studies have documented best practices in developing TOD sites, few if …
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Reflections & Takeaways
Tagged community development, FIT, SPC, TOD, transit, Transit-Oriented Development
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