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📢 Exciting News for Cincinnati! 🌟 The "Connected Communities" zoning overhaul has passed the City Council Committee! This initiative aims to transform our neighborhoods, allowing for more housing options, reducing parking minimums, and fostering greater development along transit corridors. We’re thrilled to share that our very own Mary Huttlinger was interviewed for this story, offering valuable insights. Let’s work together to build a more accessible, sustainable, and vibrant city for all. 🚀🏘️ #ConnectedCommunities #CincyForward #UrbanDevelopment Learn more: WCPO Article

After much debate, the Dallas City Council has voted to adopt Forward Dallas 2.0, a comprehensive city planning guide that aims to shape the future of our city. While it’s seen as a necessary step to address rapid growth and housing demands, some view it as controversial, with the potential to drastically alter Dallas neighborhoods for decades. How do you feel about this decision? Is this a move toward a more inclusive and sustainable city, or are you concerned about the impact on existing communities? Let us know: Are you #NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) or #YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard)? 🏘️🌆 #DallasPlanning #CityGrowth #ForwardDallas2

It's programs and initiatives like this tourism and economic development become force multipliers in improving local economies and livability factors within communities.

🏙️ Zoning Out: Zoning and Its Impact on Housing 🏡 Curious about how zoning policies shape the housing crisis and impact urban development? Join us for a timely virtual forum hosted by Narvarte Development and 1000 Friends of Wisconsin that will explore the history of zoning and its far-reaching effects on housing affordability and equity. 📅 Date: September 18, 2024 🕒 Time: Doors & light breakfast 8:30am, program 9-11am 💻 Location: ThriveOn King building, 2153 N. Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive Featuring a presentation from UWM's School of Architecture & Urban Planning's Dr. Kirk Harris on the origins and evolution of zoning, followed by a community conversation with a diverse panel of stakeholders. We will also discuss Growing MKE, a citywide planning effort that is setting a framework for housing growth and choice in Milwaukee. 🔑 Key Topics: The role of zoning in housing inequities. How current zoning impacts development and affordability. Solutions like Growing MKE to foster inclusive growth. Whether you’re a developer, urban planner, policymaker, or community advocate, this event will provide valuable insights and an opportunity to engage in the conversation about building more livable, equitable communities. 🎟️ Reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/gbSYWUrz Let’s come together to rethink zoning and pave the way for a more inclusive future! #UrbanDevelopment #ZoningReform #HousingEquity #CommunityPlanning #GrowingMKE #NarvarteDevelopment

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There’s an important growth management coordination update happening this Wednesday at 2pm in Ferndale (City Hall Annex). Elected officials from Whatcom County and its cities will meet to discuss how to plan for the next 20 years of growth. As you know the decisions we make today have a big impact on the future of our community. Mark your calendars to join the meeting remotely or attend in person. Get the details by following the link. https://lnkd.in/g236Dpwq . . . #comprehensiveplan #growthmanagement #landuseplanning #housingdevelopment #housingcrisis #housingsolutions #housingforbellingham

Discover the hidden gem of Lawrence County! Kingdom Place is redefining suburban living with new 1-acre private home sites, energy-efficient homes, and breathtaking natural surroundings. Find out why families are flocking to this exciting new community! Read our latest blog post to learn more. #KingdomPlace #NewHomes #LawrenceCountyPA"

Santosh George, ASLA, MLA thank you for the invitation to speak tonight with the Greater Dallas Planning Council on housing challenges within the Dallas / Fort Worth area. What a great panel including John Schrader, Amruta Sakalker, PhD, Dr. Sana Syed and Gus Khankarli. A couple of takeaways: 1) We are growing from 8 to 11 million people in DFW by 2035. Most of the growth will happen on the far suburban edges making it critical for these areas to have dense mixed-use employment centers to help offset traffic. 2) Creating middle - missing housing is hard, remove the obstacles like parking requirements and costly permit fees. 3) Education - Education - Education, at all levels to have people understand that density is good for everyone. That density can be in the form of smaller middle missing housing to higher mixed-use buildings. 4) Roads define what can physically happen in development. Current standards are very suburban and support cars, only. We need to flip the switch and change to more context driven complete streets to force development to engage the streets in urban placemaking, not parking lots and backs of homes. 5) Many people are excited about Forward Dallas Lawrence Agu III, AICP, Assoc AIA and the vision it is giving residents to have voice in shaping policy and planning in the city. It is important to have these discussions and challenge ourselves to work for creative housing policy and development to make our cities beautiful places for residents to live and enjoy.

📢 New Era, New Urgency: Revitalizing Neighborhood Planning for Our Homes, Jobs, and Future! A new government, a new council, a new planning framework... yet a growing housing crisis, a decline in blue-collar jobs, and a widening gap between rich and poor. It's time to harness this wave of change and reinvigorate Neighborhood Planning to address our most pressing challenges head-on. Let's rally together with the powerful cry: "Our Homes, Jobs, and Future!" Neighborhood Planning empowers us to shape our communities, ensure truly affordable housing, create local job opportunities, and build a more equitable future for all. The time to act is now. Let's not miss this chance. By uniting our efforts and collaborating, we can make a lasting positive impact on our communities. Together, we are stronger. #NeighborhoodPlanning #OurHomesJobsAndFuture #CommunityEmpowerment #PositiveChange #JustTransition Easton Neighbourhood Forum St Philip's Marsh Neighbourhood Forum Baggator Baggator Nexus Eastside Community Trust Bristol City Office (Bristol One City)