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How to Address Homelessness: Reflections from Research

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The review highlights how new research developments can facilitate a shift towards "upstream," or preventative, homelessness interventions, while making necessary "downstream" emergency services more equitable and effective. 2021 ; Gubits et al. Housing First, voucher-based, and supportive housing models offer more sustainable solutions.

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DC's 11th Street Bridge Park project

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Bilbao as an example of Transformational Projects Action Planning ," 2017 -- " Downtown Edmonton cultural facilities development as an example of "Transformational Projects Action Planning" ," 2018. Then I was invited to serve as a Ward 6 representative on the Design Advisory Committee when they were picking a design for the project.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Elizabeths campus ," 2018 -- " Part three: the potential for donations around an expanded program ," 2018 -- " Update on DC's plans to build a new United Medical Center ," 2018 I argue that "a building" isn't enough, you have to have a plan to address health inequities in innovative and novel ways. HealthLine in Cleveland.

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National Community Planning Month: Schools as neighborhood anchors

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The school district doesn't understand at all the link between neighborhoods and school success, school success and neighborhoods, and the need to invest in outreach and building relationships beyond the school grounds. Students, parents, and teachers participating in a clean up of the school grounds, Wasatch Elementary School, Salt Lake.

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Community Progress Calls on FHA to Improve Access to Rehab Mortgages

Center for Community Progress

In 2018, only 5 percent of the conventional mortgage market were loans to Black borrowers, compared to 15 percent of the FHA/VA market, which are government-mandated to serve underserved borrowers. These conversations led to the following recommendations: The 203(k) program needs more education and direct outreach.

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How Virginia unleashed the power of data

AWS Public Sector Blog

In August 2018, Governor Northam appointed him the chief data officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Carlos leveraged multiple AWS services to help foster robust digital resilience by facilitating data sharing that helped agencies develop scalable solutions.” In Virginia, this data sharing was instituted by Carlos Rivero.

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Announcing the 2022-2023 AWS IMAGINE Grant winners

AWS Public Sector Blog

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is leveraging a data warehouse and AI and ML to develop a multi-faceted view of their constituent data, which will enable the organization to expand and personalize its donor outreach. The John F. The application cycle for next year’s AWS IMAGINE Grant will open in the spring of 2023.

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