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A Path to Securing New Market Tax Credits
Destination Crenshaw
Destination Crenshaw (DC) is an organization with the mandate of becoming the largest Black public art project in the U.S.…
Aligning with Longtime Stakeholders of a River
Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
The Grand River Corridor Revitalization Initiative (GRCRI) is a project designed to restore both the waterway and the waterfront of…
All-Season Support: Staff, Small Scale Infrastructures, and Intentional Partnerships
The Bentway
More than a destination, The Bentway is a new type of civic organization and public space in Toronto’s growing downtown…
Asking Intentional Questions
Town Branch Park, Inc.
In Lexington, Kentucky, a world-class park is slated to emerge from what was once a nine-acre parking lot. A diverse…
Building Strategic Partnerships
Friends of the Underline
Meditation, a running track, a plaza for health and wellness programming, a basketball/soccer court, and separated biking and walking paths.…
Capturing a Neighborhood’s Past and Future
Friends of the Rail Park
Friends of the Rail Park—whose project is revitalizing three miles of unused Philadelphia rail lines—took a temporal approach to creating…
Championing Affordable Housing
Building Bridges Across the River
As the leader of Washington, DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park, Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) is helping to address…
Collaborating for Equitable Economic Development
Waterloo Greenway Conservancy
When Waterloo Greenway was preparing to open its first phase, COVID-19 hit. The pandemic’s economic fallout severely affected Austin’s small…
Combining Metrics to Measure Progress
Trinity Park Conservancy
Trinity Park Conservancy has set out to do much more than check off boxes on their way to embedding equity. …
Committing to Equity, Inside and Out
Friends of Waterfront Seattle
Successful equity-based work depends on serious inner reflection—and Friends of Waterfront Seattle has taken a deep look into the mirror. …
Connecting History, Place, and Street Art
Bergen Arches Preservation Coalition
Bergen Arches is the common name for the Erie Railroad’s mile-long, under-utilized railroad trench that once served four passenger rails…
Connecting Los Angeles through dynamic outreach and partnership strategies
CicLAvia
CicLAvia is a nonprofit organization and the largest public open space program in the United States. Inspired by Bogotá’s weekly…
Connecting the dots: from sustainable design to sound fundraising efforts
Hemisfair
Hemisfair, located in the heart of San Antonio, Texas, is a 40-acre urban district with three parks, residences, businesses, and…
Embracing Community Advisers
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Some design ideas for Detroit’s 22-acre riverfront park were dreamed up 36,000 feet in the air, on flights to and…
Engaging Young People through an Equity Lens
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Get young people from San Francisco communities with a historic lack of access to high-quality public spaces involved. Focus on…
Equity-Based Priorities for NYC’s New Parks and Public Spaces
The High Line
From Long Island City to Staten Island and from the Bronx River to Gowanus Canal, New York City is a…
Fostering Board and Community Committee Connection
Buffalo Bayou
“This will unfold over decades, but we are committed to delivering a place that offers new economic, social, and environmental…
Identifying All the Paths to Equity
Houston Parks Board
With the vision for a continuous park system along 150 miles of Houston waterways, the Houston Parks Board is managing…
Joining Forces for Environmental Resilience
High Line Canal Conservancy
When the High Line Canal Conservancy was formed in 2014 to bring together regional partners and plan a vibrant future…
Listening Sessions Lead to Trust
Western New York Land Conservancy/The Riverline
Early in developing a vision and design for The Riverline, a Buffalo, New York nature trail, the Western New York…
Partnering for Success
Great River Passage Conservancy
The 17 miles of the Mississippi River flowing through St. Paul, Minnesota, are part of the larger Dakota Homeland, and…
Preserving, Connecting, and Building Black and Brown Space and Place
Richmond BridgePark Foundation
“Because of the history of exclusion of Black and Brown communities from much of the Region’s growth initiatives, we’re about…
Putting Budget Power in Community Hands
Friends of the High Line
The High Line is backing up a commitment to equity with their checkbook: Their Neighbors Council has decision-making power over…
Reconciling with a City’s History
Memphis Riverfront
The Memphis River Parks Partnership manages, operates, and activates five connected riverfront park districts totaling 250 acres of parkland along…
Rethinking Procurement for Equity
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI) set ambitious goals to foster economic development with a $20 billion investment—but they soon realized they…
Setting up a Community Ambassador Program
Lafitte Greenway
The Lafitte Greenway is a bicycle and pedestrian path and linear park that opened in the heart of New Orleans…
Sharing an Understanding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Great Rivers Greenway
“Inclusion—a proactive process of bringing different individuals and communities together in a way that makes each person feel welcome and…
Skateparks can be Community Hubs too: How Young Leaders are Envisioning Change
The Skatepark Project
Cities have witnessed an explosive interest in skateboarding infrastructure in recent years. While many cities are ready to embrace this…
Teaming Up for Data Collection
Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. (ICTI)
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. (ICTI) is making data collection a team effort. With aspirations to catalyze a positive change…
Transitioning Community Engagement into a Live Classroom 
The Meadoway
The Meadoway is an ambitious city-building initiative that stretches across 34 densely populated neighborhoods in the Greater Toronto Area. Transforming…
Visitor-Informed Safety and Hiring Practices
La Mexicana
La Mexicana is a 70-acre green space in Mexico City. After the 1985 earthquake, the former quarry now known as…
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