by Timothy Hughes
The titanic effort of changing our energy policy, land use policy, and indeed our entire economy is overwhelming and daunting. Often though, it is the simple step that can generate significant incremental impacts. Baby steps are a lot easier for the public to grasp on to and adopt as well, thus [...]
by Timothy Hughes
The current economic crisis offers a chance for a paradigm shift. We should not waste this opportunity by returning to the status quo that existed before the downturn or even pining for that unsustainable state. Instead, we should embrace rethinking our economy, and in particular our land use, development and construction [...]
by Tommy Manuel
I live a double life.
Most recently that life has been spent amid a cacophony of rumbling trains on the elevated subway line outside my window, the din of car horns from the drive-through fast food restaurant below my building, shrieks from emergency vehicles, bangs and clashes from the construction work on Columbia’s new [...]
by Andre Blackman
Over the past 100 years, public health in the United States has grown in importance by leaps and bounds. Much of the field has its historical roots based in events surrounding disease prevention, population safety and a slew of regulations that were enacted to generally make the country a safer place to live. [...]
by Yahya E. B. Henry
“Commercial real estate is perhaps the most compelling investment opportunity in the United States right now, it is a $5 trillion business where one percent is minority.” Quinton Primo III of Capri Capital Partners L.L.C. “ ~ from Black Enterprise
Under Construction
The real estate industry, from a development perspective, is singly the [...]
by James Bedell
As I typed the title of this post, even I cringed. Anyone who thinks they’re a social media “guru” or “expert” or whatever, is wrong. Why? Because Web 2.0 style social media is too new to have any experts. How can you be an expert on Twitter when it’s only really been around [...]
Unlike past administrations, the Obama White House has made revitalizing America’s cities a top priority. The collaboration between federal agencies is a great step forward but long overdue; efforts are being made to ensure sustainable development is at the forefront:
“For too long, federal policy has actually encouraged sprawl and congestion and pollution, rather than quality [...]
Strip malls as community economic generators? New model explores leveraging community strip malls into engines of economic activity versus cash cows for their owners.
From Planetzien | Creating Neighborhood Capital from Strip Malls
Strip malls are in virtually every American city, but they’re rarely an important part of those cities. Ava Bromberg says they can be. Her [...]
by Yahya E. B. Henry
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Aries + Libra = Aribra (uh ree bra)
Aribra represents a convergence on public health, climate change, sustainability and real estate. We believe these issues should be apart of a collective conversation versus separate ones.
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