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Empowering disadvantaged communities through equitable economic development and inclusive placemaking.
Fostering Equitable Planning and Development
Gowanus
Brooklyn, NY
Last week, JLP+D participated in the Gowanus Precinct Study - a timely event hosted by the Urban Design Forum to explore recent progress and lessons learned from the neighborhood’s recent rezoning.
Along with New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Gowanus Houses (NYCHA) Resident Association President Andreas Tyre, JLP+D Principal Ben Margolis shared lessons from decades of community planning and the essential work of the Gowanus Oversight Task Force. JLP+D is proud to be serving as the task force's facilitator and liaison with 13 City agencies proactively working with 30 community volunteers to implement $450 million in investments. The audience also heard from leaders such as Dan Garodnick, Michelle de la Uz, and more champions of community development and the public realm such as Andrea Parker of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Susannah Drake of Sasaki, and many more.
If you are in the New York area, please consider attending the next Task Force public meeting on September 28th. You can learn more and register here.
Reconnecting Downtown and Midtown Atlanta
'The Stitch'
Atlanta, GA
We are very excited to announce the kick off of the year-long master planning effort for ‘The Stitch,’ a civic infrastructure and equitable economic development project that will reconnect Downtown and Midtown Atlanta.
We are looking forward to working alongside our client Atlanta Downtown Improvement District / Central Atlanta Progress, lead partner WSP, and other collaborators on this transformative project. Watch this short video of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens describing the project and its significant public benefits.
Video courtesy of AtlantaDowntown
Guiding Equitable Growth for Downtown St. Paul
Downtown Investment Strategy
St. Paul, MN
On behalf of the Saint Paul Downtown Alliance, in partnership with the City of Saint Paul and private and public stakeholders, JLP+D is leading the development of a Downtown Investment Strategy for Downtown Saint Paul.
With support from our project partners Perkins&Will and NEOO Partners Inc., the JLP+D team is drawing upon local and national downtown expertise to set a bold vision for the future vitality, livability, and resilience of Downtown Saint Paul. Our recommendations will guide strategic and catalytic investments that will facilitate new growth toward the Alliance’s goal of tripling the number of people living Downtown from 10,000 to 30,000 residents; adding 20,000 new
workers; and increasing the number of visitors by 20%.
To read more about our work in Saint Paul, click here.
Photo Credit: Visit Saint Paul
More JLP+D News:
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WRLDCTY 2023 Can a community-led plan and a new mechanism for accountability leverage the private sector, reverse years of environmental injustice, and create a thriving and healthier neighborhood? Join JLP+D President James Lima and Fifth Avenue Committee's Executive Director Michelle de la Uz to discuss our ongoing work in Gowanus at WRLDCTY October 2-4! JLP+D Principal Ben Margolis will also be leading a tour of the neighborhood alongside other community leaders. More info here. |
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Montauk Playhouse Community Center Groundbreaking Congratulations to the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation on reaching a huge groundbreaking milestone for the first phase of its new aquatic and multi-purpose cultural center. JLP+D is proud to have served as real estate and economic advisor, helping to advance a long hoped-for completion of The Playhouse as a vital Center for Wellness that will help fulfill the community’s needs well into the future. Read more here. |
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The Future of Coleman Avenue On behalf of SPUR, JLP+D has had the great pleasure to envision the future of Downtown San José and imagining new possibilities for connectivity between Coleman Avenue, Guadalupe River Park, and Downtown. The community-informed plan will provide a strategic approach to ensuring that Coleman Avenue becomes a vibrant gateway for Central San José upon implementation. Read the full report here. |
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Louisville Downtown Partnership: Downtown After the Pandemic: A New Paradigm? JLP+D President joined David Downey, President and CEO of the International Downtown Association, Mallory Baches, President of the The Congress for the New Urbanism, and Laurie Volk, Principal of Zimmerman Volk Associates on a panel hosted by the Louisville Downtown Partnership. The panel aimed to shed light on the crucial steps required to ensure the vibrancy and economic health of our Downtowns in the coming years. The discussion revolved around the innovative strategies and adaptations needed to thrive in the post-pandemic reality. Read more here. |
Welcoming New JLP+D Team Members!
JLP+D is growing! We are excited to welcome Ben Ratner (Associate), Kweku Addo-Atuah (Gowanus Fellow), and Isabella Conway (Analyst)!
We are growing and welcome interested candidates to follow us and get in touch. Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply for open positions.
Learn more about our new team members, our growing practice, and job openings here.
Ben Ratner
Associate
Kweku Addo-Atuah
Gowanus Fellow
Isabella Conway
Analyst
James Lima Planning + Development: JLP+D makes the aspirational attainable. Specializing in the economics of placemaking™, we are an industry leader in urban strategy consulting. We envision, develop, and implement transformative initiatives to create more vibrant, equitable and resilient places for all. We advise public, private, and non-profit clients on real estate development, economic development, land use planning, public-private partnerships and public realm strategies. Our diverse expertise helps identify and generate untapped market demand, unlock a location’s unique potential to better attract talent and investment, and devise the governance and financing mechanisms to capture the value created, with an aim to maximize public benefits for communities.
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