Philly's Preservation Task Force charged w/ "creating a roadmap" to strengthen pres alongside growth & dev't bit.ly/2oqGTAk

.thehubdetroit starts a #LiveLoveDetroit series on how redevelopment is impacting neighborhoods bit.ly/2qTcpMG

New guide to using small area data from Center for Community Progress (we've moved!) & Alan Mallach. Free & very useful. bit.ly/2n4gT0I

Preserving Philadelphia’s Historic Rowhouses #PreservationForum by Kiki Bolender Healthy Rowhouse Project #ReUrbanism savingplac.es/2r3BvEy

Polycarbonate "clearboarding" offers an alternative to boarding up vacant buildings. bit.ly/2svWWPM

Polycarbonate "clearboarding" offers an alternative to boarding up vacant buildings. bit.ly/2svWWPM

We're excited about our newest blog post on Newark's unique revitalization--including the amazing Express Newark! rightsizeplace.org/no-newark-is-n…

Planning commission chair of revitalizing Pontiac (MI): "There's frankly no dignity living in the suburbs." bit.ly/2sPefOt

Philly muralist Michael Webb invokes buildings & construction trades in his work. bit.ly/2nGD4q7

Philly muralist Michael Webb invokes buildings & construction trades in his work. bit.ly/2nGD4q7

New report from Urban Institute Vacant Prop Research Columbia University on urban blight & public health. Worth a read. urbn.is/2rJ6Hx0

Photographer Michel Arnaud's photos celebrate the revitalization of Detroit on.freep.com/2rNMVvP

We've just poked around this revitalization "article map" a bit. Not comprehensive, but a neat idea & good start. bit.ly/1XQxHmb

GIS modeling in B'more seeks to predict where clusters of vacant homes may form & direct early interventions. bit.ly/2mBH3qW

.@AsianArtsPhilly is working on a cultural plan for equitable dev't in Chinatown North/Callowhill. Worth watching. bit.ly/2rNuKpO

Digging I-95 project reveals Philly's day-to-day history bit.ly/2ngA2IS

Community development orgs are hoping Department of Housing and Urban Development's DASP program can keep ppl in houses & stabilize n'hoods. bit.ly/2mw8jqF

.The New York Times passes a weekend w/ Detroit's food, cultural, built heritage. nyti.ms/2rn78Zf

News from PRN, with links to sharp & interesting recent blog posts. Read up, read around! mailchi.mp/87856db931e7/r…

Words like 'blight' "become the lens through which people see a place..." legacycities.org/2015/09/why-we… x.com/jgmoore/status…