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Joseph Schilling
@EcocityJoe
Building collaborative research-practitioner networks to examine city regeneration thru sustainability initiatives, #fightblight, urban greening
Washington, DCvacantpropertyresearch.comJoined January 2010

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@Brownfields2019 #Brownfields2019. What if communities could explore the potential community benefits associated with different reuse options for BFs in their neighborhoods? Come Road Test the BABE…Brownfields Area Benefits Estimator…TUESDAY 1-3 pm. Room 503. Snacks included!
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For any policymaker or practitioner who works in/with neighborhoods to address problem properties and facilitate stabilization and revitalization, Karen Black's latest effort compiles the latest research on the impacts of a wide range of commong strategie…
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Gotta be honest, didn't believe my friend Imani, when she said she talked to Elizabeth Warren. But sure nuf' Thank you for sharing your story Mani! Powerful stuff
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I asked people to share their stories about dealing with our broken student loan debt system, and boy did I get a bunch. So I started calling some of the people who wrote in. Here's a bit of my conversation with Imani:
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Juxtapose this commitment with the DC map of where car ownership is low/people are killed by cars/poor transit (lots of it all east of the river). got it right--using social distancing times to push #TransitEquity & bicycling. Here in DC, not so much :(
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I and the 470+ @ClimateMayors applaud President Biden for rejoining the #ParisAgreement. In DC, we never stopped working to make our city carbon neutral and climate resilient. But it's going to take all of us to build a greener world. Our statement: bit.ly/39LJHAX
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As we look out on the policy horizon, the current COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the outcry for racial justice and the constant drum beat of climate change, could generate the necessary policy convergence to drive the green regeneration of small and midsize
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@landpolicy newletter highlights our working paper: lincolninst.edu/publications/a on the promise of sustainability for smaller @LegacyCities.
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Great playlist! Thank you but I would add this Stevie Wonder hit genius.com/Stevie-wonder- written during another test of our democracy...the lyrics seem appropo re the current federal response to the pandemic
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Music has always played an important role in my life—and that was especially true during my presidency. In honor of my book hitting shelves tomorrow, I put together this playlist featuring some memorable songs from my administration. Hope you enjoy it.
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Again great work serving as that catalyst for community revitalization!
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Yesterday, NPI President Steve Barlow and board member Jeffrey Higgs joined South Memphis Renewal CDC and LeMoyne Owen College in attended the 991 Mississippi Boulevard demolition, which will pave the way for the new 38126 Innovation & Technology Center.
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Strategic code enforcement offers a cohesive and principled approach that can protect public health and safety in more inclusive, collaborative and equitable ways. vacantpropertyresearch.com/translation-br
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"It is essential for code enforcement agencies, from leadership to frontline staff, to understand how the legacy of inequality plays out in the communities they serve & to ensure that their actions reduce this inequality rather than reinforce it." urbn.is/2ULd2EF
Delightful time presenting affiliate sessions with my UofL research team this week! Nice crowd input as well - both questions and suggestions. #Brownfields2019
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Road tested the GIS based Benefits Analysis Tool (BAT) yesterday at the National Brownfields Conference in L.A. with team members Dr. Lauren Heberle (UOL), Joseph Schilling (Urban Institute), and Chris Harrell (Lazarus). @brownfields2019, @spatialanaytics, @gis, @usepa, @ICMA
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Critical for all communities to take housing preservation seriously to protect the housing insecure. #strategiccodeenforecment
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This is what #localjournalism is all about. Shout out to @TobySells and @MemphisFlyer for keeping the light on #WallStreet investments and their impacts on #MemphisNeighborhoods with this cover story. Let's get to work bit.ly/2soPMAZ
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After years of teaching and working on urban planning issues... my visit tonight at the Louvre revealed that divine intervention provided the 1645-48 plan for Paris... perhaps we urban planners should find a patron saint to lend a hand planning for climate change? Any ideas?
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