Jennifer S Vey

@jvey1

Senior Fellow @BrookingsMetro/Director, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking. PA native/Baltimorean/mom of 3 cool kids.

Baltimore, MD
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Joined July 2014
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  1. 8 hours ago

    In the past, the federal government has named names when it comes to disinvested communities. The lack of such targeted and transparent earmarks is the most fundamental oversight in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, writes.

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  2. 14 hours ago

    Short-term disruptions in the supply chain didn’t emerge overnight. "To move beyond short-term solutions, the nation should look to produce and buy more domestically, including more locally" & write in an op-ed for .

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  3. Dec 13

    I second the thank you! My family very much enjoyed the gumbo over the rice for last night's dinner!

    Replying to @ilanapreuss
    Let us know what you think once you try them. Enjoy! 😁
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  4. Dec 6

    And here's the link:

    Our latest Placemaking Postcards blog describes how the Community-Based Real Estate Development Training program (CBREDT) is helping residents, businesses, & property owners in Buffalo's East Side invest in their own assets, start or expand their own businesses, and grow wealth.
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  5. Dec 6

    Our latest Placemaking Postcards blog describes how the Community-Based Real Estate Development Training program (CBREDT) is helping residents, businesses, & property owners in Buffalo's East Side invest in their own assets, start or expand their own businesses, and grow wealth.

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  6. Dec 1

    In this new blog, & I argue that we need to evolve a new generation of place governance orgs that are often already working in the spaces where people experiencing homelessness gather—and that can thus be a bridge to larger systems of care.

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  7. Dec 1

    In this excellent new post discussing the opportunities for local governments from the American Rescue Plan, , Isaac Velez & lay out seven “no regrets” actions that cities and regions should take now.

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  8. Nov 29

    Patrick Sharkey, on importance of place + governance: "Community organizations mobilized at the local level have an...impact on violence, but these organizations just have never been thought of as...central institutions in the effort to control violence."

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  9. Nov 29

    Fellow Marylanders - in this season of giving, remember that well-designed public spaces are vital to making communities happier, healthier, and more equitable. Please consider supporting the work of @NeighborhoodDesignCenter by donating at

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  10. Nov 24

    . & : A true push to ameliorate the nation’s stark geographic divides can and should reinvestigate the power of targeted, place-oriented policies to reverse local distress and catalyze growth.

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  11. Nov 24

    NEW JOB POSTING! Brookings is hiring a Project Coordinator and Research Asst for its Playful Learning Landscapes initiative. PLL marries developmental science with placemaking to address learning inequalities by extending education into the public realm.

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    Nov 17

    Why it is important to give to BSA students.

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  13. Nov 16

    Important new brief from argues that to understand the causes of—and potential solutions to—violence in the U.S., we must pay attention to the long-standing relationship of violence with PLACE.

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  14. Nov 15

    In our latest Placemaking Postcard blog, & Emily Cooper discuss how CultureHouse, an org that works to transform unused spaces, helped revitalize Peabody, Mass. by supporting artists, empowering teens, and sparking downtown vibrancy.

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  15. Nov 15

    "Many think of wellbeing as an internal state, but as leaders in the building industry and other uncommon voices are beginning to acknowledge, what's outside our bodies often matters more." Excellent piece by &

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  16. Nov 15

    I'm excited to be speaking at the 2021 Virtual Smart Growth Summit happening November 16-18, 2021. Registration is FREE and gives you ample chance to obtain continuing education credits! Register today at .

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  17. Nov 13

    Proud of my awesome high schooler there in the upper right - a TWIGS alum, now a BSA senior and TWIGS assistant.

    Typical Saturday at BSA - hundreds of TWIGS students having fun doing arts at BSA, and Ms. Becky Mossing and some high school students went to Enoch Pratt Library - Brooklyn Branch for an outreach program.
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  18. Nov 10

    The infrastructure bill’s breadth is considerable. Entirely new programs have been authorized to address essential gaps in our nation’s current infrastructure funding, like resilience, note , , & Andrew Bourne.

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  19. Nov 9

    With 2 decades under my belt, I'm honored to help celebrate 25 years of impact. We will continue to collaborate locally and scale nationally so that every community can be prosperous, just, and resilient.

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    Nov 1

    We’re partnering with to bring community-driven transformation to three public spaces in communities where their employees live and work—Buffalo, NY; Kansas City, KS; and Nashville, TN. Applications for our Community Placemaking Grants are now open:

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