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What makes cultural infrastructure? Notes from a conversation at the National Planning Conference.
What makes cultural infrastructure? Notes from a conversation at the National Planning Conference.
Policymakers, planners, and arts leaders discuss how federal infrastructure investments are reshapin the cultural landscape of communities…
F. Philip Barash
May 31
Block. City. Country. World.
Block. City. Country. World.
This article originally appeared in a February 2021 edition of News from the Top, the weekly e-newsletter of IDA.
Dillon Goodson
Mar 4
Here’s to Another Revolution of the Sphere
Here’s to Another Revolution of the Sphere
It may be our first rotation, but we’re sure getting around. All of it thanks to you — our community of colleagues, clients, and fellow…
Dillon Goodson
Dec 29, 2023
Why Parks are Centerpieces of Downtown Planning and Development
Why Parks are Centerpieces of Downtown Planning and Development
Parks leaders across the US engage in a panel discussion at the International Downtown Association annual conference in Chicago
F. Philip Barash
Sep 25, 2023
The Poetics of Lot Lab: How a Vacant Parcel Became a Site for Art and Healing
The Poetics of Lot Lab: How a Vacant Parcel Became a Site for Art and Healing
It started with an empty lot and obsessively reading poems. Now, Boston’s Lot Lab is a beloved community gathering place.
F. Philip Barash
Sep 15, 2023
Joy and hip-hop in downtown Boston
Joy and hip-hop in downtown Boston
Working alongside the Downtown Boston BID, Public Sphere Projects is positioning downtown Boston as an active and welcoming district.
Sean Webster
May 17, 2023
How Public Finance Can Advance Community Self-determination and Restorative Justice
How Public Finance Can Advance Community Self-determination and Restorative Justice
F. Philip Barash
Mar 17, 2023
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