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Transit Oriented Development: Form or Finance

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What will be the next evolution of housing policy and the next step toward addressing the housing crisis?

Missing Middle Models: Planning for Equity

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In another Missing Middle Models blog post, we talked with Christine Walker of Navigate LLC about the strategies involved in establishing and operating a Community Land Trust to address housing needs, as well as design and market strategies that are shaping equitable communities in mountain destinations like Bozeman, Montana.

Our Infrastructure Beyond 2022

Cities need a vision for infrastructure beyond 2022: for 5 years, 20 years, and 50 years, or longer. It's a design challenge we cannot afford to squander.

The Shape of Power

evolveEA intern Schuyler McAuliffe discusses his masters thesis on community transitions to renewable energy, titled The Shape of Power.

Is Your Workplace Sustainable?

We were curious how our carbon emissions during the COVID pandemic compared to previous years, so we dug into the details. Discover our methodology, analysis, and takeaways as we learned about our impact and use this new data to navigate the changing landscape of a hybrid workforce.

Shanice Reflects on her Engaging Internship

This summer, we welcomed Shanice Lam to our team for an urban design internship. A recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s Architecture program, Shanice came to Pittsburgh from Hong Kong with thorough green building knowledge and an interest in working with communities and educational institutions.

New Team Members at evolveEA

We are excited for Shanice Lam and Shuyler McAuliff to join our team for the summer as our 2022 design interns. They will contribute to a range of projects from mapping, transportation, and architecture & urban design.