Tags: equitable development

Transportation Planning: Adaptation Through Connection

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As we help communities design their streets, transportation systems, and public spaces, we recognize the uncertainty that big changes can bring. By focusing on the fundamentals of walkable communities and safe, accessible networks, we will be resilient.

New Year, New (Existing) Building REcertifications

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Three buildings in Pittsburgh earned performance recertifications with help from evolveEA: 411 Seventh Ave (Energy Star), US Steel Tower (WELL HSR), and Desmone Architects (WELL Gold).

evolve celebrates Bike Month

Since 1956, May has been celebrated as National Bike Month. evolveEA joins in the fun and promotes cycling infrastructure in the work we do.

City of Bridges Community Land Trust

evolveEA facilitated the process where participants built knowledge about Community Land Trusts, explored alternatives, and made decisions regarding CLT Expansion. Equity and inclusion were central to these endeavors, which led to the establishment of the City of Bridges Community Land Trust.

Negley Station Area Plan

evolveEA is designing improvements at Negley Station that incorporate enhanced connections, flexible gathering areas, and safer access.

Wayfinding and Transit Design: True Accessibility and Universal Design

As we design transit stations, it is important to remember that for many people with disabilities, several barriers remain in navigating to and within the pedestrian environment. Ron Brooks will be talking at Mpact with Sarine Sahakian about wayfinding, universal design, technology and its challenges and opportunities.

Missing Middle Models: Planning for Equity

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.

Missing Middle Models: The Rise of Modular Construction

The growing trends of modular construction and automation—technology that some of our current residential projects are utilizing—is one piece of this puzzle. We would like to share the benefits and challenges that can come with different approaches to modular construction and possible implications for the future of housing development globally.

Making an Mpact

evolveEA recently became a member of the Mpact national steering committee. Breen Masciotra reports back from a recent planning meeting