Topic: Development For Good
Recap: Women Build It
Why should women work construction? How does design by women differ from design by men? During the most recent Development … for Good event, we got answers from women changing Philadelphia’s built environment
By Lauren McCutcheon
The Citizen Recommends: Women Build It
The next in our Development … for Good series explores how a city designed by and for women could transform Philadelphia
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Guest Commentary: A Trust Grows in Kensington
An equitable development expert at Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab points to a possible shining light in the neighborhood beset by drug use and poverty: Community ownership of the Kensington Avenue retail corridor. Will it work?
By Karen Black
Recap: Development … for Good — Build Baby Build
Can Philadelphia develop our way out of an affordable housing crisis? This week, The Citizen gathered experts on the matter to work out the answer to that very big question
By Lauren McCutcheon
Development … for Good: Built to Heal with Michael Murphy
The renowned architect spoke for a large Citizen crowd about why all people deserve good design — and how he intends to bring it to them
By Lauren McCutcheon
The Citizen Recommends: Development … for Good — Built to Heal
In the next in our “Development … for Good” event series, the internationally-renowned architect will explore how buildings can be vessels for reconciliation and change
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Development for Good: Crowdfunding Community Development
A new program from Shift Capital allows average citizens to invest as little as $100 in their own communities — and double their money in nine years
By Courtney DuChene
Development for Good: Philly Workforce Homes
Two Center City brothers expand their luxury real estate portfolio with low-profit, high-satisfaction housing for Philadelphia’s working class
By Courtney DuChene