Create Communitas Consulting

05/02/2015

Interesting.

When does short-term action lead to long-term change?

17/12/2014

We have a soccer deal.

The 20,000-seat Major League Soccer deal will cost the city $150 million plus $43 million in lost taxes

28/10/2014

Good event-- discussion of how to be inclusive and produce more affordable housing.

24/10/2014

Coming soon to a field near you! This is an ongoing conversation in neighborhoods throughout the country. And if you don't think that kids who get kicked off of a soccer field by callous adults has a negative impact on everyone's quality of life, then you're really not paying attention.

San Francisco’s startup culture has thrived on monetizing commodities that were once free. It’s no wonder that the parks department wants in on the action.

16/10/2014

I'm looking forward to being able to walk back and forth on this bridge; this is a transformative moment for the Anacostia Waterfront plan . . . it's going to be a major game changer for SE. All of the waterfront parcels are bought, Sheridan Station is built and Barry Farm is being redesigned. I'm glad Manna is working on their east of the river homeownership iniative, but now is the time to talk preservation of affordability-- not when half the ward is bought.

Check out the winning team’s plans for the 11th Street Bridge Park.

14/10/2014

http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2014/10/14/351254666/forget-facebook-abandon-instagram-move-to-a-village?utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2038

People who live in a traditional village — that means a community of about 150 people — are far better off than the rest of us. The author of a new book explains "the village effect."

30/09/2014

Details on the McMillan Zoning approval-- onward to the Mayor's Agent.

The Vision McMillan team will have two years to ready a second-stage, more detailed application. Except, an appeal is likely coming from the project's opponents.

30/09/2014

We've been hearing about The Plan for years . . . hard to argue that what we have now doesn't look a lot like 'The Plan.' Also, I would argue a little bit with Jaffe-- the things that economists and politicians like to chalk up to "Market Forces" do have some planning behind them.

Metro Connection Segments Why Did African Americans Leave Georgetown? "The Plan": A Conspiracy Theory Rooted in D.C.'s Complex Race Relations Battle Over "Pop-Ups" and "Pop-Backs" Exposes

15/09/2014

Addressing two of my favorite topics-- Alley life in DC, and the constant re-writing of city history.

It’s funny how history gets framed, and forgotten, especially in a place changing as fast as Washington, D.C. Alleys in D.C., a Washington Post reporter told us a couple weeks ago, were “once...

12/09/2014

Check out these renderings!

Amphitheaters, dining piers, and waterfalls among the ideas proposed by architects aiming to build local version of High Line Park.

02/09/2014

Selling Washington worldwide, making the city a playground, designing the future office.

04/06/2014

This is the answer that we keep getting about what's next in DC when it comes to traffic and transit issues. What do you think?

The price tag: $54 billion.

28/05/2014

I'm really fascinated with Fundrise, which Ben Miller has grown into a viable tool. Check it out Damien Atkins -- this is a broader version of the model that a lot of smaller real estate concerns use.

Fundrise aims to draw a broad range of investors, allowing individuals to invest as little as $100 in hotels, apartment buildings and other development projects.

23/05/2014

Only Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) and Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) have significant and ongoing outside income.

01/05/2014

Tonight is the night! McMillan Sand Filtration Site Hearing #1 at the Zoning Commission.