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Get Ready for Park(ing) Day
Although PARK(ing) Day isn’t until September, specifically the third Friday in September, now is the perfect time to start planning. So first, what is PARK(ing) Day? PARK(ing) Day is an annual...
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REALTORS® Build Momentum in Neighborhood Food Desert
Written by: Ida Seitter, Director of Development, Columbus REALTORS® It is easy to overlook the Milo-Grogan (MG) neighborhood in downtown Columbus (OH). With its seemingly deserted post-industrial...
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Livability Index: A Way to Create Great Neighborhoods for All Ages
You may have heard of Walk Score, not to mention Transit Score, Bike Score and Park Score. But what about the Livability Index? The Livability Index is a project of AARP’s Public Policy Institute....
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How a REALTOR® is Helping to Change a Neighborhood in Indianapolis
Written by Zachary Churney, Economic and Community Development Liaison, MIBOR REALTOR® Association The fundamental idea behind placemaking is that we build communities in which people want to live,...
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10-Minute Walk: Close to Home Parks Create Long-term Value
Written by Rachel Banner, Senior Program Manager at the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) As we all know, parks are essential to a vibrant community and research shows that when people...
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The Before & After, Part 9
The National Association of REALTORS® encourages our state and local REALTOR® Associations to partner with others to make their communities better places to live. Our Placemaking Grant is available...
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St. Louis City Community Park: A celebration of a special neighborhood and...
Written by Rick Capelli, Staff Liaison, St. Louis REALTORS® Foundation In sports it’s often spelled out like this: “If you talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk.” REALTORS® in St. Louis have made...
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ULI Advances Placemaking: A Value to Real Estate
More and more organizations are seeing the value of placemaking and integrating it into their business models. The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has undertaken a placemaking project as part of their...
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Ring in the New Year by Planning a New Destination in your Neighborhood
It’s a new year and it’s time to think about what you can to make your community a better place to live and to reflect back on how REALTORS® did just that. “REALTORS® don’t only sell homes; they sell...
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Tactical Urbanism for Placemaking
Written by Dana Wall, Project Manager, The Street Plan Collaborative You may have heard of Tactical Urbanism, the low-cost, short-term, nimble methodology for kick starting and advancing long-term...
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