Hex Code for Black / December 26, 2021 by Doug Livingston

Reonna Johnson, VP Director of Growth Strategy at Deutsch is launching a new podcast series for Black professionals who work in creative industries. Three’s a Crowd is based in L.A., but the topics they cover affect everyone from big business to start up to freelance.

https://www.threesacrowd.black/hexcodeforblack

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“Hex Code for Black (#000000) is a podcast featuring honest conversations with Black creative professionals, who’ll tackle WTF moments at work that somehow end up on hot-button topics like colorism, classism, racism and colonialism. Alongside these discussions, we’re bringing our own kind of heat by showcasing top scholars, professors and industry outsiders to tell us we are not crazy and that our feelings, thoughts and actions are deeply-rooted in history, policies and laws that have influenced everything in our lives.”

This beautiful suburban neighborhood is missing one thing: The cars / July 21, 2021 by Doug Livingston

A planned neighborhood in Germany prioritizes people over cars. Walkways and gardens replace pavement and parking.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90637693/this-beautiful-suburban-neighborhood-is-missing-one-thing-the-cars

How We Move Around the Urban Core Has to Change. / July 15, 2021 by Doug Livingston

We are a society of cars and car temples. Unfortunately, in the urban core where space is at a premium, this means less housing and green spaces for human beings. How can we adapt and what will it take to evolve our transportation options? This report from the ITF is summarized nicely here by WBCSD, giving a blueprint for the urban mobility revolution.

https://www.wbcsd.org/Programs/Cities-and-Mobility/Transforming-Urban-Mobility/Digitalization-and-Data-in-Urban-Mobility/New-Mobility-and-MaaS/News/A-blueprint-for-the-urban-mobility-revolution

Black History Month: Support Black Owned Business / February 4, 2021 by Doug Livingston

This month we highlight different ways to support Black entrepreneurs and their businesses. Etsy has put together a great link of “Editor’s Picks” featuring a wide range of products and services from Black owned businesses from their site.

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The Multiplier Effect of Local Independent Businesses / June 29, 2020 by Doug Livingston

“On average, 48 percent of each purchase at local independent businesses was recirculated locally, compared to less than 14 percent of purchases at chain stores.”

Supporting entrepreneurs is at the core of our development projects. We believe strong local businesses create strong connections to the community that long outlast opening day. Read more here about “the multiplier effect” of local businesses and how the money stays in the community;

https://www.amiba.net/resources/multiplier-effect/