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Memorial Day Light Read 2023

For this week’s Present Value post, we’re filling you in on Memorial Day happenings in Philly and catching you up on the latest from ESI. Happy Memorial Day from all of us at ESI!   Events and Activities Around Philly Things to Do in Greater Philadelphia for Memorial Day Weekend 2023 Visit Philadelphia Free Admission […]

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Congestion Pricing in New York: How Will It Work?

In April 2023, USDOT released the result of its environmental assessment of New York City’s proposed “Central Business Tolling” project—known more colloquially as “congestion pricing”—after years of examination and review. The result—a “Finding of No Significant Impact” or FONSI—means that the MTA can continue its process to implement a program to toll drivers for entering […]

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Discussing the Future of Cities with Gina Lavery

For this week’s Present Value post, we interviewed Gina Lavery, Senior Vice President and Principal of Econsult Solutions and the new head of ESI Center for the Future of Cities. In this conversation, she talks about the opportunities cities have related to transportation, technology advances, and more! Get to know Gina and more about ESI […]

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Economic Impact of AICU Mass

Every institution of higher education has a case to make – to donors, alumni, students and their funders, prospective students and their guardians, and community members. ESI was commissioned by […]

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Factors Affecting Affecting Spillover Impacts of LIHTC Developments: An Analysis of Los Angeles

January 11, 2023
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Cityscape has accepted a new paper co-authored in part by ESI Principal Richard Voith and former Associate Director Jing Liu. The paper examines the impact […]

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Financing Green Infrastructure: Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

June 23, 2022

Communities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and across the nation are deploying green infrastructure to manage stormwater and provide economic, environmental, and social benefits for […]

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Return on Environment: The Economic Impact of Protected Open Space in Mercer County, New Jersey

January 31, 2022

Mercer County New Jersey’s emphasis on land preservation began over 30 years ago, resulting in a multitude of preserved parks and open spaces that reflect the […]

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Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector: The Bottom-line Case for Energy Efficiency

May 23, 2023

In our last of 8 videos in the series: Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector, Dan Garofalo discusses the bottom-line case for energy efficiency. […]

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Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector: Sustainability

May 17, 2023

In our seventh of 8 videos in the series: Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector, Robert Fleming and Dr. Raymond Barclay discuss sustainability. Sustainability […]

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Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector: Organizational Leadership in Uncertain Times

May 10, 2023

In our sixth of 8 videos in the series: Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector, Dr. Curtis Gregory discusses organizational leadership in uncertain times. […]

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Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector: Chinese Students in American Institutions

May 2, 2023

In our fifth of 8 videos in the series: Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector, Dr. Benjamin Olshin discusses Chinese students in American institutions- […]

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ESI BLOG: PRESENT VALUE

Congestion Pricing in New York: How Will It Work?

May 19, 2023

In April 2023, USDOT released the result of its environmental assessment of New York City’s proposed “Central Business Tolling” project—known more colloquially as “congestion pricing”—after years of examination and review. The result—a […]

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Discussing the Future of Cities with Gina Lavery

May 12, 2023

For this week’s Present Value post, we interviewed Gina Lavery, Senior Vice President and Principal of Econsult Solutions and the new head of ESI Center for the Future of Cities. In this […]

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In Service to Coalitions of Higher Education

May 5, 2023

Coalitions of colleges and universities often find it helpful to speak as a group, expressing the multitude of benefits they provide to a community and region, both economically and socially. And each […]

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Catch up on our Higher Education Webinar Series

April 28, 2023

Over the course of April, we have been thrilled to host a series of short webinars aimed at expanding the conversation around issues that challenge the current state of the higher education […]

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How Can We Convince the Public that a College Degree is Still Worth it?

April 21, 2023

The Wall Street Journal and The Economist recently treated us to dueling perspectives on the value of higher education. The Wall Street Journal reported on a recent poll (in conjunction with NORC) […]

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10 for 10: Universities and Hospitals

April 14, 2023

As part of ESI’s ten-year anniversary, we are looking back on some of our projects over the years. This month, we are highlighting 10 projects from our universities and hospitals practice, which […]

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Parking Wars

April 7, 2023

We can no longer stay neutral; reasonable solutions must start to drive our decision making A woman walks into a restaurant to meet a group of friends. She proceeds to apologize for […]

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Can your Downtown Benefit from Office Conversions?

March 31, 2023

Many cities across the United States are faced with two enduring impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: vacant office space in their central business districts and a high demand for housing. Many cities […]

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The Philly Tree Plan: Sowing the Seeds of a Greener, More Sustainable City

March 24, 2023

As cities around the world grapple with the challenges of urbanization, many are turning to nature-based solutions to create more livable, sustainable communities. Here in Philadelphia, the city has taken an ambitious […]

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10 for 10: Real Estate

March 10, 2023 | Comments Off on 10 for 10: Real Estate

As part of ESI’s year-long celebration of turning ten, we are looking back on some of our projects over the years. For the month of March, […]

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Linking Transportation and Land Use

March 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Linking Transportation and Land Use

The planning profession often has to look ahead, to see the bigger picture, and help connect people to their destination. One principle that helps achieve […]

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Moving Cities: Pittsburgh

February 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Moving Cities: Pittsburgh

Unique Public Transportation Infrastructure Among major American cities, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania finishes in the top ten for transit ridership. Impressively, Pittsburgh’s public transit system achieved this […]

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: How Will We Measure Success?

February 17, 2023 | Comments Off on The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: How Will We Measure Success?

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) calls for historic investments in old mobility—notably, and not surprisingly, a lot of money available for highway development […]

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The Pandemic’s Impact on Public Transit Ridership

February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on The Pandemic’s Impact on Public Transit Ridership

The 2019 pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of public transit agencies, albeit their challenging future. Buses, rails, street/cable cars, and on-demand services are among […]

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10 for 10: Transportation and Infrastructure

February 3, 2023 | Comments Off on 10 for 10: Transportation and Infrastructure

This year, to celebrate our 10th anniversary, we’re going to highlight ten big projects from each practice area on a regular basis, and we’re starting […]

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