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Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector: HBCUs in Economic Development
In our fourth of 8 videos in the series: Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector, Dr. Jamie Green and Dr. Joseph…
How Can We Convince the Public that a College Degree is Still Worth it?
The Wall Street Journal and The Economist recently treated us to dueling perspectives on the value of higher education. The Wall Street…
Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector: Supplier Diversity on Campus
In our third of 8 videos in the series: Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector, Angela Dowd-Burton discusses supplier diversity on…
10 for 10: Universities and Hospitals
As part of ESI’s ten-year anniversary, we are looking back on some of our projects over the years. This month, we are…
Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector: Anchoring Innovation Ecosystems
In our second of 8 videos in the series: Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector, Bernadine Hawes discusses anchoring innovation ecosystems.…
Parking Wars
We can no longer stay neutral; reasonable solutions must start to drive our decision making A woman walks into a restaurant to…
Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector: Campus 2.0 with Adam Glaser
In our first of 8 videos in the series: Critical Issues Facing the Higher Education Sector, Adam Glaser discusses Campus 2.0- Creating…
Can your Downtown Benefit from Office Conversions?
Many cities across the United States are faced with two enduring impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: vacant office space in their central…
The Philly Tree Plan: Sowing the Seeds of a Greener, More Sustainable City
As cities around the world grapple with the challenges of urbanization, many are turning to nature-based solutions to create more livable, sustainable…
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…
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…
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…
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