equitable economic development

Five Ways Cities Can Foster the Arts and Catalyze Equitable Economic Recovery

September 10, 2021 / Comments Off on Five Ways Cities Can Foster the Arts and Catalyze Equitable Economic Recovery

As we navigate the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, cities are especially economically challenged.  Tax revenues can barely keep up with the need to improve infrastructure, maintain public safety, encourage business, educate the young, care for aging residents, and provide basic and essential services to residents.  Arts and culture are way down the list of […]

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Trail Infrastructure’s Role in Equitable Economic Development

June 25, 2021 / Comments Off on Trail Infrastructure’s Role in Equitable Economic Development

In 2019, ESI worked with engineering firm NV5 to complete “Investing in Our Future” a study of the impacts of the East Coast Greenway on the Greater Philadelphia region. ESI Senior Vice President Gina Lavery (GL) recently caught up with Matt Ludwig at NV5 (ML) and Niles Barnes of East Coast Greenway (NB) to talk […]

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