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From Pavement to People, Building the Street of Tomorrow
Cities around the world have been adopting changes to their streetscapes to create more people-friendly environments, balancing the realit..
The Transformation of the Five Points Intersection
On a cool Friday evening in November, community members from the Five Points area in Charlotte, North Carolina, gathered together on a cor..
Temporary Architecture Projects Inspiring Our Work at Better Block
The world of temporary architecture has grown at a fast pace globally with the introduction of maker communities, fab labs, digital fabric..
What It Means to Me to be on the 100 Most Influential Urbanists List
It was an incredible—and surprising—honor to be included in the “100 Most Influential Urbanists” list by Planetizen this month. As many of..
Kenmore Rocks
“For the first time in years, people just walked up and down the street with a smile on their faces,” said Terrance Bailey, the owner of a..
Barberton Better Block
At 4:55 pm, five minutes before the ribbon cutting ceremony, we stepped outside of our volunteer center at Faith Gym and saw a downpour wa..
Historic Northwest Rising: A Lesson in Inclusive Community Activism
While West Palm Beach’s Northwest Historic District is unique to its region, its story has been heard over and over in the South: A histor..
Better Block Opens the Exchange House
The Better Block announces the opening of the Exchange House, an Airbnb and cultural exchange project in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood.
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Better Block Welcomes AmeriCorps VISTAs
Better Block today announces the newest additions to its team—four AmeriCorps VISTAs.
The VISTAs are members who commit to a year-long, f..
Data gathered from Macon Connects shows exponential increase in ridership and economic opportunities
8 80 Cities recently completed their report on our joint Macon Connects project that took place in September 2016 in Downtown Macon, Georg..