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Working with neighborhoods to grow equitable and resilient places @massdev. 🌱 #LandArch roots. Gerald and Colette’s mom. šŸ’­'s are my own.

Winthrop, MA
Joined September 2013
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Continuing my #ecdevflashcards series with laying out how DIFs work in Massachusetts. The captured incremental tax revenue is not restricted to hard costs— DIFs *can* be a dynamic tool for stabilization in downtowns experiencing rapid growth.
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I love working with @WeeRevere!! So glad this month gives an extra excuse to shout them outšŸ“¢šŸŒ·
#GatewayCities are home to diverse, vibrant communities. We're grateful for #Revere #TDIMass partner @WeeRevere, led by Olga Tacure, which is working to empower local immigrant & refugee women & build an inclusive city. šŸ“ weerevere.org #WomensHistoryMonth
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Was very moved by the newest art installation at City Hall this morning. *We belong here together guided by the same stars* - by local Boston artist Yu-wen Wu.
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Was pretty cool to get the chance to chat about what the Shirley Ave TDI Partnership is working on in #RevereMA. And we’re just getting started!
Check out @BankerTradesman's recent Q&A w/ our #Revere #TDIMass fellow Laura Christopher on how she's working w/ local partners to strengthen the Shirley Ave. corridor. Bonus: local restaurant recommendations! #GatewayCities šŸ—žļø bit.ly/3Y9WYv2
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Zooming out from the day-to-day to examine the systems that underlie our status quo. So far I’ve found teams at @CityOfBoston to be pretty good at ā€œimaginingā€ — we need to get stronger at trying more experiments and scaling the ones that work. Thanks @MitchWei for the inspo ✨
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Multi-tenant or ā€œshared spacesā€ can help business communities mitigate rising operating cost burdens, reduce the threat of commercial displacement, and provide platforms for emerging entrepreneurs while adding increased vibrancy to the neighborhood. #ecdevflashcards #cowork
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I love public libraries because they are built on the principle that books are so important and so necessary to human flourishing that access to them cannot depend on your income.
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I just started up a new insta to share simple visualizations of economic development concepts, you can follow it here! instagram.com/nimbleground?i…
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Continuing my #ecdevflashcards series with laying out how DIFs work in Massachusetts. The captured incremental tax revenue is not restricted to hard costs— DIFs *can* be a dynamic tool for stabilization in downtowns experiencing rapid growth.
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Doing my best to lay out economic development concepts flashcard style! I’m keeping a running list of terms that might make a community member or emerging developer go ā€œhmm.ā€ What should I add to the list?! instagram.com/nimbleground
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#Smallbiz are the ā¤ļø of our communities. Grateful to celebrate a #Morocco victory and a little bit of āš½ļø history in ⁦@CityofRevere⁩ at Sabrine Bakery and Cafe! šŸ„ā˜•ļø linkedin.com/posts/nimblegro…
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Mise en place šŸ“ (French pronunciation: ​[mi zÉ‘Ģƒ ˈplas]) is a French culinary phrase which means "putting in place" or "gather" In OUR kitchen it means getting ready for some serious placemaking on the Ave!
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The Less You Own, The Larger Your Home "We saw parks and public space serve as that extension of a yard. But what I also love is that we saw outdoors functioning as your kitchen table, your living room, as your den..." - @nimbleground issuu.com/bslafieldbook/docs…
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Prince Tuesday is the Kirk Gleason of Daniel Tiger, prove me wrong.
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ā€œIt’s a bond, it’s a tether.ā€ It’s a laughable šŸ’ on top of historic demands/restrictions on women. eringloriaryan.bulletin.com/…