The Just Communities Blog

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New Interactive Protocol Coming in May: Guiding the Next Generation of Community Development

April 23, 2025
Groundbreaking digital framework puts powerful tools in the hands of community development leaders In a significant leap forward for neighborhood-scale...
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Partner Spotlight: Justice & Sustainability Associates

April 22, 2025
In an era of rapid urbanization and complex community challenges, Justice & Sustainability Associates (JSA) stands out as a leader...
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From Devastation to Renewal: How Camp Hill, Alabama Applied Resiliency Planning to Overcome Tragedy

January 13, 2025
Partnering in a Time of Turmoil In 2023, Dr. Megan LaFrombois of Auburn University’s School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape...
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The Just Communities Protocol is Launched

January 18, 2024
On January 12, the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) released the new Just Communities Protocol 1.0, to help communities build...
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Just Communities: The Evolution of EcoDistricts

October 6, 2023
Today is a big day for those of us who have poured our hearts into building and growing the EcoDistricts...
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A Decade of Building Community in San Francisco’s Chinatown

October 6, 2021
In 2017-2018, I hit two milestones in my life. The first was my 10-year anniversary of doing place-based, community-based planning...
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EcoDistricts Community Blooms in 2020

February 24, 2021
2020 proved to be a watershed year for the EcoDistricts Accredited Professional (AP) program, growing by an extraordinary 350% in...
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What is EcoDistricts Thinking? A Lay Person’s Guide

November 10, 2020
Every year, on December 26, my wife’s side of the family gets together to celebrate Christmas. Like most families, ours...
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A Practical and Actionable Pathway to Address Digital Inequities Today

September 9, 2020
The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has fundamentally changed how the world works, learns and interacts.  With shelter-in-place and social distancing requirements,...
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