Danny LeBlanc, a longtime Somerville resident, has been Executive Director of Somerville Community Corporation for twelve years. What is the SCC’s affiliation with the city’s government? Multi-layered and complex. 1. SCC does business with the city, and the city lends … Continue reading
Discussion leaders: George Proakis, Director of Planning; Michael Glavin, Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Community Development; Brad Rawson, Economic Development Planner (and Tufts UEP alum!) With a staff of about 50, Somerville has a relatively large and active planning … Continue reading
Discussion of Readings (see reading list below): Comment: much of what was in readings seemed obvious. Definite trends that were tried and true; seems like from planning side there is lots of literature about what has been done re. community benefits … Continue reading
In upcoming weeks, the class will be visiting Somerville City Hall and Somerville Community Corporation. Advantages to meeting at their places, rather than having them visit our class, include an enhanced opportunity for us to see their places of work … Continue reading
Co-taught by Professor Robert Hollister and Dr. Lorlene Hoyt, Anchor Institutions and Community Revitalization is a collaborative graduate research seminar in the Urban and Environmental Planning Department at Tufts University. This blog will be used throughout the semester to record notes … Continue reading