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CAREY CITYLABS
Social Enterprise for Livable Cities Collaborative Research, Practice, and Learning
The Livable City Challenge Cities are the vital heart of human culture and
commerce, producing most of the world’s
wealth of ideas, technology, innovation. . .
. . . but . . .
. . . most of humanity lives in urban areas
threatened by congestion, poverty, conflict,
and environmental degradation that impede
their ability to flourish and realize the full
value of their potential.
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A Livable City
is a dynamic, flourishing
ecocommunity of nature, places,
people, institutions, cultures, and
commerce that enables the present
generation to realize their human
capabilities without compromising the
ability of future generations to realize
their human capabilities.
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The Competitive Challenge
Globalization, urbanization, and capital
mobility intensify global resource
competition among cities for vital urban
infrastructure, services, and investment.
Much of the world’s wealth is mobile:
Capital, intangibles, goods, products.
Cities are anchored in place.
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The Global Cotillion
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The Baltimore Urban Challenge
Poor, post-industrial cities like
Baltimore are especially vulnerable in
their limited capacity to generate
and attract sufficient capital to
mitigate urban decline and fuel urban
vitality.
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The Megadevelopment Solution
Large scale projects (Harbor Place, Harbor
East, EBDI, Harbor Point) create anchors of
opportunity and wealth creation, but they
cannot be sufficiently scaled to address
the breadth and depth of urban vitality.
There is just not enough money!
Most neighborhoods have to rely on
themselves to create their own future.
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The Carey Challenge Business with Humanity in Mind
How do distressed urban neighborhoods
prevent people from realizing their full
human, social, civic, and economic value?
How can neighborhoods reimagine and
revitalize themselves to remove barriers?
How do we prepare the next generation of
business leaders for this challenge?
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Carey CityLabs
A diverse, multi-sector collaboration
of urban stakeholders sharing
knowledge, expertise, and risk
to reinvent distressed, undervalued
neighborhoods as catalysts of wealth
creation for human flourishing.
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Neighborhood Stakeholders
Social entrepreneurs NPOs/NGOs
Business leaders Social/business investors
Citizens/Civic groups Public officials
Students Carey
JHU MICA
Learning partners
Researchers Carey/JHU Faculty Policy groups Independent scholars Think tanks
Socially Engaged Research Projects
Best Practice Models
Integrated Active Learning
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Partner
Groups
CityLab History 2004
2008
2011
2012
2013
2014
Albemarle Square HOPE VI creates a mixed income community of 250 households as part of Jonestown redevelopment
Jonestown redevelopment stalls
First collaborative project: Exeter Gardens
CityLab pilot in Jonestown
CityLab pilot in Barclay
DC CityLab in Ward 5
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Key Ingredients Field work: Begin with place and people.
Strategic, neighborhood-based, inclusive
gentrification in “connector” neighborhoods.
Be part of the neighborhood.
Commitment for the long haul.
Tap into neighborhood shared value networks.
Connect with external value networks to grow
a microeconomy of value creation and trade.
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A “half-done” canvas of urban space:
• “Invisible” neighborhood identity
• Abandoned lots and buildings
• Children playing in the street
• Drab, littered, poorly lit streetscapes
• Disconnected, undervalued destinations
• Few places to eat, drink, hang out
• Apathetic residents
• Poorly tended residential properties
• Sparse tree canopy and green space
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The Jonestown CityLab Neighborhood
The Jonestown CityLab Neighborhood
High potential in undervalued assets:
• A rich, curated historical/cultural legacy
• Engaged anchor institutions
• Stable small business community
• High potential for development
• Free public transit circulators
• Accessible to harbor area destinations
• Resourceful community leaders
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Initial Shared Goals
Everyone is united in the goal of
revitalizing the neighborhood and getting
redevelopment back on track.
Shared focus of placemaking on eyesore
properties, neglected streetscape, and
neighborhood identity.
Students are engaged and welcomed in
the neighorhood.
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LONG
TERM
SHARED
GOAL
Key Strategies
HUMAN FLOURISHING
COMMUNITY BUILDING
CITIZENSHIP
SHARED VALUE CREATION
PLACEMAKING
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PLACEMAKING
• Stewardship of the natural environment
• Attractive, safe, walkable, welcoming
streetscapes, public spaces, multi-use
destination venues
• Buildings that enhance the natural
environment, interactive public space,
and human flourishing
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HUMAN FLOURISHING
• Ample, accessible public amenities,
health care, and wellness support
• Safe, attractive, affordable homes for
diverse homeowners, renters, and
lifestyles
• Educational, recreational and cultural
opportunities for diverse ages,
traditions, and lifestyles
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COMMUNITY BUILDING
• Social structures/practices that foster
interaction, communication, and
neighborliness
• Social structures/practices that foster
resilience: community identity, values,
goals, and problem solving
• Events that celebrate community identity,
values, traditions, and milestones
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CITIZENSHIP
• Social structures/practices that foster
civic responsibility and engagement
• Responsive public officials, policy and
government
• Education for citizenship and civic
leadership
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SHARED WEALTH CREATION
• Education for economic competence
• Entrepreneurial, conscientious, and
adaptive workforce and business
community
• Robust public, private, and social sector
commercial and social investment
partnerships
• Innovative capitalization of undervalued
assets with community benefits
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City
Springs
School
Stratford
Culinary
School
USPS
SkyFarm
Jonestown
Village
MiniGolf
Flaghouse
Museum
Pratt Street
Car Barn Exeter
Gardens
Hendler /MCKIM
Redevelopment
Central
Street
Row
Bnai Israel/Jonestown
Childcare/Preschool
Jonestown
Mews
City
Springs
School
Livability Profile
Benefactory B-Corp
Exeter Gardens
Jonestown Heritage Festival
USPS SkyFarm
Jonestown Mini-Golf
Central Street Row
B’nai Israel/Jonestown
Preschools
Hendler/McKim Complex
Jonestown CityLab Project Map
Disruptive Challenges
Absentee/disengaged property owners
Underwater homeowners
History of social dislocation/disengagement
Negligent common property/Section 8 rental
property managers
Segregated HOA/renter social infrastructure
Lack of civic/community engagement structures
Value conflicts over development consequences
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How is it working?
So far, so good.
Investment in place and relationships pays
off in trust and cooperation.
It is too early to draw useful conclusions.
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Questions? Suggestions?
Thank you!