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How to Become an AP: A Practical Guide to Joining the Accredited Practitioner Community
July 29, 2025
Everyone wants thriving neighborhoods—places where people and planet are both prioritized. Whether you are shaping infrastructure, guiding policy, planning districts,...
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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 Green: Liz Ogbu and Kofi Boone Issue a Clarion Call for Framing a New Era in Community Building at the EcoDistricts Summit
December 9, 2019
Frank talk. Liz Ogbu of Studio O in Oakland and Kofi Boone, professor of landscape architecture at North Carolina State...
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Up Close and Personal with DC’s Target Cities Projects
July 11, 2014
A few weeks ago, we announced the eight cities and 11 districts that comprise our Target Cities pilot program. These...
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