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Networking Event: Urban Affairs Association

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Join the Vacant Property Research Network for appetizers during the Urban Affairs Association conference in San Antonio to share ideas, find collaborators, discuss funding options, and pilot a match-making service for researchers and practitioners. Thursday, March 20th // 4:30pm – 6:00pm Cork Bar @ Hotel Contessa (across from the Westin) For more information about how to meet our advisory
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Leader Profile: Michael Pagano

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A Conversation with Michael Pagano VPRN recently spoke with advisory board member and University of Illinois at Chicago professor Michael Pagano about why some cities welcome vacant land, what intrigues him about land banking, and how urban greening reminds him of the early 20th century progressives. Below is an excerpt. For a lot of policymakers,
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Leader Profile: Terry Schwarz

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A Conversation with Terry Schwarz VPRN recently spoke with advisory board member Terry Schwarz about her work with Cleveland’s Urban Design Collaborative, passion for vacant properties, and plans to explore the space next to Ohio’s largest men’s emergency shelter. Below is an excerpt. For Terry’s thoughts about Cleveland’s “gray” sewer infrastructure and how vacant property
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New Article: Fighting the Vacant Property Plague

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Metropolitan Institute Visiting Fellow John Russo, has published a new article in New Geography, titled Fighting the Vacant Property Plague. Russo digs in to the issues surrounding banks abandoning foreclosed properties and how cities are innovating to address the growing blights.

Networking Lunch: American Society of Landscape Architects

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VPRN advisory board member Justin Hollander, who is an  Associate Professor at Tufts University, will host a networking lunch on Friday, November 15th for attendees of the American Society of Landscape Architect‘s annual meeting. If you are working with vacant properties or shrinking cities, please join Hollander to share ideas, find collaborators, and devise funding strategies: Flour
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