Virginia Tech researchers working on a two-year project recently completed a final report, “DC Innovation Strategy for Saint Elizabeths,” for the District of Columbia’s Office of Planning (DCOP). The report is the result of collaboration between Dr. Margaret Cowell, Virginia Tech’s Urban Affairs and Planning Program (with assistance from MURP student, Alanna McKeeman), Dr. John
-> Continue reading Dr. Margaret Cowell assists on final report: “DC Innovation Strategy for Saint Elizabeths” for DCOP

Point-of-sale home inspection disclosures are being overturned in some jurisdictions as ‘over-regulation.” Director Joe Schilling weighs in on the debate in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, in a recent Star Tribune article. According to the article, Brooklyn Park, MN, had one of the strictest home-sale inspection programs in the Twin Cities, until the city council voted to
-> Continue reading Director Schilling weighs in on Point of Sale Inspections

For individuals heading to the2013 EPA National Brownfields Conference, a pre-conference roundtable has been organized by Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, St. Louis University and Ryerson University. This roundtable will explore the latest developments in Brownfields research as well as discuss opportunities for future collaborations among researchers, practitioners and policymakers. Coffee and light breakfast fare will
-> Continue reading A Pre-Conference Roundtable: What Next? The Future of Brownfields Research in Policy and Practice

Selected from amongst 180 submissions, Joe Schilling, Maggie Cowell and Lauren Bulka presented a poster while attending the Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference, “Resilience & Rebuilding for Low-Income Communities: Research to Inform Policy and Practice,” hosted at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC from April 11-12, 2013. The conference brought together a range
-> Continue reading Discussing Resilience at the Federal Reserve

Joseph Schilling, Interim Director of the Metropolitan Institute and Professor and Program Director of the Urban Affairs & Planning Program-Alexandria, partnered with Kermit Lind, retired Cleveland Marshall College of Law professor in the City of Newburgh, NY to head the launch of its new Strategic Code Enforcement Initiative.  Both are law professors with extensive experience
-> Continue reading Schilling assists the City of Newburgh with the launch of its Code Enforcement Initiative