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Vacants to Value: How Baltimore is tackling vacant properties
East Baltimore Stoops Joseph Schilling was recently interviewed on the Baltimore NPR-affiliate on the Vacants to Value program. The program focuses on selling the vacants in specific transitioning...
View ArticleMaking Cycling Irresistable: Ralph Buehler makes the case in Sweden
Bicycling in cities is booming, for many reasons: health and environmental benefits, time and cost savings, more and better bike lanes and paths, innovative bike sharing programs, and the sheer fun of...
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Scholar of the Week: Derek Hyra
Congratulations to Faculty Fellow, Derek Hyra, for being recognized as the Scholar of the Week by the Office of the Vice President of Research. Dr. Hyra is the author of The New Urban Renewal: The...
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17 Fellows Selected for Inaugural Strong Cities Strong Communities (SC2)...
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Cleveland State University (CSU), and the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech have launched the Strong Cities Strong Communities (SC2)...
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Schilling to Speak at NLC
Joe Schilling Joe Schilling has been invited to speak at the 2012 National League of Cities (NLC) Congress of Cities and Exposition. The annual conference brings thousands of city officials together...
View ArticleEnroll Now! Regional Planning for Equitable Outcomes
The Metropolitan Institute is pleased to sponsor this special module for VT graduate students in the National Capital Region and Blacksburg. Mariia Zimmerman, Visiting Fellow with the Metropolitan...
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Lecture Series: “Corridor of Cool: A Tale of Washington’s U Street”
Join us for the kick-off of the 2013 Spring MI+SPIA Lecture Series Virginia Tech Research Center, Arlington, VA Hosted by: Urban Affairs and Planning Program All events will convene at the Virginia...
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Making Cycling Irresistible: A talk with Ralph Buehler
Take a look around and it’s easy to see that cycling is booming. The roads of Washington, D.C. are crisscrossed with bike lanes, and the District-based Capital Bikeshare program bills itself as the...
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RSVP for Upcoming event: Leadership Through Landscape
Special Event: Leadership Through Landscape Leadership Through Landscape Exploring the Power of Place and Its Influence on Public Leadership and Sustainability Policy June 6, 2013 ~ 6:00 PM Artisphere...
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Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech hosts Sir Robert Harvey, mayor of New...
Mayor Bob, Anne Khademian, and Joe Shilling visit in Old Town, Alexandria Sir Robert Harvey’s visit to the Washington, DC area was a great success and the Metropolitan Institute was very pleased to be...
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