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Planning for Covid Recovery (Newburyport, MA)

Working under contract with the Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development, PPRI assisted planners, local businesses, and residents in Newburyport, MA to draft and adopt a “Local Rapid Recovery Plan” to build back stronger after the recent pandemic.

The plan includes detailed analysis of the local business districts, with special attention to the effects of the pandemic, along with a wide range of concrete strategies to encourage and support local economic development.

Peer-Evaluation for Active Learning (ALNAP/USAID)

Working with the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance (ALNAP), PPRI’s Executive Director Ezra Haber Glenn conducted a peer-review of a comprehensive report on “Stepping Back: Understanding Cities and Their Systems.”

The report, funded by USAID, provided a framework for philanthropic, relief, international development, and humanitarian aid organizations to use to more effectively engage with the neighborhoods and communities in an increasingly urbanized world.

Arts and Culture Planning for Economic Development (Arlington, MA; Mass Cultural Council)

Working with the Mass Cultural Council, PPRI provided technical assistance to the Town of Arlington, MA, to develop a strategy to support and promotes arts and cultural economic development under the state’s Cultural Districts program.