Category: Redevelopment Works

Published first on the Progress News, January 18, 2021 Last week we talked about the importance of perspective for redevelopment work.  Quite simply, no one person, no matter how well they think they might understand a problem, is going to be able to see every side.  This is why redevelopment is a team sport, and… Read more

Published first on the Progress News, January 11, 2021 I work in an interesting field, where change is celebrated, challenges are embraced, and differing thoughts are not just invited but needed.  Redevelopment, after all, implies that what is currently developed is not working as well as it could, and some sort of change is required. … Read more

Published first on the Progress News, January 4, 2021 Last week, we explored how the ORA has adapted and evolved over the last decade and a half.  To start off the New Year, we’re looking forward.  Organizational redevelopment never truly ends, after all, and CEO John Phillips stressed the importance of being willing to “get… Read more

Published first on the Progress News, December 28, 2020 The ORA looked very different fifteen years ago than it does today.  I sat down recently with current CEO John Phillips to talk about the last decade and a half, and how the ORA has evolved.  “I came on board in November of 2005,” Phillips noted,… Read more

Published first on the Progress News, December 14, 2020 We’ve been talking a fair bit about the theory of redevelopment – what it’s about and what sorts of activities it can entail.  Today, though, I’d like to focus on the practical side of redevelopment: what it will actually be doing in one of our towns.… Read more

Published first on the Progress News, December 7, 2020 In this time of all-things-virtual, it can feel…challenging, to say the least…to find ways to get involved in the community.  Many of our local projects have been put on hold, and a lot of us are reaching online-meeting overload.  Redevelopment, though, is all about looking challenges… Read more

Published first on the Progress News, November 30, 2020 With the holiday season now officially underway, we are continuing the conversation on being involved in the community through ideas, action, and support.  Last week we focused on the importance of ideas, and this week we’ll look at action and support, which feels especially relevant right… Read more

Published first on the Progress News, November 9, 2020 As I’m sure is abundantly clear by now, redevelopment is all about People.  Sure, we work on the places and things around us, but the reason for the work is to create the best life possible for as many people as possible, now and into the… Read more

Published first on the Progress News, November 2, 2020 This week, I’d like to get personal.  I’d like to talk about what Redevelopment really means for me, and for you.  It’s all well and good to talk about ‘effectively utilizing resources’ and ‘creating beneficial change’…but what does that actually mean for our daily lives?  What’s… Read more