Projects
Government Projects
Downtown Plan with Halff, Liberty Hill TX
In Process.
Entrance Corridor Overlay Design Guideline Rewrite with Chronicle Heritage, Smithfield VA
In Process.
Zoning Code Re-Write with SimpleCityDesign, Taylor TX
In Process. Follow along here.
Downtown Plan with Freese & Nichols, Hutto TX
Adopted, view the final document here.
Development Process Guides, Buda TX
Outline common development process in simplified guides and checklists to assist applicants and ensure efficient reviews by staff. Guides are available here.
Establish Main Street Department, Buda TX
Work with the Texas Historical Commission to establish a new Main Street department to assist in the preservation and activation of the historic downtown. See the department in action here.
Additional Government Projects
Design Guidelines
Overlay, including historic district and conservation districts, Creation
Neighborhood Long-Range Plans
Education and
Speaking
Texas Downtown Webinar
Preparing Downtown for Investors and Developers is available here.
Planetizen Courses - Remote
Planning for Historic Preservation series available here.
Temple University - Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia PA
Adjunct Associate Professor: CRN 40910 Urban Form and Design, graduate level elective course that introduces students to urban design theory and application through technology
Assistant Associate Professor: CRN 41969 People, Places, and Environment, undergraduate general education course that aims to broaden thinking about historic and current trends in the built environment.
Adjunct Associate Professor: CRN 26719 Community Planning Analysis, undergraduate course within the Urban Planning degree requirements that introduces students to social science research techniques and data visualization.
Rutgers University - Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities, Camden NJ
Instructor: HP-105-Sp20, 21 Preservation Planning, continuing education course customized for elected officials and mid-career preservationist that focused on the intersection of historic preservation practices and urban planning work.
University of Pennsylvania - School of Design + School of Social Policy & Practice, Philadelphia PA
Teaching Fellow: Social Impact & Practice, continuing education course created to introduce students to equitable engagement practices through case studies.
Additional Education and Speaking Projects
Commissioner Retreats
Volunteer Education
Preservation Month Events
Conference Sessions
Grants and Funding
Commercial Corridor Street Cleaning Grant, East Falls Development Corporation, Philadelphia PA
Grant acquired from the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce to acquire street cleaning services. We opted to utilize services from Ready, Willing, and Able, a local organization that provides jobs to reentering men.
Truly Tacony Grant for Food-Based Business, Tacony Community Development Corporation, Philadelphia PA
Develop, manage, and distribute a grant from the Tacony Community Development Corporation to assist neighborhood food-based businesses in making capital purchases. The grant provided three food-based businesses funding up to $15,000. Learn more about the grant here.
Seniors Taking a Ride (STAR) Transportation Bus, Buda TX
Research
Preserving Society Hill
Web-based interactive mapping and oral history project about the Society Hill neighborhood in Philadelphia, PA. Explore the website here.
Form Regulation to Address New Construction in Historic Districts
Research to explore traditional and nontraditional tools cities are using to regulate the form of new construction in formal and informal historic districts. Read the research here.
Additional Research Projects
Entitlements
Historic Nominations, any level
Historic Surveys, up to neighborhood level
Archival and Ancestral
Community Engagement