Reinventing Older Communities: How Does Place Matter? LISC is a co-sponsor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s third biennial conference on reinventing older communities. The Reinventing conference has become a major meeting ground for policymakers, community developers, lenders, funders, planners, and government representatives who want to learn from leading practitioners and researchers around the country. March 26-28, 2008 at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Hotel |
Infill Philadelphia: Commercial Corridors Infill Philadelphia, a unique, 5-year initiative, was launched earlier this year by the Community Design Collaborative—a nonprofit driven by the philosophy that design matters in every neighborhood. The first phase of the initiative has focused on revitalizing Commercial Corridors. A new publication illustrates how the community-based collaborative process works and showcases some of the results in three highly inventive neighborhood designs. Download the publication >> Read more about Infill Philadelphia >> |
Philadelphia LISC 2006 Annual Report In this Annual Report, we at Philadelphia LISC believe it’s the perfect moment to remind ourselves of what community development means – because this is where we live, shop, work, raise our children, and invest in our dreams. This is our home, our community. >> |