Announcing OurShop

YARD is launching a new retail testing program in partnership with our partners at The College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation, the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation and the Kolar Experience Institute. The initiative is aimed at connecting local entrepreneurs with affordable retail space, while bridging community wants and needs with what’s possible in the marketplace. The initial OurShop program will activate two storefronts in Cincinnati’s College Hill neighborhood.

Project AnnouncementsYARD & CompanyAugust 24, 2021Project, Commercial District, Engagement, Reinvestment, Community Development, retail, testing

YARD to develop St. Louis Reinvestment Strategy

Cornerstone Corporation and Invest STL have engaged YARD & Company to help develop a resident-led reinvestment plan in the West End neighborhood of St. Louis.

Project AnnouncementsYARD & CompanyAugust 16, 2021Project, Commercial District, Mobility, Foundations, Complete Streets, St. Louis, Missouri, West End, Engagement, &Access, Ken Stapleton, Action St. Louis, Reinvestment, Community Development

YARD to help re-think retail strategies in fast growing Cincinnati neighborhood

The Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (MCURC) has engaged YARD & Company to develop a retail and reinvestment strategy for a series of commercial nodes within and adjacent to the neighborhood’s main mixed-use district.

Project AnnouncementsYARD & CompanyJuly 12, 2021madisonville, ohProject, Commercial District, retail, Revitalization, growth, cincinnati, madisonville

YARD to help County integrate mobility into its economic development strategy

The Community Foundation of Elkhart County has engaged YARD & Company to help build and implement a county-wide mobility and economic development strategy called Connect In Elkhart County.

Project AnnouncementsYARD & CompanyJune 25, 2021Tactical Urbanism, Project, Commercial District, Elkhart, Goshen, Middlebury, Nappanee, South Bend, Indiana, Mobility, Toole Design Group, Foundations, Lilly Foundation, Trails, Complete Streets, bike lanes

YARD engaged to reimagine historic Pittsburgh commercial district

The Mount Washington Community Development Corporation has engaged a team led by YARD & Company to actively reimagine a key part of its neighborhood commercial district.

Project AnnouncementsYARD & CompanyMay 24, 2021Pittsburgh, Tactical Urbanism, Project, Commercial District, CDC