YARD’s Kevin Wright will be participating in a panel discussion at the St. Louis Racial Equity Summit on November 10th. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Together we Rise: The Power of Community’ and the panel discussion is titled ‘Transforming Neighborhoods through Resident-led Planning’.
Read MoreUniversity City, Missouri is home to Washington University, the Delmar Loop and is just west of St. Louis City. The City’s Third Ward is working with YARD to develop a resident-led Revitalization Plan focused on immersive community engagement led by a paid resident ambassador team, racial equity, housing, public space, retail and streets. The project will focus on recommendations for how to use funds from a community benefits agreement created by the nearby Market at Olive commercial development project. Our partners at Collabo will be leading the engagement and housing efforts for the project. The Revitalization Plan is expected to be finished by early 2024.
Read MoreYARD & Company has been awarded the Congress for New Urbanism Charter Award for the OpenNorfolk project.
Read MoreYARD’s Ed Sharrer will be joining a panel and workshop during this year’s St. Louis Design Week. The title of the session is Loutopia Panel & Play and will highlight the recent activation of DUC Park. This example will illustrate how design and creativity can shape our shared public spaces!
Read MoreJoin YARD & Company at this year’s APA Missouri Conference in St. Louis. This year, YARD will be partnering with Pocket Parks, APA and Greater St. Louis Inc. to activate DUC Park in Downtown.
Read MoreCornerstone Corporation and Invest STL have engaged YARD & Company to help develop a resident-led reinvestment plan in the West End neighborhood of St. Louis.
Read MoreYARD principal Kevin Wright joins a ULI panel to share his experience in community development, placemaking and planning for implementation.
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