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Being Outrageous All communities change over time. Sometimes the change is positive and transformational such as in Baltimore and Indianapolis in the 80s, Charlotte and Chattanooga in the 90s, and Birmingham and Portland in the first decade of the new century. Sometimes it is decline that takes hold—in some places slowly, in others dramatically fast. At what point do declining communities realize that enough is enough and that “something” must be done? And, how do these communities go about leveraging the change they have been experiencing? In recent years, ACP Visioning+Planning assisted several communities that had reached a tipping point of their decline and decided to act on it. The ten-county area surrounding Fort Wayne, Indiana is one such example.
Two questions come to mind: “What’s going on in Northeast Indiana?” and “What’s outrageous about it?”
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Youth in Planning Planning Amid Population Decline The Right Tools for Defining Place Preparations for Columbus' Bicentennial announced. ACP's Jamie Greene is managing an effort to prepare for Columbus, Ohio's Bicentennial in the year 2012. Residents reinvent Prospect Plaza, a HOPE VI Project in Brownsville, NY
Special Appointments Principal Jamie Greene was asked to serve on the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute Board of Advisors, a group headed by Dan Burden, an internationally recognized authority on bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs, livability, sustainability and Smart Growth.
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“Be Outrageous!” read buttons worn in corporate boardrooms and City Halls from Bluffton in Wells County to Fort Wayne in Allen County, from Angola in Steuben County to St. Joe in De Kalb County, all in Northeast Indiana. Hundred of signatures were collected under a “Declaration of Outrageous” that states among other things, “We pledge to be Outrageous, to take Bold action to reinvent our regional community, and to hold one another accountable to creating a vibrant, progressive, innovative community that is full of opportunity.” 