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We Achieve the Most, When We Achieve Together: A look back at 2021

Sharing gratitude and reflecting on the incredible partners and projects that MZ Strategies supported in 2021. Looking ahead to 2022 and ways that we can re-imagine our approaches to planning and community development to achieve more inclusive and equitable outcomes. Taking lessons from Ramsey County, MN and Chicago, IL; I offer my thoughts on how we can co-design planning processes and products to share power between government and community voices to achieve real impact. This has important implications for the billions of dollars that will be invested in 2022 on infrasrtucture.

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MZ Strategies Summer Speaking Engagements

The first six months of 2021 have been busy, and transformative. Earlier this spring we supported Ramsey County, Minnesota unveil its Economic Competitiveness and Inclusion Plan. In June, Mariia Zimmerman will be sharing insights from this, the City of Chicago’s ETOD policy plan which she has also supported, and other forthcoming equitable transit oriented development and inclusive community building projects. Read to learn more and find out how you can join the conversation!

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