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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
![United in Creativity: Why Every Designer Needs a Community](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/0ee18b50-8734-4950-ba36-46e6ccd479e3/hands-shake.jpg)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
![The End of Chevron Deference Could Change Environmental and Public Health Regulations for Communities](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/fce4df5d-8a00-4ac3-96e0-171268356b81/chevron-header.jpg)
PLACEMAKINGPLACEMAKING
![Inclusive Communities Start with Well-Designed Spaces](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/c1ad1420-af97-47f7-b767-fad73ee18169/underline.jpg)
PLACE BRANDINGPLACE BRANDING
![From Awareness to Action: Branding in Public Works](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/38d78f91-2328-4496-957e-4c5e3f808427/public-works.jpg)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
![Advancing Public Sector Communicators](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/fb2b30b3-eac9-4cee-b20c-500d9639d535/capio-conference-1.jpg)
SERVICE DESIGNSERVICE DESIGN
![High User Satisfaction Marks Success of IRS Direct File Pilot](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/1c643916-e0f4-400b-b2b2-facf2bcd40c6/irs-check-2.jpg)
PLACE BRANDINGPLACE BRANDING
![From LOL to Leave No Trace](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/1459bc47-e4b3-423b-b817-de0c8b38f886/funny-NPS-1.jpg)
PLACEMAKINGPLACEMAKING
![Crafting Community: How Placemaking Shapes Our Neighborhoods](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/01adb4b0-9567-48cc-ada9-445e2a7c160c/sitting-on-bench-3.jpg)
URBAN PLANNINGURBAN PLANNING
![The Commuter’s Gallery](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/1936d186-49b2-4d79-a014-7336cf43148d/KLine_WestchesterVeterans_GeoffMcFetridge1-Large.jpg)
URBAN PLANNINGURBAN PLANNING
![Art, Memory, and Community—Rethinking Portsmouth Square](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=800,height=421,fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/f6db8a99-c4cf-406a-a8fa-8ecd249299f1/park-statue-2.jpg)