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The Region Forward
Complete Communities Partnership

The Region Forward Coalition Complete Communities Partnership will strengthen the National Capital Region by connecting decision makers with new planning and economic development tools. Partners will study Activity Centers using a new approach developed with input from leading experts. Click here for more information

The Region Forward Coalition is currently seeking twenty Complete Community Partners.
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The Region Forward Coalition and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments are seeking approximately twenty partners to survey physical characteristics of Activity Centers. The survey results will be used to develop the Region Forward Coalition's Strategic Investment Plan, a detailed strength and opportunity analysis for Activity Centers. .

Learn From a Leading Researcher
Mariela Alfonzo Ph.D will present her work on social and economic outcomes in the built environment and teach participants to survey their communities using the Irvine Minnesota Inventory, which collects detailed information about the physical characteristics of a community..

Get Certified
Participants will get certified to use the Irvine Minnesota Inventory to collect data for a growing national database of places that will be used to understand the connection between placemaking and economic development.

Partner
The Region Forward Coalition will train partners free of charge, in return each participant will survey at least one Activity Center in the National Capital Region, and provide the data to the COG team. Surveys must be completed between September 15th and November 9th.*

* Centers will be assigned for partners to survey

Schedule

September 14th 2012	Region Forward Complete Communities Workshop
September 15th through November 9th 2012	Perform Physical Environment surveys in Activity Centers
Winter 2013	The Strategic Implementation plan will be released
Spring 2013	Region Forward Strategic investment Symposium

 

Program Contacts

Paul DesJardin, Director Community Planning & Services - (202) 962-3293
John Mataya, Regional Planner - (202) 962-3263
Greg Goodwin - Regional Planner - (202) 962-3274
Ryan Hand - Regional Planner - (202) 962-3215
Sophie Mintier - Housing Planner - (202) 962-3753