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A ”Crossing” should imply Place IMO, Boston has Downtown Crossing and Roxbury Crossing. Tremont Crossing and Cambridge Crossing are coming shortly.
In general I think of it as a large, mixed-use area (small neighborhood) that while it lays within its name sake-is a crossroads or node for a variety is owned from nearby areas. Usually a transit hub.
In Maryland there are so many amorphous “places” that everywhere feels like a “crossing”
In Maryland there are so many amorphous “places” that everywhere feels like a “crossing”
Well if everywhere is a crossing, then nowhere is. But generally I agree that at the least, "crossing" implies a particular sense of place...which begs the question, why isn't that the case for PG Plaza? The two major ingredients--an HRT station and a mall--are present for the area to have developed into an edge city so why didn't it? A quick Google search reveals that there actually were plans for that to happen but other decisions beyond the control of local developers and politicians essentially nixed those plans: Daniel Walter Rowlands: PG Plaza, A Mall from the Space Age
A major new development is moving forward on the 15-acre site of a former middle school in D.C.'s Ward 7. Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration announced Wednesday it selected a team led by Gragg Cardona Partners to build 816 units and retail on the Fletcher-Johnson Middle School site at 4650 Benning Road SE.
Gragg Cardona, a D.C.-based Certified Business Enterprise, is partnering with Foundation Housing, Carding Group, HQ Design Build and Marshall Heights Community Development Organization.
"In 2020, we have a renewed focus on equity and making sure people of color lead our development teams," Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development John Falcicchio told Bisnow. "So with this award, we actually do see a team that's led by a company owned by people of color."
The team plans to build a mix of apartments, condos, townhouses and assisted living units, with at least 30% of the homes being set aside as affordable. The project is also planned to include 20K SF of retail, and the District hopes to bring new fresh food offerings to the site.
“This campus has sat vacant for nearly a decade and we are proud to finally move forward on delivering the housing and amenities that the residents of Ward 7 asked for," Bowser said in a statement
This was announced earlier today for Atlanta. While the AUC isn't exactly new, this project is worth highlighting and could serve as a catalyst for continued investment in the West End.
Southern Co. and Apple on Wednesday announced a partnership to launch the Propel Center, a new digital learning hub, business incubator, and global innovation headquarters in Atlanta for students of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Apple described the center as "a first-of-its-kind innovation and learning hub for the HBCU community."
The physical campus will be located in Atlanta at the Atlanta University Center, a consortium made up of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morris Brown, and Spelman College.
The Southern Company Foundation and Apple will each contribute $25 million to the center.
This was announced earlier today for Atlanta. While the AUC isn't exactly new, this project is worth highlighting and could serve as a catalyst for continued investment in the West End.
Southern Co. and Apple on Wednesday announced a partnership to launch the Propel Center, a new digital learning hub, business incubator, and global innovation headquarters in Atlanta for students of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Apple described the center as "a first-of-its-kind innovation and learning hub for the HBCU community."
The physical campus will be located in Atlanta at the Atlanta University Center, a consortium made up of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morris Brown, and Spelman College.
The Southern Company Foundation and Apple will each contribute $25 million to the center.
This was announced earlier today for Atlanta. While the AUC isn't exactly new, this project is worth highlighting and could serve as a catalyst for continued investment in the West End.
Southern Co. and Apple on Wednesday announced a partnership to launch the Propel Center, a new digital learning hub, business incubator, and global innovation headquarters in Atlanta for students of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Apple described the center as "a first-of-its-kind innovation and learning hub for the HBCU community."
The physical campus will be located in Atlanta at the Atlanta University Center, a consortium made up of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morris Brown, and Spelman College.
The Southern Company Foundation and Apple will each contribute $25 million to the center.
Apple is announcing the next big investments to come out of its $100 million commitment to racial equity and justice today: the launch of an Apple Developer Academy in Detroit; founding support for an Atlanta tech hub for historically Black colleges and universities; and new grants, scholarships, and investments for Black and brown students and entrepreneurs.
The Apple Developer Academy in Detroit will be the “first of its kind in the US,” Apple wrote in a press release, after previously partnering on a similar program in Italy. The academy is focused on “young Black entrepreneurs, creators, and coders” and will offer training in iOS app development. The plan is to offer a shorter 30-day program that introduces students to “what it means to be a developer” and then to offer an “intensive” 10- to 12- month program meant to help aspiring developers gain relevant skills to get tech jobs or start their own businesses.
THE PROPEL CENTER WILL OFFER IN-PERSON AND ONLINE COURSES
Apple expects the academy to teach around 1,000 students each year. It’s supposed to open later in 2021.
In Atlanta, Apple is partnering to help launch the Propel Center, a tech-focused hub for HBCUs. The center will offer in-person and online courses focused on technology, entertainment, and business. It’ll be located in the Atlanta University Center that links four HBCUs — Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and the Morehouse School of Medicine. Apple and Southern Company, an Atlanta-based energy giant, will each contribute $25 million.
Other tech companies and major donors have made similar contributions to HBCUs over the past year. In September, IBM announced it was putting $100 million into technology, skill development, and other resources for HBCUs alongside the launch of an “IBM Quantum education and research initiative.” The same month, Michael Bloomberg announced plans to give $100 million to four historically Black medical schools, focused on easing student debt.
Apple also announced a number of new grants and investments today. It’s investing $10 million with Harlem Capital, a VC firm with the goal of “investing in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years,” and $25 million in Siebert Williams Shank’s Clear Vision Impact Fund, which is focused on minority-owned businesses. Apple is launching grants for HBCU engineering programs and is expanding its scholarship program with a focus on underrepresented communities.
Jeez, that easy? Just like butter, a minimum $50M project just swims through? Who si the Southern Company and where did they get $25M?
That's crazy, no university money even mentioned!
The Southern Company is a Fortune 500 company based in Atlanta and the parent company of Georgia Power and other utility companies in the Southeast.
Atlanta has really been benefitting from corporate commitments to invest in Black communities stemming from all the civil unrest last year. It will be amazing to see how it all unfolds and it even seems like it might be getting some of its 90's mojo back.
Yeah I saw that. I'm really happy to see these sorts of announcements continue to pour in. Hopefully we'll also see some for smaller cities with HBCUs like my hometown in SC and others across the South.
The Southern Company is a Fortune 500 company based in Atlanta and the parent company of Georgia Power and other utility companies in the Southeast.
Atlanta has really been benefitting from corporate commitments to invest in Black communities stemming from all the civil unrest last year. It will be amazing to see how it all unfolds and it even seems like it might be getting some of its 90's mojo back.
No it way more than that. Whenever any company want to gain black favor they do something or give money to Atlanta. It's been that way for years. They figure it touches the most black people and most black press there.
Companies will profile 30 Atlanta MSA businesses as par of a campaign or diversity supplier program before they look at 1 in Louisville or Cincinnati. It's easier for them. It's been like that pre-pandemic and will remain that way.
No it way more than that. Whenever any company want to gain black favor they do something or give money to Atlanta. It's been that way for years. They figure it touches the most black people and most black press there.
Companies will profile 30 Atlanta MSA businesses as par of a campaign or diversity supplier program before they look at 1 in Louisville or Cincinnati. It's easier for them. It's been like that pre-pandemic and will remain that way.
What examples of this are there pre-pandemic?
In this case though, it's pretty clear last year's events are playing a huge role. Tech companies haven't historically done anything like this and the Southern Company is a hometown energy company with an exclusively Southern footprint.
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