Earth Techling — March 24, 2012
San Diego‘s Village at Market Creek is a classic example of the type of mixed-use development espoused by the field of New Urbanism, encompassing residential, commercial, and recreational spaces, connected via walkable streets and easy access to public transportation.: Read More
San Diego Union Tribune — March 19, 2012
The Village at Market Creek in Southeastern San Diego’s Lincoln Park area has received LEED-Silver designation from the U.S. Green Building Council for neighborhood development, only the third such project to be recognized.: Read More
San Diego Union Tribune — March 5, 2012
Even before waves of brutal school violence crashed on communities in Ohio and Illinois last week, leaving four students dead, youngsters in San Diego were helping to organize events to increase the peace locally.: Read More
Housing and urban development (hud) Newsletter — July 2011
In recent years, Californians have been working to rejuvenate and address struggling neighborhoods with statewide efforts to create more opportunities for affordable housing and sustainable communities. The Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program is the state’s latest endeavor... : Read More
San Diego Union Tribune — July 12, 2011
The City of San Diego is one of 51 communities receiving an inaugural “Our Town” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. In partnership with the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, the city’s Commission for Arts and Culture will receive $150,000 to design an “arts overlay” for The Village at Market Creek in southeastern San Diego. : Read More
CNN Money, a service of CNN, Fortune & Money — June 8, 2011
American philanthropy will soon celebrate its centennial anniversary. On June 9, 1911, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was granted a charter to create Carnegie Corporation of New York, giving birth to the first major private, secular, general purpose U.S. foundation. : Read More
United States Environmental Protection Agency — June 7, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the San Diego, Calif.,-based Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation a $200,000 Brownfields cleanup grant that will be used to transform the pesticide and lead contaminated Trolley Residential site into the future home of 52 units of affordable housing at The Village at Market Creek. : Read More
San Diego Union Tribune — June 6, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday plans to award $200,000 to the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation for renovating a site polluted by pesticides and lead. : Read More
Shelterforce — March 29, 2011
Focusing on the most vulnerable communities and people and addressing racial and economic disparities is not only the right thing to do — it’s the only way we can succeed in building strong regions and a strong national economy. : Read More
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