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Image: A partial block of abandoned rowhouses in Philadelphia, from Philip
Langdon’s report.
Knight Fellows' Research Projects
During their fellowship year, Knight Program Fellows pursue independent
research projects. These projects take many forms – from written reports to
powerpoint presentations to organizing a conference or event, to name just a few
possibilities. Fellows are encouraged to pursue projects that will contribute to
the body of knowledge about community building and to their particular
professions.
2001 Fellows
(below)
2002 Fellows
2003 Fellows
PETER C. BROWN
Course Description: Civilization? The City as Context, Crucible, and
Creation
Abstract
Full Report
People Have to See Something: A Macon Resident Discusses the Knight Program’s
Beall’s Hill Charrette
Peter Brown is a professor of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies and
director of the Mercer Center for Community Development at Mercer University in
Macon, Georgia.
RICHARD A. HALL
Re-engineering the Suburban DNA
Abstract
Full Report
Richard Hall is President of Hall Planning and Engineering, Inc. in
Tallahassee, Florida.
CECILIA HOLLOMAN
Preserving the Character of the Place without Displacing the Characters: Gentrification and Affordable Housing
Abstract
Cecilia Holloman is a consultant with expertise in community revitalization,
affordable housing, and faith-based collaboratives.
KEN HUGHES
New Plazas for New Mexico: A Back to the Future Approach for Revitalizing Public
Spaces
Ken Hughes is chief planner for the State of
New Mexico's Department of Finance and Administration in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
JENNIFER HURLEY
The Public Process and New Urbanism
Jennifer Hurley is a partner with Hurley
Franks and Associates, a planning and urban design firm in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
TIMOTHY J. KEANE
Proposal for a New Public Zoning
Model
Timothy Keane is the director of Planning and
Neighborhoods for the City of Charleston, South Carolina.
PHILIP LANGDON
The Disappearing Rowhouse Neighborhoods of Baltimore and Philadelphia: What’s
an Urbanist to Do?
Abstract
Full Report
Philip Langdon is a freelance journalist and author focusing on urban
planning, design and architecture in New Haven, Connecticut.
LEE S. SOBEL
Greyfield Mall Revitalization: Evaluating the Economic Impact to the Host
Community
Abstract
Lee S. Sobel is a specialist with the EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and
Innovation, focusing on development and finance issues as they relate to Smart
Growth.
L. BENJAMIN STARRETT
Overtown Civic Partnership and Design Center
L. Benjamin Starrett is the executive
director of the Funder's Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities and a
Collins Fellow with the Collins Center for Public Policy
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