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CAREY CITYLABS

Social Enterprise for Livable Cities Collaborative Research, Practice, and Learning

The Livable City Challenge Cities are the vital heart of human culture and

commerce, producing most of the world’s

wealth of ideas, technology, innovation. . .

. . . but . . .

. . . most of humanity lives in urban areas

threatened by congestion, poverty, conflict,

and environmental degradation that impede

their ability to flourish and realize the full

value of their potential.

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A Livable City

is a dynamic, flourishing

ecocommunity of nature, places,

people, institutions, cultures, and

commerce that enables the present

generation to realize their human

capabilities without compromising the

ability of future generations to realize

their human capabilities.

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The Competitive Challenge

Globalization, urbanization, and capital

mobility intensify global resource

competition among cities for vital urban

infrastructure, services, and investment.

Much of the world’s wealth is mobile:

Capital, intangibles, goods, products.

Cities are anchored in place.

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The Global Cotillion

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The Baltimore Urban Challenge

Poor, post-industrial cities like

Baltimore are especially vulnerable in

their limited capacity to generate

and attract sufficient capital to

mitigate urban decline and fuel urban

vitality.

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The Megadevelopment Solution

Large scale projects (Harbor Place, Harbor

East, EBDI, Harbor Point) create anchors of

opportunity and wealth creation, but they

cannot be sufficiently scaled to address

the breadth and depth of urban vitality.

There is just not enough money!

Most neighborhoods have to rely on

themselves to create their own future.

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The Carey Challenge Business with Humanity in Mind

How do distressed urban neighborhoods

prevent people from realizing their full

human, social, civic, and economic value?

How can neighborhoods reimagine and

revitalize themselves to remove barriers?

How do we prepare the next generation of

business leaders for this challenge?

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Carey CityLabs

A diverse, multi-sector collaboration

of urban stakeholders sharing

knowledge, expertise, and risk

to reinvent distressed, undervalued

neighborhoods as catalysts of wealth

creation for human flourishing.

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Neighborhood Stakeholders

Social entrepreneurs NPOs/NGOs

Business leaders Social/business investors

Citizens/Civic groups Public officials

Students Carey

JHU MICA

Learning partners

Researchers Carey/JHU Faculty Policy groups Independent scholars Think tanks

Socially Engaged Research Projects

Best Practice Models

Integrated Active Learning

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Partner

Groups

CityLab History 2004

2008

2011

2012

2013

2014

Albemarle Square HOPE VI creates a mixed income community of 250 households as part of Jonestown redevelopment

Jonestown redevelopment stalls

First collaborative project: Exeter Gardens

CityLab pilot in Jonestown

CityLab pilot in Barclay

DC CityLab in Ward 5

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Key Ingredients Field work: Begin with place and people.

Strategic, neighborhood-based, inclusive

gentrification in “connector” neighborhoods.

Be part of the neighborhood.

Commitment for the long haul.

Tap into neighborhood shared value networks.

Connect with external value networks to grow

a microeconomy of value creation and trade.

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A “half-done” canvas of urban space:

• “Invisible” neighborhood identity

• Abandoned lots and buildings

• Children playing in the street

• Drab, littered, poorly lit streetscapes

• Disconnected, undervalued destinations

• Few places to eat, drink, hang out

• Apathetic residents

• Poorly tended residential properties

• Sparse tree canopy and green space

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The Jonestown CityLab Neighborhood

The Jonestown CityLab Neighborhood

High potential in undervalued assets:

• A rich, curated historical/cultural legacy

• Engaged anchor institutions

• Stable small business community

• High potential for development

• Free public transit circulators

• Accessible to harbor area destinations

• Resourceful community leaders

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Initial Shared Goals

Everyone is united in the goal of

revitalizing the neighborhood and getting

redevelopment back on track.

Shared focus of placemaking on eyesore

properties, neglected streetscape, and

neighborhood identity.

Students are engaged and welcomed in

the neighorhood.

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LONG

TERM

SHARED

GOAL

Key Strategies

HUMAN FLOURISHING

COMMUNITY BUILDING

CITIZENSHIP

SHARED VALUE CREATION

PLACEMAKING

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PLACEMAKING

• Stewardship of the natural environment

• Attractive, safe, walkable, welcoming

streetscapes, public spaces, multi-use

destination venues

• Buildings that enhance the natural

environment, interactive public space,

and human flourishing

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HUMAN FLOURISHING

• Ample, accessible public amenities,

health care, and wellness support

• Safe, attractive, affordable homes for

diverse homeowners, renters, and

lifestyles

• Educational, recreational and cultural

opportunities for diverse ages,

traditions, and lifestyles

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COMMUNITY BUILDING

• Social structures/practices that foster

interaction, communication, and

neighborliness

• Social structures/practices that foster

resilience: community identity, values,

goals, and problem solving

• Events that celebrate community identity,

values, traditions, and milestones

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CITIZENSHIP

• Social structures/practices that foster

civic responsibility and engagement

• Responsive public officials, policy and

government

• Education for citizenship and civic

leadership

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SHARED WEALTH CREATION

• Education for economic competence

• Entrepreneurial, conscientious, and

adaptive workforce and business

community

• Robust public, private, and social sector

commercial and social investment

partnerships

• Innovative capitalization of undervalued

assets with community benefits

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City

Springs

School

Stratford

Culinary

School

USPS

SkyFarm

Jonestown

Village

MiniGolf

Flaghouse

Museum

Pratt Street

Car Barn Exeter

Gardens

Hendler /MCKIM

Redevelopment

Central

Street

Row

Bnai Israel/Jonestown

Childcare/Preschool

Jonestown

Mews

City

Springs

School

Livability Profile

Benefactory B-Corp

Exeter Gardens

Jonestown Heritage Festival

USPS SkyFarm

Jonestown Mini-Golf

Central Street Row

B’nai Israel/Jonestown

Preschools

Hendler/McKim Complex

Jonestown CityLab Project Map

Disruptive Challenges

Absentee/disengaged property owners

Underwater homeowners

History of social dislocation/disengagement

Negligent common property/Section 8 rental

property managers

Segregated HOA/renter social infrastructure

Lack of civic/community engagement structures

Value conflicts over development consequences

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How is it working?

So far, so good.

Investment in place and relationships pays

off in trust and cooperation.

It is too early to draw useful conclusions.

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Questions? Suggestions?

Thank you!