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Envision Comanche Awarded the 2020 NOMA-NAACP-SEED Award for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

camiros312 — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 19:38:57 +0000

The Envision Comanche Master Plan was one of seven projects to be awarded the 2020 NOMA NAACP SEED Award for Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Design! Each winning project received a $1,000 honorarium and presented their work at the NOMA National Virtual Conference on October 17, 2020. Camiros was selected as the Project Coordinator to lead this award-winning effort.

Watch the video project summary of Envision Comanche presented at the NOMA National Virtual Conference below:

Read The Smith Street Revitalization Plan, Now Publicly Available

camiros312 — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:05:36 +0000

Camiros worked with the City of Providence Planning Department to develop a corridor plan for the area surrounding Smith Street within the Smith Hill neighborhood between I-95 and Tyndall Avenue. Through the Plan, Camiros worked with City staff, elected officials, and community members to assess existing conditions and create a series of goals and specific strategies to help enhance the Smith Street corridor and the surrounding neighborhood.

Read the Plan and more at the City of Providence’s website.

Arista Strungys, Principal, was recently inducted to the 2020 Class of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners

camiros312 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:14:12 +0000

Congratulations to Camiros Principal, Arista Strungys, for her recent induction to the 2020 Class of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners!

Induction to the AICP College of Fellows is the highest honor the American Institute of Certified Planners bestows upon a member.

Fellows of AICP are nominated and selected by their peers to recognize and honor their outstanding contributions as a professional planner. The outcomes of their individual efforts left demonstrably significant and transformational improvements to the field of planning and the communities they served. All Fellows are long-time members of AICP and have achieved excellence in professional practice, teaching and mentoring, research, and community service and leadership.

The College actively encourages Fellows and others to participate in programs and initiatives in the service of communities and the planning profession, including: mentoring the next generation of planners; volunteering expertise to underserved communities; leading initiatives within APA chapters and divisions; and sharing knowledge with the planning community, allied professionals, and the wider public.

A full list of the 2020 Class of Fellows can be found at www.planning.org/faicp/

Process to gather input on revitalization of East Rome has begun

camiros312 — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:51:09 +0000

ROME, GA – Listening and Learning.

That’s the first step in the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative revitalization project for East Rome — and it will directly involve those people living in the area, two paid ambassadors and local area youth.

“We’d love to be able to hire one John Graham Homes resident and one resident of larger East Rome as part of our team,” Adam Rosa, of the Chicago-based urban planning firm Camiros, told Rome city commissioners Monday night.

Continue to read the article from the Rome News-Tribune here

Camiros is very excited to be selected as the Choice Neighborhoods Planning Coordinator for the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority and the East Rome community!

camiros312 — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 23:56:10 +0000

ROME, GA – In September 2019, the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority in partnership with the City of Rome was one of four applicants to receive $1,250,000 in Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants.

At the end of 2019 during the Holidays, Camiros was selected as the Planning Coordinator to lead this planning effort. The grant will be used to create a plan that seeks to transform the greater Maple Avenue corridor neighborhood into one of choice.

For more information, please read this article from the Rome News-Tribune from September 2019 that first reported Rome’s historic award.

Tulsa Housing Authority Reveals Comanche Park Remodel Plan

camiros312 — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:18:16 +0000

TULSA, OK – News on 6 was provided a glimpse of the plans and renderings from the Envision Comanche planning process that was led by Camiros.

Link to news story

Huntington to put in motion Fairfield development plan

camiros312 — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 18:45:57 +0000

HUNTINGTON, WV — A development firm is being sought for several projects within Huntington’s Fairfield neighborhood, the first of which could bring a highly requested grocery store as well as apartments to the former Northcott Court property.

The projects are part of a draft Fairfield Innovation Plan, which is described as a road map to revitalization of the former Northcott Court property and the enhancement of the surrounding neighborhood. The projects, to be completed in three phases, would help re-establish Fairfield as a “vibrant and resilient community of opportunity and choice,” according to the plan.

Read more from the Herald-Dispatch

Huntsville, AL Receives $1.3M Grant to Renovate Butler Terrace Area

camiros312 — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:24:07 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The announcement didn’t come gradually or with the drama that accompanied the rollout of the top four teams participating in the college football playoff, but for the city’s civic leaders the news was just as exciting and filled with suspense for the future.

Huntsville is one of four cities nationwide to receive a Choice Neighborhood Planning grant. The Rocket City joined Rome, Ga.; Trenton, N.J.; and Omaha, Neb.; in receiving the award.

The cities were notified in September and Huntsville officials unveiled plans Thursday on how the $1.3 million grant will be used.

“We’ll renovate west of downtown and around Butler Terrace,’’ said Scott Erwin, the city interim director of community development.

Plans call for new affordable housing, commercial opportunities and entertainment options.

Erwin said the blueprints are designed to renovate “distressed public housing’’ and improve blight in a one-mile radius around Butler Terrace, which was built in the early 1950s. The area is from Bob Wallace and Memorial Parkway west to Triana Boulevard and I-565.

HUD Awards $1.3 Million Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant to the City of Huntsville and the Huntsville Housing Authority for Targeted Neighborhood Revitalization

camiros312 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 21:20:09 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, AL – HUD notified the City of Huntsville and the Huntsville Housing Authority on Sept. 19^th2019 that their application for a Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant had been selected for an award, which was one of only four such awards nationally.

Camiros will serve as Planning Coordinator to formulate a comprehensive Transformation Plan for the “Mill Creek Neighborhood”, which is an area immediately east of downtown Huntsville that includes the Butler Terrace Apartments public housing site and the surrounding neighborhood.

This award will be Camiros’ ninth Choice Neighborhoods project. We are currently serving as the Planning Coordinator for the Fairfield Innovation Plan in Huntington, WV and the Downtown/East Side Choice Neighborhoods Plan for Chicago Heights, IL.

We would like to congratulate the Huntsville Housing Authority and the City of Huntsville for this momentous award and incredible opportunity for your community. We are excited to work together to help bring positive change to the Mill Creek neighborhood and the Butler Terrace Apartments.

Read the City of Huntsville’s announcement of the Choice Neighborhood grant award at: “Choice and planning our future neighborhoods”

Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville Breaks Ground

camiros312 — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:10:16 +0000

BROWNSVILLE, TX — “What makes this project special is how much the (Buena Vida) families participated in the idea and in the design of the project,” he said. “What we’re working on today is a direct result of their thoughts, their participation and their engagement in the process. This was not a developer-led design. This was a community-led design.”

Watch NBC-KVEO’s news story at: “New housing projects coming to Brownsville“