Brown & Keener : Projects

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West Oak Lane Neighborhood Plan, Philadelphia

Crafted strategies to promote the stability of housing values and improve the quality of life in this middle-class neighborhood with one of the highest homeownership rates in the city.

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Mt. Airy Neighborhood Plan, Philadelphia

Understanding that a healthy residential sector helps promote a healthy commercial district, BK, working with a team of consultants and neighborhood groups, identified several problem blocks that, if improved, would also have a positive impact on surrounding blocks.

Centro de Oro/Fifth Street, Philadelphia

Recommended public improvement, marketing and development strategies that would help a neighborhood retail corridor emerge as the region’s leading Latino arts district.

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PEC Arts Development Study, Philadelphia

The People’s Emergency Center CDC, a West Philadelphia community development corporation enlisted Brown & Keener to achieve its goal of using the arts as a tool for community stabilization and development.

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Wayfinding System for East Falls, Philadelphia

To improve wayfinding for cars, bicycles and pedestrians, BK was hired to review existing gateways and signage and then make recommendations for other key locations needing gateway and directional signs.

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“Reconnect to the Riverfront” - East Falls, Philadelphia

Recommendations for East Falls waterfront were detailed in two books: one describing a public improvement plan and the other providing design and signage guidelines for private investment.

Plan for Butchertown, Louisville, KY

Prepared a development and preservation plan for this Louisville, Kentucky neighborhood.

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