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Communities need new ways of designing and developing infrastructure. Too often, major transportation, water, and energy projects have resulted in division and exclusion from economic opportunity. Reversing this legacy will take early and intentional engagement.
At PRE Collective, we aim to change how public infrastructure design, planning and funding processes can serve communities’ deepest needs and highest ambitions.
Predevelopment is that early, messy space where infrastructure gaps, needs, priorities, and potential solutions are framed. In the past, this has been a field dominated by technical experts and planners. To realize a better future, it needs to be a space defined by communities and the intended beneficiaries of our public systems and services. A space where transformational changes and a more equitable, climate-smart future are within reach.
Designed the initial concept and funding strategy for the redevelopment of a contaminated 6-acre industrial site into a new $90+ million flood mitigation park (planned opening in 2023).
Created an early community-centered innovation concept for Milwaukee’s 30th Street Industrial Corridor, eventually leading to the construction of the Green Tech Station.
Developed a framework for champions of nature-based solutions to work with governments and funders to make the leap from early-stage feasibility studies to project implementation.
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PRE CoLLECTive is Fiscally Sponsored Project of Resources Legacy Fund