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Jem Tatlonghari

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Cover image for How Smarter Infrastructure Planning Unlocks Affordable Housing
Infrastructure
How Smarter Infrastructure Planning Unlocks Affordable Housing
<p class="mb-4">In our city’s recent effort to rezone a former industrial corridor for mixed-income residential development, we quickly learned that i...
November 1, 2025Read article
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Sustainability
The Sustainable City Playbook: Embedding Change in Daily Operations
<p class="mb-4">Embedding sustainability into the everyday operations of a city requires moving beyond isolated projects and integrating sustainable p...
October 29, 2025Read article
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Infrastructure
Tactical Urbanism in Action: Bridging Infrastructure and Creative Collaboration
<p class="mb-4">When we collaborated with local artists and business owners to transform a portion of Main Street into a weekend festival zone, the pr...
October 29, 2025Read article
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Health and Mental Wellness
When Behavior Speaks: The Power of Trauma-Informed Care in Schools
<p class="mb-4">In one of our fifth-grade classrooms, a student named Malik was frequently sent to the office for what was labeled “defiant behavior.”...
October 28, 2025Read article
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Infrastructure
Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Turning Siloed Data into Shared Insight
<p class="mb-4">One pivotal moment in my career as a GIS analyst came during a proposed redesign of a major arterial roadway. Initially scoped as a ro...
October 26, 2025Read article
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Infrastructure
Case Study: Overcoming Modal Conflict in a Downtown Corridor
<p class="mb-4">A notable example of successful collaboration occurred during the redesign of a downtown corridor in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The corri...
October 25, 2025Read article
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Infrastructure
Collaborative Planning for Walkable, Healthy Neighborhoods
<p class="mb-4">One of the most impactful projects I’ve worked on involved a mid-sized city where rising obesity rates, food insecurity, and traffic-r...
October 23, 2025Read article
Cover image for The Trust Factor: Why Consistent Engagement Transforms Family-School Relationships
Health and Mental WellnessEducation
The Trust Factor: Why Consistent Engagement Transforms Family-School Relationships
<p class="mb-4">One of the most critical components of successful family engagement in a Title I school is the establishment of trust. This trust is r...
October 19, 2025Read article
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Health and Mental WellnessEducationYouth Services
Collaboration as a Cornerstone of Student-Centered Mental Health Support
<p class="mb-4">One of the most powerful examples of collaboration in action occurred during a crisis intervention for a seventh-grade student, Maya, ...
October 13, 2025Read article
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