by Tim Richards Associate, Clarion Associates   Shared transportation has been at the forefront of media coverage regarding the shared economy. From the rapid growth of transportation networking companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft, to expanding car sharing services like car2go or ZipCar , to new services and partnerships , changes in shared transportation are

by Summer Frederick Associate, Clarion Associates   Thanks to companies such as VRBO and AirBnB, now days it seems everyone is familiar with the housing sharing economy. Finding and renting a room, or an entire house for a short period of time is as easy as opening your computer and picking from a long list of

Clarion Associates continues its extensive work to draft a new Integrated Development Code for Albuquerque, New Mexico. And the job is over halfway finished!  This Monday and Tuesday, Don Elliott and Tareq Wafie conducted three public meetings and two stakeholder meetings to present the draft Development Standards and the city’s new and simpler approach to

Regensburg, Germany! Don Elliott was recently awarded an Erasmus Mundus fellowship to present a short course on Sustainable Local Development at the University of Regensburg in Germany. The 18 class members are all candidates for a European Union sponsored Master’s Degree in Local Development – and they come from everywhere.  Three Bangladeshis, three Ethiopians, two