View my work samples featuring: 1) Neighborhood Quality of Life Plans for LISC/Chicago; 2) Town Center Plan for Richton Park, IL; 3) Downtown Plan for Bourbonnais, IL; and 4) Grove Parc Master Plan for the Woodlawn Community in Chicago, IL
This document also features a write-up by Chicago Cares describing my hands-on dedication to community improvement.
Final Report and recommendations for Downtown Hilo, produced by the Sustainable Design Assessment (SDAT) Team. The SDAT Team visited Hilo from May 5-7, 2009, as part of a program coordinated by the American Institute of Architects.
The document summarizes the current status and future plans of the Occupy Vancouver movement after being evicted from their encampment at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Key points include:
1) Occupy Vancouver has restructured their governance model and is focusing on organizing, planning, and building support through committees and public discussions.
2) They are preparing to return to the public sphere in spring with new ideas and relationships.
3) Interviews with members of the public show a range of perspectives on Occupy from support to uncertainty about its goals.
4) Legal challenges to the injunction that removed the encampment are planned to argue for the constitutional right to protest and challenge city bylaws.
This newsletter article discusses issues affecting residents of Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. It provides:
(1) An overview of five major issues requiring interactions with DBKL, the local authority, including proposed skyscrapers and developments.
(2) Details actions taken by the residents' association to engage with DBKL and object to certain proposals.
(3) Information on DBKL branch office responsible for Bukit Damansara area and how to make service requests or complaints.
The document discusses white collar corruption in Pakistan, with a focus on the role of anti-corruption agencies. It provides background on white collar corruption, defining it and tracing its history from Jinnah's views to its genesis in British colonial and Mughal periods. It outlines Pakistan's Prevention of Corruption Act (1947) and National Accountability Ordinance (1999). It also analyzes whether anti-corruption efforts have been unsuccessful because agencies are used as political tools against opponents.
This document provides information about the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan. It lists the group members, explains that NAB was formed as an anti-corruption organization. It operates under the National Accountability Ordinance of 1999. NAB has its headquarters in Islamabad and regional offices in provincial capitals. The functions of NAB include detection, investigation and prosecution of corruption cases involving politicians, public officials, and citizens.
Creating Killer YouTube Thumbnails and Channel Art | NAB 2015Justin Seeley
The document discusses strategies for creating effective channel art and thumbnails for YouTube videos. It provides guidance on sizing artwork to look good across different devices, developing strong thumbnail templates that are clear and eye-catching, and creating meaningful video watermarks. The presentation also covers using color psychology to match the look and feel of artwork to a brand's personality and developing a consistent style to increase viewer awareness of the channel.
This document summarizes Hasan Iqbal's presentation on fighting corruption in Pakistan. It defines corruption as the misuse of power for private gain. It notes that anti-corruption efforts have increased due to public demand for accountability and perception of widespread corruption. Surveys find the top causes of corruption are lack of accountability, low salaries, and abuse of power. Pakistan's anti-corruption framework includes organizations like the FIA, NAB, and accountability courts. The NAB focuses on prosecuting high-level politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen using a top-down approach with the goal of eliminating corruption and recovering stolen wealth.
Final Report and recommendations for Downtown Hilo, produced by the Sustainable Design Assessment (SDAT) Team. The SDAT Team visited Hilo from May 5-7, 2009, as part of a program coordinated by the American Institute of Architects.
The document summarizes the current status and future plans of the Occupy Vancouver movement after being evicted from their encampment at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Key points include:
1) Occupy Vancouver has restructured their governance model and is focusing on organizing, planning, and building support through committees and public discussions.
2) They are preparing to return to the public sphere in spring with new ideas and relationships.
3) Interviews with members of the public show a range of perspectives on Occupy from support to uncertainty about its goals.
4) Legal challenges to the injunction that removed the encampment are planned to argue for the constitutional right to protest and challenge city bylaws.
This newsletter article discusses issues affecting residents of Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. It provides:
(1) An overview of five major issues requiring interactions with DBKL, the local authority, including proposed skyscrapers and developments.
(2) Details actions taken by the residents' association to engage with DBKL and object to certain proposals.
(3) Information on DBKL branch office responsible for Bukit Damansara area and how to make service requests or complaints.
The document discusses white collar corruption in Pakistan, with a focus on the role of anti-corruption agencies. It provides background on white collar corruption, defining it and tracing its history from Jinnah's views to its genesis in British colonial and Mughal periods. It outlines Pakistan's Prevention of Corruption Act (1947) and National Accountability Ordinance (1999). It also analyzes whether anti-corruption efforts have been unsuccessful because agencies are used as political tools against opponents.
This document provides information about the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan. It lists the group members, explains that NAB was formed as an anti-corruption organization. It operates under the National Accountability Ordinance of 1999. NAB has its headquarters in Islamabad and regional offices in provincial capitals. The functions of NAB include detection, investigation and prosecution of corruption cases involving politicians, public officials, and citizens.
Creating Killer YouTube Thumbnails and Channel Art | NAB 2015Justin Seeley
The document discusses strategies for creating effective channel art and thumbnails for YouTube videos. It provides guidance on sizing artwork to look good across different devices, developing strong thumbnail templates that are clear and eye-catching, and creating meaningful video watermarks. The presentation also covers using color psychology to match the look and feel of artwork to a brand's personality and developing a consistent style to increase viewer awareness of the channel.
This document summarizes Hasan Iqbal's presentation on fighting corruption in Pakistan. It defines corruption as the misuse of power for private gain. It notes that anti-corruption efforts have increased due to public demand for accountability and perception of widespread corruption. Surveys find the top causes of corruption are lack of accountability, low salaries, and abuse of power. Pakistan's anti-corruption framework includes organizations like the FIA, NAB, and accountability courts. The NAB focuses on prosecuting high-level politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen using a top-down approach with the goal of eliminating corruption and recovering stolen wealth.
This document summarizes a retreat for the Basic Skills Initiative (BSI) at Mission College. The retreat aimed to:
1) Grow understanding of BSI strands, phases, and opportunities;
2) Acknowledge and celebrate BSI accomplishments at Mission College; and
3) Brainstorm additional activities and create a specific shared vision and action plan for 2009-2010.
The retreat involved choosing hurdles to the BSI and brainstorming solutions, discussing BSI goals and strategies in breakout groups, voting on top goals, and distilling a common vision that could guide the action plan. Presenters included the college president and regional BSI network coordinators.
The document outlines plans for new media communications channels to engage the public about the 2012 London Games between 2007-2008. It will launch three new channels: Our Map, MyBrick, and 2012.tv. During the Games, virtual and physical activity will merge as fans can communicate, share, and create both in Olympic venues and across the world. The goal is to leave a digital legacy around benchmarks, innovation, changing consumer habits and expectations, ways of working, and using innovation labs.
The document provides information about plans to extend BART service from Fremont to Silicon Valley in California. It discusses the vision for transit-oriented development around new BART stations to encourage housing and jobs growth while respecting existing neighborhoods. Each city along the corridor is working to meet regional planning objectives. When averaged across the corridor, future housing is expected to exceed targets, indicating support for the BART expansion investment. Diagrams show existing and planned housing and jobs near each station.
Targeting Priorities: costing the Trinidad & Tabago National Strategic Plan f...Health Systems 20/20
The document summarizes the objective, results, and conclusions of developing cost estimates for implementing Trinidad and Tobago's National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS (NSP). The objective was to create transparent costing estimates to support increased funding. The total estimated five-year cost for implementing NSP activities is 77 million USD. Individual activity costs can be adjusted as the plan is finalized. The costing provides a template for coordinating multi-sectoral planning, tracking progress, and advocacy.
Poster - Train of Thought: Embedding libraries in multi-modal transportation ...robinfilipczak
This document discusses embedding library services in transportation hubs. It notes that libraries located in places like train stations can provide reading materials to users on the go. The context of the transportation location informs what materials the library offers and how it lends them. It proposes that Denver consider a similar model with its public transportation system, partnering with the Regional Transportation District and redevelopment of Union Station.
This document discusses urban design districts and form-based zoning used in San Antonio. It describes different types of design districts like arts and entertainment districts, corridor overlays, and neighborhood conservation districts. It then explains form-based zoning, which regulates land development based on urban form rather than separation of uses. Key aspects of form-based zoning covered include transect zones, flexibility in uses while protecting investment, and a consolidated review committee process. The document concludes by listing other Texas cities that have adopted form-based codes.
Critical Success Factors of a Social NetworkAlan Belniak
Most people are aware of popular social networks, like Facebook and Twitter. But aside from those, there are others - digital places where people gather for a reason and commune. What makes some work, and some fail? I dig into that here. I create a framework for evaluation, and then apply that to an existing social network to see how it fares.
ISOCEL, a broadband internet provider in Benin, received a loan of 1 billion CFA francs from the West African Development Bank to expand its network. The funds will be used to extend broadband access to rural communities in six cities across Benin. ISOCEL's subsidiary MEDIATIC will establish ICT community centers in these areas to provide access to technology and development opportunities. This expansion aims to make ISOCEL the leading data connectivity provider in Benin and help bridge the digital divide between rural and urban areas of the country.
This document proposes updating the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California to incorporate water desalination and purification capabilities. It would convert existing courtyards into water filtration ponds and install over 1,500 desalination canisters across three plazas. The updated facility could produce over 674 million gallons of drinking water annually, satisfying the needs of 46,000 people and generating over $2 million in profit to fund biomedical research. The goal is to preserve the monumental architecture while making it more vital and connected to modern water technologies and the surrounding community.
The document discusses a web development project for ALEF Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to Jewish students in Georgia. ALEF Fund previously used a paper-based process for prospecting, managing clients, and communicating with schools and government offices, which required excessive time and resources and led to delays, confusion and inconsistent messaging. The solution was to create an online web portal for contributors, recipients and returning users to streamline operations, eliminate hundreds of staff hours, expand the organization's outreach and messaging capabilities, and increase the size of its scholarship program. The portal was developed over four months using a process that included information architecture, user experience design, content development, and testing.
This document summarizes a retreat for the Basic Skills Initiative (BSI) at Mission College. The retreat aimed to:
1) Grow understanding of BSI strands, phases, and opportunities;
2) Acknowledge and celebrate BSI accomplishments at Mission College; and
3) Brainstorm additional activities and create a specific shared vision and action plan for 2009-2010.
The retreat involved choosing hurdles to the BSI and brainstorming solutions, discussing BSI goals and strategies in breakout groups, voting on top goals, and distilling a common vision that could guide the action plan. Presenters included the college president and regional BSI network coordinators.
The document outlines plans for new media communications channels to engage the public about the 2012 London Games between 2007-2008. It will launch three new channels: Our Map, MyBrick, and 2012.tv. During the Games, virtual and physical activity will merge as fans can communicate, share, and create both in Olympic venues and across the world. The goal is to leave a digital legacy around benchmarks, innovation, changing consumer habits and expectations, ways of working, and using innovation labs.
The document provides information about plans to extend BART service from Fremont to Silicon Valley in California. It discusses the vision for transit-oriented development around new BART stations to encourage housing and jobs growth while respecting existing neighborhoods. Each city along the corridor is working to meet regional planning objectives. When averaged across the corridor, future housing is expected to exceed targets, indicating support for the BART expansion investment. Diagrams show existing and planned housing and jobs near each station.
Targeting Priorities: costing the Trinidad & Tabago National Strategic Plan f...Health Systems 20/20
The document summarizes the objective, results, and conclusions of developing cost estimates for implementing Trinidad and Tobago's National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS (NSP). The objective was to create transparent costing estimates to support increased funding. The total estimated five-year cost for implementing NSP activities is 77 million USD. Individual activity costs can be adjusted as the plan is finalized. The costing provides a template for coordinating multi-sectoral planning, tracking progress, and advocacy.
Poster - Train of Thought: Embedding libraries in multi-modal transportation ...robinfilipczak
This document discusses embedding library services in transportation hubs. It notes that libraries located in places like train stations can provide reading materials to users on the go. The context of the transportation location informs what materials the library offers and how it lends them. It proposes that Denver consider a similar model with its public transportation system, partnering with the Regional Transportation District and redevelopment of Union Station.
This document discusses urban design districts and form-based zoning used in San Antonio. It describes different types of design districts like arts and entertainment districts, corridor overlays, and neighborhood conservation districts. It then explains form-based zoning, which regulates land development based on urban form rather than separation of uses. Key aspects of form-based zoning covered include transect zones, flexibility in uses while protecting investment, and a consolidated review committee process. The document concludes by listing other Texas cities that have adopted form-based codes.
Critical Success Factors of a Social NetworkAlan Belniak
Most people are aware of popular social networks, like Facebook and Twitter. But aside from those, there are others - digital places where people gather for a reason and commune. What makes some work, and some fail? I dig into that here. I create a framework for evaluation, and then apply that to an existing social network to see how it fares.
ISOCEL, a broadband internet provider in Benin, received a loan of 1 billion CFA francs from the West African Development Bank to expand its network. The funds will be used to extend broadband access to rural communities in six cities across Benin. ISOCEL's subsidiary MEDIATIC will establish ICT community centers in these areas to provide access to technology and development opportunities. This expansion aims to make ISOCEL the leading data connectivity provider in Benin and help bridge the digital divide between rural and urban areas of the country.
This document proposes updating the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California to incorporate water desalination and purification capabilities. It would convert existing courtyards into water filtration ponds and install over 1,500 desalination canisters across three plazas. The updated facility could produce over 674 million gallons of drinking water annually, satisfying the needs of 46,000 people and generating over $2 million in profit to fund biomedical research. The goal is to preserve the monumental architecture while making it more vital and connected to modern water technologies and the surrounding community.
The document discusses a web development project for ALEF Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to Jewish students in Georgia. ALEF Fund previously used a paper-based process for prospecting, managing clients, and communicating with schools and government offices, which required excessive time and resources and led to delays, confusion and inconsistent messaging. The solution was to create an online web portal for contributors, recipients and returning users to streamline operations, eliminate hundreds of staff hours, expand the organization's outreach and messaging capabilities, and increase the size of its scholarship program. The portal was developed over four months using a process that included information architecture, user experience design, content development, and testing.
1. Work Samples
Dena L. Hicks
1350 N. Lake Shore Dr., #1718
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 420-6347
dena.l.hicks@gmail.com
2. LOCAL
Neighborhood Quality of Life Plans, LISC/Chicago
Challenge: Following several
Woodlawn Preservation and Investment Corporation | LISC/Chicago’s New Communities Program QUALITY-OF-LIFE PLAN MAY 2005
successful pilot projects, the Local
WOODLAWN : Rebuilding the Village Initiatives Support Corporation/
Chicago (LISC) established the New
Communities Program (NCP) to support
comprehensive community development
initiatives in Chicago neighborhoods.
Camiros was retained by LISC to guide
the 10 newest local lead agencies as
they worked with local partners to
develop Quality-of-Life Plans for their
neighborhoods.
Outcome: The work program that is the
central element of each plan is designed
to allow stakeholders to work together
to rejuvenate each neighborhood with
a comprehensive set of projects that
address physical improvements and
social needs. The plans address the
STRATEGIES most important aspects of community
STRATEGIES
life ranging from housing and
University of Chicago
Eight Strategies to
Plan and implement
youth activities South Campus Plan
Achieve Our Vision
employment to child care, neighborhood
safety, parks, schools, health care and
Figure 3 Key projects of the plan The Woodlawn Quality-of-Life Planning Task Force developed eight key
This plan calls for programs and projects related to
housing, health, open space, economic development
strategies and 47 projects to help residents and organizations achieve their more. While the plans address common
and education. vision for the community.
Our Strategies:
issues, the approaches to solving
63rd Street Under the “El”
development program
Upgrade Metra station 1. Expand the supply of new housing for a mix of incomes,
and support improvement of existing housing stock.
5. Improve communication and coordination among
organizations, residents and institutions.
problems and vision for the future are as
2. Develop a vibrant retail and business environment and a 6. Plan and implement activities and programs for youth.
central shopping district along Cottage Grove south of
63rd Street.
7. Expand recreational activities for all ages, and develop
new programs around arts and culture.
unique and varied as the communities
Artist work/live at 3. Promote economic opportunity, workforce development 8. Provide professional development resources and other
themselves.
Support improvement old Strand Hotel
of housing stock and improved connections to the job market. support to health and social service agencies.
4. Organize people and resources to make all Woodlawn
schools excellent.
Expand housing supply
for mix of incomes
Woodlawn school network
Every aspect of this process involved neighborhood resi-
dents, businesses and other stakeholders. These methods
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3. Town Center Plan, Richton Park, Illinois
Challenge: Camiros was retained by
the Village of Richton Park to serve as
Project Manager for the redevelopment
of the Town Center project area. The
Village already had two plans done for
the area and wanted to engage a firm
who could drive the redevelopment
process.
Outcome: Camiros performed a
diagnostic review of existing Town
Center redevelopment documents and
determined that these were insufficient
to attract interest from the development
community. The first year of project
activities focused on establishing
redevelopment documents needed to
engage in a productive dialogue with
developers. These documents included:
1) a specific program of redevelopment;
2) a resubdivision plan; 3) Town Center
design guidelines; 4) a Town Center
PUD ordinance; 5) a compendium of
information on Village-owned properties;
and 6) an illustrative plan depicting the
redevelopment program.
Denai cL. gHicks
dena.l.h ks@ mail.com
4. Downtown Plan, Bourbonnais, Illinois
Implementation Program Excerpt Challenge: The residents of the Village of
Stakeholder Year/Sequence Bourbonnais, have a long-standing desire to
Action Agenda Item Responsibility Comment 1 2 3 4 to 5
Phase I Study for Roundabout Design
Phase I Study for Street Extensions
Village/IDOT
Village
IDOT should approve engineer
create a downtown environment that fosters a
Initial Residential/Commercial Market Studies Village
Obtain Initial Developer/Investor Feedback
Engage in Focused Development Recruitment
Village
Village/Olivet 1st project may be on Olivet property
sense of pride, heritage and excitement. The
Feasibility Study: Traditional Neighborhood Village
Formulate a Financial Plan
Prepare a Summary Report of Year One
Village
Village
downtown has the components to fulfill the
community’s vision for an active urban space.
Adopt Public Financing Mechanisms Village/Prop. Owners
Secure Funding: First Roundabout Construction Village/IDOT
Negotiate First Redevelopment Agreements Village/Prop. Owners
Secure funding for First Street Extension(s)
Construction Plans for First Street Extension(s)
Village
Village
These components include the presence of
Establish Maintenance Structure Village/Prop. Owners
Recruit Local Builders for Traditional Neighborhood
Prepare Main Street Northwest Streetscape Plans
Village
Village
Olivet Nazarene University, which generates a
vibrant image through the existing pedestrian
Prepare a Summary Report of Year Two Village
Complete Construction of First Street Extension(s) Village/Prop. Owners
Construction Plans for First Roundabout(s) Village/IDOT
Plans for streetscape and other design features
Program Second Phase of Street Extensions
Village/IDOT
Village and vehicular activity. The downtown area
Construct Main Street N.W. Streetscape Village/IDOT
Prepare a Summary Report of Year Three
Complete Construction of First Roundabout(s)
Village
Village/IDOT
also includes the intersection of prominent
Construction of First Redevelopment Project(s) Developers
Negotiate 2nd Phase Redevelopment Agreements
Program Construction of Town Square
Village/Prop. Owners
Village
streets and buildings with architectural
Construction of Second Redevelopment Project(s)
Prepare a Summary Report of Year Four/Five
Developers
significance. Major regional attractions such
as the Chicago Bears Training Camp and
Perry Farm also contribute to the role of
Illustrative Bourbonnais as a regional destination.
Redevelopment Plan
Outcome: Camiros proposed a combination
of public improvements to support the
existing land use pattern and a development
strategy that can be implemented over
time to accommodate new uses and future
growth. Key elements of the plan include
proposals for vehicular roundabouts to
improve traffic flow and introduce dramatic
visual elements to downtown Bourbonnais,
redevelopment opportunities that respond
to the roundabouts and begin to introduce
Image provided with permission from FitzGerald Architects. Artist Bondy Studios
mixed-use development within the area,
development standards, links to public open
space including the development of a new
Town Square, and the preservation of older
Figure 17, Core Area Illustrative Redevelopment Plan
buildings to retain as much of the downtown’s
original heritage as possible.
Denai cL. gHicks
dena.l.h ks@ mail.com