With the changes to the way people interact with each other due to COVID-19, BERK is adjusting our approach to in-person engagement emphasizing virtual and remote opportunities.
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Marcia Wagoner and Rebecca Fornaby of 3 Square Blocks have joined our team, bringing together two experienced firms with a shared mission and complementary skill sets.
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Kevin Ramsey, Ph.D. led an MRSC webinar on housing needs assessments March 18, 2020.
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In 2018, BERK partnered with Jefferson County to complete a review and update of the County’s Comprehensive Plan.
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BERK developed an innovative story map to solicit public input for King County’s Shoreline Master Plan update. This map is a mixed-media tool that shows the flexibility of story mapping for featuring a mix of spatial and non-spatial content.
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BERK analyzed the comparative costs of new development for representative development types, as well as the costs of establishing a new business for representative business profiles, for Kirkland and four neighboring jurisdictions: Bellevue, Bothell, Issaquah, and Redmond.
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The City of Seattle is proposing zoning and policy changes that would require all new development in urban villages and commercial zones to either include affordable homes or contribute to a City fund for affordable housing. BERK supported the City’s environmental review of this Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) program
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The field of economic impact study likely dates close to the dawn of modern economics when we began systematically thinking about the value of transactions. In other words, the field is almost 250 years old. BERK is certainly no stranger to this type of study.
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BERK recently participated in the Public Health National Center for Innovation (PHNCI) Think Tank on Advancing 21st Century Public Health in Washington, DC., which brought together public health leaders to discuss the future state of the governmental public health practice.
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To address housing affordability challenges, many cities are considering new land use policies, development incentives, and affordable housing requirements to increase the supply of housing and meet local needs.
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As a firm with roots in strategic planning and facilitation, BERK takes a pragmatic and collaborative approach to evaluation.
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Thurston County engaged the BERK team to identify community priorities and work with elected officials and departmental staff to craft a unifying strategy and framework to steer ongoing budgeting and decision making.
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Pierce County Library System shows that fun can be a strategy for success.
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BERK has a disciplined and holistic approach to measuring impact. Our numbers are defensible and our narrative rounds out the story that numbers alone can't tell.
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BERK recently assisted Skagit Public Utility District No. 1 (Skagit PUD) in crafting their Strategic Plan.
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