In an article for the American Planning Association, FFI’s former Associate Director of Built Environment, Senchel Matthews, shares her journey navigating the messiness of the planning process. In the article, “Planning for Wellbeing Can Transform the Planner – and the Practice,” Senchel illustrates how planning for wellbeing has been a game-changer, helping to prioritize community needs over transactions so planners can be a catalyst for sustainable change.
Senchel Matthews, FFI's former associate director of built environment, shares two innovative tools planners can use to harness wellbeing in community co-creation processes in American Planning Association's PAS Memo.
Kingston, NY's Midtown Thriving Initiative was selected by FFI as one of four nationwide pilot projects under its Community Engagement Initiative.
An interview with Twila Norris, a credible messenger who helped to implement our Wellbeing Insights, Assets & Tradeoffs Tool (WIATT). Resident leaders like Twila administered surveys and analyzed data to understand how the North Coast development project would impact the community's access to wellbeing.