Invest York Road: A Model for Building Community Wealth and Fostering Healthy Commercial Corridors
Date: Wednesday, May 21
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (AICP-CM: 1)
Holiday Ballroom 1
- Marc Carr: Director of Special Projects, Ashoka US; Invest York Road Steering Committee member
- Ryan Corrigan: Invest York Road Community Engagement Specialist
- Stephanie Geller: Founder & Director, Community Wealth Builders; Invest York Road Steering Committee member
- LaVerne Nicholson Sykes: Invest York Road Board Co-President; Education and Community Advocate
Resources:
Invest York Road: A Model for Building Community Wealth and Fostering Healthy Commercial Corridors (presentation slides)
Join us to learn about Invest York Road, an initiative enabling community members to make small investments into a community-controlled fund that will be used to buy properties along a disinvested commercial corridor in Baltimore. Through their investments, people have the opportunity to build personal and community wealth, benefiting the quality of life and financial wellbeing of the corridor’s diverse stakeholders. We’re excited to share our stories and to answer your questions about our innovative model.
This session is eligible for Certification Maintenance credits with the American Institute of Certified Planners. If you are an AICP member and attend the session in full, you can add credits to your CM log by searching for the “National Economic Mobility and Opportunity Conference 2025” in the CM Search menu and selecting specific sessions from those associated with the event.
