Jaspreet Singh, known as “Minority Mindset” on Youtube, is an entrepreneur and licensed attorney who claims his mission is to make financial education fun and accessible. Singh says his brand has helped countless people get out of debt, start investing and create a path toward building wealth.
Read his 6 Tips to Building Generational Wealth here;
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jaspreet-singh-advice-create-generational-151650453.html
https://re-nj.com/big-energy-how-fast-growing-solar-landscape-became-a-force-in-new-jersey-commercial-real-estate/
A state pilot program has made it notably easier and notably more lucrative for commercial landlords in New Jersey to join the clean energy movement, allowing solar developers to lease their rooftops and sell power to nearby residents.
For companies such as Solar Landscape, the opportunity was as clear as day.
Shaun Keegan
“Just like flying into Newark and seeing huge warehouses with no solar on them, the writing was on the wall,” said Shaun Keegan, co-founder and CEO of the Asbury Park-based solar developer. “It made a lot of sense, so we put a lot of resources into leasing those roofs.”
Solar Landscape has done more than simply seize the opportunity. It has become a key player with a visible presence in New Jersey’s commercial real estate industry, having leased more than 20 million square feet of rooftop space from some of the state’s top property owners. The firm also boasts the largest share of projects under the Community Solar Energy Pilot Program, launched in 2019 under Gov. Phil Murphy, as the state prepares to expand capacity and adopt permanent rules for the clean energy platform.
Equally important: Solar developers and local landlords have only scratched the surface in this area. Estimates say that just 4 percent of all rooftops larger than 100,000 square feet in the state have solar panels, the company says, in a time when real estate firms are increasingly focused on sustainability. Not to mention the fast-growing opportunity in other states, many of which have mimicked New Jersey’s Community Solar program, along with new federal incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parking-problem-too-much-cities-e94dcecf?mod=us_lead_pos3
For decades, American cities have had a parking problem: too much of it.
Countless residential parking spots go unused, and many downtown garages sit half empty. Ride-sharing and the rise of remote work during the pandemic have aggravated the trend. The average American drove 4% fewer miles in 2022 than in 2019, according to government statistics.
Recognizing this, cities are shrinking the number of spaces, freeing up the land for other uses, with far-reaching consequences.
Garages and parking lots are being demolished. New buildings now come with fewer spots. Major retailers are leasing unused spaces for new development. And local governments are scrapping decades-old minimum-parking rules for new buildings.
Urban planners and economists say this helps to reduce construction costs, hold down rents, relieve congestion, revitalize cities and mitigate the national housing shortage by making better use of some of the country’s most valuable land.
“The Dutch have reclaimed land from the sea, and I think we can reclaim land from parking,” said Donald Shoup, an urban planner at the University of California, Los Angeles who pioneered the field of parking research.
Any driver who has been late to an appointment for lack of a parking spot might be surprised to hear there is a parking glut. Economists, however, say expectations for inexpensive or free on-street parking create the appearance of scarcity when in fact spots often are plentiful nearby. Drivers prefer to circle the block looking for government-provided curbside parking rather than paying more in a privately owned garage. That adds to congestion.
Reonna Johnson, VP Director of Growth Strategy at Deutsch is launching a new podcast series for Black professionals who work in creative industries. Three’s a Crowd is based in L.A., but the topics they cover affect everyone from big business to start up to freelance.
https://www.threesacrowd.black/hexcodeforblack
“Hex Code for Black (#000000) is a podcast featuring honest conversations with Black creative professionals, who’ll tackle WTF moments at work that somehow end up on hot-button topics like colorism, classism, racism and colonialism. Alongside these discussions, we’re bringing our own kind of heat by showcasing top scholars, professors and industry outsiders to tell us we are not crazy and that our feelings, thoughts and actions are deeply-rooted in history, policies and laws that have influenced everything in our lives.”
A planned neighborhood in Germany prioritizes people over cars. Walkways and gardens replace pavement and parking.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90637693/this-beautiful-suburban-neighborhood-is-missing-one-thing-the-cars
We are a society of cars and car temples. Unfortunately, in the urban core where space is at a premium, this means less housing and green spaces for human beings. How can we adapt and what will it take to evolve our transportation options? This report from the ITF is summarized nicely here by WBCSD, giving a blueprint for the urban mobility revolution.
This month we highlight different ways to support Black entrepreneurs and their businesses. Etsy has put together a great link of “Editor’s Picks” featuring a wide range of products and services from Black owned businesses from their site.
“On average, 48 percent of each purchase at local independent businesses was recirculated locally, compared to less than 14 percent of purchases at chain stores.”
Supporting entrepreneurs is at the core of our development projects. We believe strong local businesses create strong connections to the community that long outlast opening day. Read more here about “the multiplier effect” of local businesses and how the money stays in the community;