Ask Me Anything About Our Expansion... And Enjoy All The Posts In The Abbott Square Series

We’re just weeks away from opening Abbott Square to the public here in Santa Cruz, CA. Over the past ten weeks, I’ve written about some of the most potent, confounding, and pivotal moments in making this $5,000,000 community plaza project real.

Here are all the posts in the series. For every story I wrote down, there are ten others rattling around in my head. I’d love to hear your questions and comments. What do you want to know about the project or the process? No question too small. Let's learn more together.

Add your questions to the comments here. Enjoy these posts. And if you are in the area, join us for the Abbott Square Preview June 2 in downtown Santa Cruz. You can also check out the great cover story in the Good Times.

INTRODUCING ABBOTT SQUARE

1. Introducing Abbott Square - welcome to the blog series
2. Why We're Expanding in Public Space - and Why You Should Consider it Too - if our community lives beyond our walls, shouldn't our work go outside too? 
3. Community Participation Builds a Community Plaza - how we involved community stakeholders and citizens from day 1
4. The Most Important Question to Ask in a Capital Campaign - what is your project worth?
5. What a Board is For - how trustees help you go beyond your limits
6. Two Prioritization Techniques We Used to Negotiate a Great Lease - how can you decide collectively what you value most?
7. How Getting Sued Ruined My Vacation and Taught Me about Stress - a cautionary tale
8. From Mine to Ours - Sharing Ownership of Our Expansion - when and how do you bring your staff into a new project?
9. Think Like a Real Estate Developer - a new way of looking at opportunities on the horizon
10. What's More Inclusive: Food or Art? - questioning long-held beliefs about gentrification and inclusion

Please share your questions or comments! You can join the conversation here.