The synergy of mission, solution, disruption, and transformation — that is Miles McNeal & Powell. We operate with diversity of thought, mindfulness of impact, unique collaborations, and new and creative ways of approaching our mission.
Our community benefit commitments, outcomes, related strategies, and metrics include these core principles: reimagine, rethink, refocus, reinvest, reclaim, re-create, and restore community.
Learn more about each (re)building block below.
re·im·ag·ine | ˌrēiˈmajən : to form a new conception of; to be proactive and a visionary (driving competitive advantage by expanding beyond traditional industry boundaries and transforming from an asset-based system to a service-based or outcome-based system).
re·think | ˈrēˌTHiNGk : to reassess areas of concern, especially with a view to changing one's tactics or opinions.
Progress is a way of life and no community is exempt from the need of progressive systems. Miles/McNeal+Powell reimagines and rethinks progress for various populations in the present day and for the future. Our progressive approach includes a 'smart growth strategy to reverse urban decay and brownfield land', which prioritizes health and natural environment, and making our communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse.* In reference to our first passion project — Vallejo, California can significantly benefit from our vision and strategies. We achieve this by:
(*) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Smart Growth, Brownfields, and Infill Development
re·fo·cus | rēˈfōkəs : to focus anew and focus more sharply; also to revisit and change the current set of goals/priorities (perhaps concentrate on something different from before).
We understand that pivoting decisions in city and community leadership are not always easy. Which is why Miles/McNeal+Powell review, refocus, and re-plan for results. Collectively we face our decisions with hyperfocus — focus on authenticity, focus on equity, focus on efficiency and sustainability, focus on hopefulness, focus on innovation, focus on perseverance and tenacity, focus on safety of our communities, and focus on building a stronger society. At Miles/McNeal+Powell, we focus on what we hope to achieve and also on how we intend to achieve it. We achieve this by:
re·in·vest | ˌrēinˈvest : model for sustainably and successfully expanding investment in small and midsize cities; resources (both financial and non-financial) are important factors when it comes to building community economic development capacity and projects that aim to improve social determinants.*
'Urban decay' (also known as urban blight) is a result from a combination of inter-related socio-economic conditions associated with a city's disrepair and decrepitude. 'Brownfield' land is any previously developed industrial or commercial site that is not currently in use, which also contribute to urban decay and may be potentially contaminated. Both are reversible with help from our vision and diverse strategies, which includes adaptive reuse, land reuse, and business development. The importance of reinvesting through redevelopment is multi-functional. Which is why it is our desire at Miles/McNeal+Powell to stimulate profitable investments where residents, workers, and visitors — live, work, play, and shop! We achieve this by:
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Reinvestment Fund:
Strategies to Drive Community Capital to Small and Midsized Cities, February 9, 2021
re·claim | rəˈklām : to rescue from an undesirable state or state of vice; also retrieve or recover (something previously lost, etc.); redeem or reform.
Sustainable Cities. Thriving Communities.
Our goal is to reclaim real, positive and sustainable communities. Long before our inception, we have been motivated to offer our vision, strategies, and resources to reclaim communities suffering from urban decay. From past unfortunate circumstances, from past lack of vision, from past brokenness, from past devastations — Miles/McNeal+Powell can help reclaim the sought after progress. In reference to our first passion project — we must reclaim Vallejo, California's purpose, position, and perseverance as the “Spirit of the Bay”; we must reclaim the city's authentic leadership; we must reclaim hopefulness among its residents; and we must reclaim a safer, stronger society. We achieve this by:
(*) National League of Cities (NLC): Trends in Smart City Development
(**) United Nations (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s):
Goal #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
re·cre·ate | ˌrēkrēˈāt : to give new life, energy, or encouragement (to); also to refresh, enliven; to create again especially (to form anew in the imagination).
Suburbanization. Innovation. Infrastructure.
There are over 500,000 brownfields and countless blighted areas in the United States that have opportunity for reuse. These sites range in size from less than one acre to thousands of acres. Living near them can lead to health problems.* Miles/McNeal+Powell is taking on the responsibility to rebuild in order to recreate the economic factors that impact the well-being, enrichment, and enlivening of individuals and families. We achieve this by:
(*) United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Redeveloping Brownfield and Land Reuse Sites to Benefit Communities, December 24, 2019
(**) United Nations (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s): Goal #9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
(***) United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Land Reuse and Development: Creating Healthy Communities, October 2020
re·store | rəˈstôr : bring back; reinstate; repair or renovate (a building, work of art, vehicle, etc.) so as to return it to a former condition, function, place, or position.
com·mu·ni·ty | kəˈmyo͞onədē : a feeling of fellowship with others as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals; the people of a district or country considered collectively, especially in the context of social values and responsibilities; society.
Decent Work for All. Economic Growth.
It is a spirit of service and giving instilled by our founder that guides us. Our most important job is working directly with the community. At Miles/McNeal+Powell, we understand that our community is only as strong as the people who live and thrive in it. We have the power and the capability to go beyond the obvious and creatively restore a broken community to a thriving, positive environment. The first step in the process to restore a broken community is to build better community. We achieve this by:
(*) United Nations (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s):
Goal #8 Decent Work for All and Economic Growth
“One voice can change a room. And if one voice can change a room, then it can change a city. And if it can change a city, it can change a state. And if it can change a state, it can change a nation. And if it can change a nation, it can change the world.”
— President Barack Obama, 2008
At Miles McNeal & Powell, we believe that the business of business is to improve the state of our communities. Each of us are all accountable to drive equity and values in our communities.
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425 Virginia Street, Suite B
Vallejo, California 94590
United States