September 2026

We're debuting a redesigned website, sharing project highlights, and announcing upcoming conference appearances.

New Connect the Dots Website is here!

The website has been completely overhauled to better communicate information about our services and projects, to visitors of all types in both English and Spanish.

To build this, we collaborated with Butterland, a web design team familiar with the Philadelphia landscape. Read about the design inspiration in our latest blog.

Read the Story Behind the Design

Conferences & Trainings

Mpact Transit + Community Conference

Toronto, Canada

Founder & CEO Marisa Denker and Senior Project Manager Stephanie Fuentes will be attending September 14 through 17. In partnership with Mpact, we are hosting a delegation from Pottstown PA who will attend the conference and be moderating the panel Rural Mobility - The Small City Toolbox about small municipalities and planning. We are also supporting Mpact with capturing testimonials from conference attendees and be exhibiting an interactive booth - come talk to us!

Smart Cities Connect Conference + Expo

National Harbor, MD

Founder & CEO Marisa Denker will be attending September 22 through 24, and moderating the panel, City Spotlight: Community Engagement.

ULI Philadelphia Urban Resilience Forum

Philadelphia, PA

Managing Principal Sylvia García-García and Director Jen Hurley will be attending on September 24.

APA PA

Bethlehem, PA

Project Managers Julia Whyte and Geert Robroek will be attending October 18 through 20 and presenting during the sessions The Chinatown Stitch: Collaboration as Community Repair and The New Planner Series: First Jobs, Big Choices, and the Skills That Matter Now.

82 Alliance

Austin, TX

Founder & CEO Marisa Denker will be moderating the panel Shaping Tomorrow Together, and Managing Principal Sylvia García-García will be attending on November 9 and 10.

Highlights

AARP Livable Communities - Technical Advisor Program

We're partnering with Mpact to provide technical assistance to help design guides, training materials, and other support for AARP across Texas, Maryland, and Oklahoma.

PA Route 291 Safety Improvements (PennDOT)

We conducted site visits in Chester this summer to share with religious organizations, community groups, and local businesses about the upcoming improvements to Route 291.

SEPTA New Bus Network

We recruited and coordinated a 14-member Street Team to conduct outreach about SEPTA's bus route changes. The team completed 300 pop-ups and counted nearly 26,000 interactions across 3 languages with riders all over the city.

Breaking Bread, Breaking Barriers (The Welcoming Center)

We helped develop the program for a series of dinners and dialogues to be held across Philadelphia. The final event in this series will be held on September 17.

Atlantic City Live & Work Coalition

We held a series of focus groups and interviews with members of representative organizations from Atlantic City and beyond to discuss resident & business attraction incentives developed with the partners of the Live & Work Initiative.

Making it Happen (PPS)

We're joining PPS for their Placemaking: Making it Happen online training as guest speakers, September 15 - October 1! We'll be teaching a session on community engagement.

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