Current & Past Projects
Brick & Story
Clients:
Fairfax County, Planning & Development
DC Department of Energy & the Environment (DOEE)
Prince William County, Planning Office
Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)
Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority
DC Public Library
DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA)
Housing Association of Non-Profit Developers (HAND)
DC Deputy Mayor’s Office of Planning and Economic Development (DMPED)
Projects:
Franconia-Springfield Planning Study
Climate Pollution Reduction Grant - Comprehensive Climate Action Plan
Vint Hill Small Area Plan
Germantown Sector Plan Amendment
Friendship Heights Sector Plan Update
Westhaven Public Housing Redevelopment
Adams Morgan/U Street Study/Dupont Library Usage Study (report)
Climate Ready DC
Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan (report)
Housing Indicator Tool 2023 Audit
New Communities Initiative
National initiative on mixed-inCOme communities
Projects:
Everyday Antiracism website development
Publication of Changing the Narrative
NP3: Nurturing People. Power. Place. launch
National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities at Case Western Reserve University 2nd Decade strategic planning
New Communities Initiative, Community Network Building (Park View write-up)
Urban Land institute
TAP Report Writer - Sudley Road Corridor (March 2025)
TAP Report Writer - Fort Totten Net Zero TOD (June 2025)
Publications
Academic
Mixed-Income Public Housing Transformation in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. (Hirsch, J., Joseph, M, and Khare, A. Cities and Affordable Housing, 2021)
Driver's License Suspension for Unpaid Fines and Fees: The Movement for Reform (Hirsch, J., Sarathy Jones, P., Fines and Fees Justice Center, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 2021)
Promoting Inclusive Social Dynamics in Mixed-Income Communities: Promising Practices (Hirsch, J and Joseph, M, " (Case Western Reserve University, Faculty Scholarship, 2019)
Blog Posts
5 Things Mission-Driven Careers and Motherhood Have in Common (Mindful Return Blog, 2023)