Our History of Community Support

Kansas City:

Gail Taylor developed and ran the Learning Exchange a community based education non profit that is still running over 25 years later.

Alternative educational programs were created and introduced into the school system. Teachers, community leaders, homemakers, children and businesses were all part of the process.

Matt started and directed the Renascence Project that, among other projects, started restoration of the run-down parts of the city and promoted their reemergence.

Boulder:

An affordable housing project was the first task that MG Taylor Corporation took on.

Over several years, we facilitated resolution of many controversies between the City of Boulder, residents and businesses. The Boulder Mall, where we worked, was just starting then; it is a viable downtown area today 22 years later. It is mixed-use: offices, stores, and restaurants. It has a mix of locally owned and operated retail stores, as well as a mix of community-serving and "attracting" regional stores. The Mall has successfully competed against larger regional centers and urban sprawl.

Orlando:

MG Taylor facilitated the Bush White House "City of Light " initiative in partnership with the Orlando Chamber of Commerce and the Disney Corporation.

A series of 12-hour design sessions for groups of 50 citizens, looking at all aspects of community life, ended in a day-long celebration of over 1,500 people at the civic center.

Baltimore:

Project MG Taylor/knOwhere is working with civic leaders to develop a consortium to bring life back into one of Baltimore's most depressed neighborhoods.

The basis of this project is to build true community and a grassroots economy.

Founding Concept

Community-Serving Shopping and Effectiveness of Ordinances

Needed: an Objective Definition of Community-Serving

The Palo Alto knOwhere Store

A Personal Note from our Founders

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