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Arts as production: The rock music ecosystem in West Seattle

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: On the surface, a budget-proposing government suit doesn’t exactly scream “rock ’n’ roll.” But during his decade-plus as King County executive, lifelong West Seattleite Dow Constantine has been the local music and arts community’s biggest champion in local government.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Land Banks in Michigan

Center for Community Progress

In 2003—with the expert guidance of another future Community Progress co-founder, Frank S. Of the more than 15,000 homes sold by the Detroit Land Bank since 2014, about 70% were bought by Detroit residents. What’s next for Michigan land banks? Turning abandoned properties into assets that benefit residents is expensive.

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Updating the best practice elements of revitalization to include elements 7 and 8 | Transformational Projects Action Planning at a large scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Another DC example is development on the site of the Takoma Metrorail station (" The Takoma Metro Development Proposal and its illustration of gaps in planning and participation processes ," 2014). The city did a plan for the area around 2003. commitment and time. commitment and time.