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H Street NE nightlife district, failing?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

You can never stop (" MAIN STREET NICHES IN A MASS SALES WORLD ," Neil Peirce, 2004). And probably the death of Joe Englert, the impresario who helped develop many of the early establishments on the corridor, many with particularly interesting and creative business models, hasn't helped.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

2 The report came about at a time when the FHLBs have been increasingly criticized for neglecting their housing and community development mission and instead using their subsidies and privileges to benefit their financial institution owners and executives. As an example of their lobbying power, in 2004 and 2005 the George W.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Since 2016, the state has taken steps to facilitate the creation of accessory dwelling units , small apartments in garages or basements or backyards, by reducing regulations of the size and shape of the units and limiting local governments’ ability to require the units to come with a parking spot, among other changes. Kim, UC Irvine.

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