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Opposition to affordable housing in Chevy Chase, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Obviously, DC itself has successful examples of doing this, although more with replacing the civic asset rather than including it going forward.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Relatedly, in 2008, Saffron wrote that the city's newest hospital building was designed for the suburbs, not the city (" Penn got a trophy, not a triumph, in hospital design "). Houston has the highest rate of uninsured residents in the nation, according to a press release from UH.