Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

I just learned that another place where I lived will be demolished for a new dormitory (" Saying goodbye to Ann Arbor's Marshall Court: Houses to be demolished for new dorm ," Ann Arbor News ). DC's planning function and capacity has diminished with each mayor since Anthony Williams left office in 2006. But that's not a unique failing.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 1, 2024

The third is preserving housing. Maybe the National Park Service Urban Agenda: A call to action initiative (2015) can help facilitate this, but I am not holding my breath. But even before that I went back and forth on it. I talked about this during the design process, and now that I am on the board of a park, I am proved right.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 6, 2022

One estimate suggests that more than 5 million homes that were originally owner-occupied transitioned to rental homes between 2006 and 2017. Especially in weaker markets, many investors have left the properties vacant, where they continue to hold back local housing markets. percent were purchased by NCST community partners.

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