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Revisiting what I wrote about in 2010/2012 back to the fore: regional cultural funding in Greater Detroit

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2010 and 2012 I wrote about such initiatives for the Detroit Zoo (actually located in Oakland County) and the Detroit Institute of Arts, which were caught up in the city's bankruptcy. mill tax for the Detroit Zoo they approved in 2008. Brooks Patterson (" The rise of Oakland County is built on Detroit's Fall ") died).

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The GSE Conservatorships: Fifteen Years Old, With No End in Sight

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Under the pressure of the financial crisis, in mid-2008, the market began to lose confidence in the implied guarantee given its informal and unwritten nature. This included: Developing an updated capital requirement broadly consistent with post-2008 bank regulatory requirements. [9] government (i.e.,

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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)

11 This core flaw of GSE design was described by then-Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson when F&F were placed into conservatorship in 2008. ” The Pre-2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac F&F were relatively small prior to the Savings & Loan (S&L) Crisis of 1989, having only a single-digit market share of funding U.S.

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From LAX to ONT: The Transfer of Ontario International Airport and its Economic Implications

The Lowe Down

In November 2016, ownership of ONT was returned to the Inland Empire from LA County. In retort, Los Angeles stated that the significant loss in business resulted from the 2008 recession rather than administrative negligence. At the same time, cargo volumes rose significantly in the years following 2016.

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Creating a results-focused city government: An interview with Michael Nutter, former Mayor of Philadelphia – Episode #138

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

We get insights from Michael Nutter who served for eight years at the Mayor of Philadelphia, from 2008 to January 2016. We get insights from Michael Nutter who served for eight years at the Mayor of Philadelphia, from 2008 to January 2016. Under his leadership, Philadelphia became known as a leader in […]

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Does Mail-in Voting Actually Increase Election Participation?

The Lowe Down

Since 2012, a majority of California citizens have voted by mail in US presidential elections, and most California counties offer a mix of in-person and mail-in voting options to cast one’s ballot. For instance, at a given level of mail-in voting, turnout was highest in 2008 and far lower in 2016 and 2012.

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I hadn't thought about it, but maybe SLC is ripe for the double deck bus approach (" Making bus service sexy and more equitable ," 2012) for rebranding and repositioning of bus service as sexy, even though the ridership numbers wouldn't justify it otherwise. Besides the general TDM approach, utilize other methods to promote transit.