Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al. More background on the legal and tax aspects of CLTs in North Carolina can be found in this earlier CED Blog post. Housing costs and supply are dominating the news at the moment.

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2010 Housing 2015 2011 91

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 4, 2023

First, in the early years of the blog I wrote a lot of pieces about transit marketing and doing a better job of it. Second, during the 2008 crash, I got an email from an activist in response to all the budget and service cuts faced by transit systems. And absolutely that it is a key issue.

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2008 2013 Budgeting Transportation 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

The journal article " Making Cycling Irresistible ," inspired my own blog entry in 2008, " Ideas for Making Cycling Irresistible in DC." And they had "parking innovation districts" for awhile, but they were idiosyncratic, not systematic, and had many restrictions. There aren't many free air pumps or bike stands.

Transportation 96

Transportation Management Parks And Recreation Housing 96

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 25, 2022

On an e-list there's been a discussion of suburban TOD and someone mentioned this journal article, " Seven American TODs: Good practices for urban design in Transit-Oriented Development projects ," Journal of Transport and Land Use , 2008.)

Development 52

Development 2014 Transportation 2008 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Photo of Lollapalooza 2022. Note that in retrospect I should have published this piece before the public art piece, " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of park facilities ," because that blog entry does not address controversy. Destination events and problems. Wall art, Dig the City.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Events Engagement Magazine 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Photo of Lollapalooza 2022. Note that in retrospect I should have published this piece before the public art piece, " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of park facilities ," because that blog entry does not address controversy. Destination events and problems. Wall art, Dig the City.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Events Engagement Magazine 52